Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Sep 22 A group of gunmen opened fire on a military parade in the Iranian city of Ahvaz on Saturday, killing several people and wounding at least 20 more, local and state news agencies reported. Videos of the attack published online and by local media outlets show …
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East Turkestan: China’s Human Rights Abuses Against Uyghurs Ignored by Muslim World
China’s ongoing mistreatment of its Muslim Uyghur minority continues to escape the headlines, including in Muslim-majority nations. Although the forced assimilation campaign targets the Uyghurs’ culture and religion amongst other human rights violations, they have received no support from other Muslim populations; common critics of Islamophobia and abuses against Muslim …
Read More »North Azerbaijan’s defense minister checks state of combat readiness of units in frontline zone (PHOTO)
Baku, North Azerbaijan, Dec. 26 In accordance with the instruction of president of North Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev, minister of defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov and the leadership of the ministry visited military units stationed in the frontline zone, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said in …
Read More »Italy and Turkey Send Its First Aid to Iran-Iraq Border Area (407 dead- more than 6700 injured)
Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Nov 14 A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck the Iraq-Iran border region killed more than four hundred people in both countries, sent people fleeing their homes into the night and was felt as far west as the Mediterranean coast, authorities reported on Monday. The worst damage appeared to …
Read More »Protesting Against Racist Remarks of the Minister of Education in Tabriz
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, July 23 South Azerbaijan national and civil right activist have protested the racist attitude “Prohibition of Native Language Education in Schools” of IRAN Minister of Education by the wide distribution of posters in Tabriz on 23th of July. The Protests of South Azerbaijan people against racist remarks …
Read More »The Racist Remarks of the Minister of Education against Non-Persian People
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, July 17 A recent racist remark by the Minister of education against non-Persian ethnics who lives in Iran geography has sparked a sharp reaction from social network users and national and political activists. Mohammad Bhtohei the minister of Education at the meeting of the undergraduate elementary education …
Read More »Saudi Crown Prince: Iran’s Supreme Leader ‘Makes Hitler Look Good’
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Apr 5 This much, at least, can be said for Mohammed bin Salman, the putatively reformist crown prince of Saudi Arabia: He has made all the right enemies. Among those who would celebrate his end are the leaders of ISIS, al-Qaeda, Hezbollah, and Hamas, as well as …
Read More »Iran Denounces Environmental Issues and Human Rights Violations in South Azerbaijan
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Nov 6 UNPO submitted a report on Iran to UPR Info, a non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). This report is published three years after the Islamic Republic’s last UPR review in 2014 and looks at the country’s dismal record when it comes to environmental …
Read More »Donald Trump parodies Game of Thrones in bizarre Iran sanctions announcement
WASHINGTON, U.S. Nov 2 Donald Trump has referenced hit television show Game of Thrones in a tweet about reinstating sanctions against Iran. The montage consists of a photo of himself, clad in his usual dark suit, white button-down shirt and red tie, with the words: “Sanctions are coming” scribbled across the image. It is a reference …
Read More »East Turkestan: Chinese Authorities Are Secretly Transferring Uighur Prisoners to Jails Throughout the Country
Sources report that the authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region are secretly transferring Muslim Uyghurs to other prisons throughout China. The reasons for the transfer are thought to be a lack of capacity to host the vast amount of prisoners, prevention of unrest in Xinjiang and the creation of …
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