S. Azerbaijani Political Prisoner Said Minai Transferred

The South Azerbaijani activist Saeed Minayi, who was being held in the security cell of Tehran’s Evin prison, has been…

Family Unable to Bail Out Political Prisoner Vadud Asadi

The family of activist Vadud Asadi, who is detained in Evin Prison in Tehran, said that an expensive property surety…

Two Brothers of Political Prisoner Ayaz Seifkhah Detained

Jafar and Ahad, the two brothers of the activist Ayaz Seifkhah- a South Azerbaijani political prisoner were also arrested by…

S. Azerbaijani Political Prisoner Continues Hunger Strike

The South Azerbaijani political activist and well-known artist-painter Murtza Parvin continues his hunger strike in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison. The…

EU: “Destruction of Identity of South Azerbaijanis Must Stop!”

9 members of parliament from Italy, Spain and the Netherlands called to prevent the destruction of the national and cultural…

South Azerbaijani Activists Arrested
Yurush Mehralibayli

Another prominent South Azerbaijani political activist; namely Mr. Yurush Mehralibayli has been arrested by Iran’s notorious intelligence service Ettelaat. His…

S.Azerbaijani Political Activist Convicted

Another South Azerbaijani political and cultural activist has been found “guilty” by the notorious Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal of the regime…

South Azerbaijani Political Cultural Leader Akbar Azad Exiled

The occupying regime of Iranian insisted on enforcement of unjust court order against Akbar Azad, a South Azerbaijani cultural and…

Director of NASA’s Solar System Exploration, Qashqayi Turk Firuz Naderi Dies

Firuz Naderi of Dara shor, a Qashqayi Shiraz passed away in the United States on June 9 2023 in a…

32 Israeli Lawmakers Call on Government to Support Independent South Azerbaijan

32 Lawmakers of the Israeli Parliament-Knesset have appealed to Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ensure international support for the…

South Azerbaijanis’ Rally in Brussels

Video reportage

South Azerbaijanis Rally in Brussels, European Parliament

Today, on 25th of March 2023 thousands of Southern Azerbaijanis gathered in Brussels, Belgium to express solidarity with the people…

Filmmaker: Government Assistance Not Sufficient

Mohammad Alimuradi, a prominent film director from South Azerbaijan appealed for help to the victims of the Khoy earthquake. In…

Khoy, South Azerbaijan: Victims of Earthquake Protest

The people of Khoy, South Azerbaijan who have been victim of the most recent earthquakes, protested the indifference of the…

South Azerbaijanis Being Buried Alive – “Erk” Appeals to UN

“Erk” Azerbaijan Human Rights Society is considering applying to the UN and UNICEF regarding the danger to the lives of…

Lawyer: “A Mother Tong Activist Sentenced To 8 Years While A Murderer Sentenced To 7 Years!

Sina Yusifi, a prominent South Azerbaijani lawyer and a member of the East Azerbaijan Bar Association, shared this on his…

S. Azerbaijani Death Row Convict Sahand Nurmohammedzadeh In Critical Condition

Father of Jafar Nurmohammadzade who is sentenced to death by hanging due to his participation in protests against Islamic regime…

IRGC Terrorists Attack Ceremeny of Aylar Haggi in Tabriz, South Azerbaijan

On December 27, more than 10 people were arrested at the 40th day of killing of South Azerbaijani physician-in-training Ms….

South Azerbaijani Youth Could Be Executed For Burning Iran’s Flag

Maisam Mobarhan of the city of Malikan, South Azerbaijan could be sentenced to execution by hanging for burning of the…

South Azerbaijani Youth Sahand Nurmohammedzadeh Sentenced to Death

According to his lawyer Hamid Ahmadi, although the 29th section of the Revolutionary Court of the occupying regime of Iran…

South Azerbaijani Activist Milad Ashrafi Atbatan Was Executed

On December 4, Milad Ashraf Atbatan from Atbatan village of Bostanabad region of South Azerbaijan was hanged on the charge…

President of Azerbaijan Raises the Issue of South Azerbaijan

“We will do our best to defend our way of life, the world development vector of Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijanis,…

North Azerbaijani Women Show Solidarity With the South Azerbaijani Women!

Girls of North Azerbaijan publish the flash mob below in support of South Azerbaijani women’s strugle for their civil rights…

Tabriz Demands: “Independence for nations, freedom for individuals”

On the night of November 2 and 3, a group of national activists held protests in the “40 Meter” neighborhood…

Teacher was shot dead in Zanjan, South Azerbaijan

Retired Azerbaijani teacher Rasul Haddadi, who was shot by government officials during a protest in Zangan city on October 26,…

Nasim Sidgi Killed in Urmia, South Azerbaijan

23-year-old Nasim Sidgi, originally from Sayingala (Shahindej) of West Azerbaijan Province, died on October 31 as a result of a…

Many protestors were killed in Karaj, South Azerbaijan

Starting from the morning of November 2, a mass rally related to the 40th ceremony of the young Azerbaijani poetess…

Schoolchildren chanting slogans against the government were beaten in Ardabil-VIDEO

The principal of Miygat secondary school, located on Azadeghn Street in Ardabil city of South Azerbaijan committed violence against the…

Azerbaijanis in Baku Protest in Support of South Azerbaijanis

The participants of the protest expressed their objections to the recent events in Iran. The participants of the protest voiced…

S. AZERBAIJAN Demands: “Freedom, Justice, Autonomic Government”

In the night of September 27, through September 29th protests held in Tabriz included slogans against the government and national…

Kurdistan Democratic Party Makes Territorial Claims Against Azerbaijan

“Urmia is a part of the geography of Kurdistan and all Kurds should unite against pan-Turkism,” said the representative of…

Akbar Abulzadeh On Hunger Strike

National-cultural activist Akbar Abulzadeh, who was arrested in Ahar city of East Azerbaijan province on June 7 and started a…

Yashar Tabrizi On Trial

New charges were brought against him in the process held in the 26th section of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran….

Kurdish Terrorists Shot 3 Civilians Turks in Maku, South Azerbaijan

Armed terrorist Kurds shot at the population and killed 3 civilians during the attack to take over the lands of…

SOUTH AZERBAIJANIS CALL FOR CIVIL UPRISING ON JULY 25TH FOR LAKE URMIA

Millions of South Azerbaijanis have campaigned in social media calling for a civil uprising to demand restoration of Lake Urmia…

Tabriz MP: “Lives of 14 Million At Risk”

Tabriz MP, Ruhullah Mutafakkir Azad stated that the activities of the Lake Urmu Restoration Headquarters will be investigated, the Member…

Ettelaat Detains Shiri Brothers

Brothers Ayyub and David Shiri are being held in the detention center of the local branch of ETTELAAT, the Ministry…

South Azerbaijani Organizations Support Ukraine

South Azerbaijani organizations issued a statement in support of Ukraine. The statement reads: His Excellency Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine!…

South Azerbaijani Prisoner Sentenced to Death

According to human rights organizations, the young Azerbaijani was accused of “attempting to overthrow the government by being a member…

Said Soltani Sentenced; 2 Years Imprisonment

He was sentenced to 2 years in prison by the Tabriz Revolutionary Court. The court’s decision, presided over by Judge…

16 Years Prison Sentence to S. Azerbaijani Protester!
Parviz Siabi sentenced to 16 years in prison

The Ardabil Revolutionary Court sentenced the 75 years old S.Azerbaijani activist Parviz Siabi to 16 years in prison on several…

URMIYA IN VERGE OF MAJOR CATASTROPHE

The drying up of Lake Urmu has caused serious environmental consequences in the surrounding area.The statement came from Mehran Nazari,…

Azerbaijani Rights Activists Ask United Nations To Intervene

Human rights organizations of Azerbaijan (north) have appealed to the UN and Amnesty International to defend the southern Azerbaijani political…

Journalists Abulfaz Purhuseyngulu & Arash Shadmand Held Incommunicado

Abulfaz Purhuseyngulu, a well-known journalist and social media activist, was detained by security officials of Kaleybar East Azerbaijan on September…

Ardebil Cinemas Refuse Screening Of Local Turkic Movie

The management of the “Jerusalem” cinema, under the pretext of the security department, used various excuses to prevent the screen…

Kurdish Terrorists’ Grenade Attacks Burned Down Turk’s House in South Azerbaijan

Last night the Kurdish terrorist groups threw grenades and inflammables at the houses of Azerbaijani Turks. A house has completely…

SulduzKhaber’s Reporters & Activists Arrested

Isa Yeganeh and Farhad Ruzban the reporters of SulduzKhabar telegram channel have been arrested by Ettelaat- the Intelligence services of…

South Azerbaijani Youth Hadi Atazada Tortured to Death

The judicial authorities of city of Ahar located in East Azerbaijan Province has informed the family of young prisoner Hadi…

S. Azerbaijani Writer Akbar Azad Arrested

Akbar Azad, a well-known writer and intellectual was detained at the Baharistan (Tehran)Revolutionary Court and transferred to an unknown location…

Protests in South Azerbaijan: Hundreds Detained

Simultaneously with the beginning of protests in support of the people of Khuzestan- Alahwaz many activists in Tabriz, Urmia, Ardebil,…

Turkic Language Teacher Receives 10 Years Prison

The Tehran Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal has upheld a 10-year (9 years and 8 months) prison sentence handed down by a…

The ​​Urmu Lake Shrank By 88 K2

The area of ​​Urmu lake has decreased by 88 k2 since last year. Farhad Sarkhosh, the representative of the Lake…

Statement of S. Azerbaijani Student Movement on the Issue of “Astara & Ardabil”

“Provoking the dispute between Astara and Ardabil will only make the enemies of Azerbaijan happy and will cause divergence between…

Siamak Saifi Convicted; 2 Years Imprisonment

Siamak Seifi, another South Azerbaijani activist of Khiyav (Meshkin), was sentenced to two years in prison. Based on the indictment…

S. Azerbaijani Activists Convicted

The occupying regime of Iran convicted the Azerbaijani activists who took part in the rally in support of Karabakh liberation….

S. Azerbaijani Businessman Jafar Vakili Detained

On Wednesday, January 6, 2021 the security officials of occupying regime of Iran raided the residence of construction businessman Mr….

Activist Sentenced To 4 years Imprisonment For Partaking Peaceful Gathering

Salar Tahir Avshar, another South Azerbaijani activist from the grand city of Urmia, S. Azerbaijan has been found guilty of…

Political Prisoners’ Lives At Imminent Risk

last week, a prominent South Azerbaijani political prisoner Yousif Kari reported that the health officials at Ardabil Prison detected coronavirus…

“They tortured us for two days, held us hungry and thirsty.”

A South Azerbaijani activist, Mr. Siyamek Kushi who was arrested during the “Support to Karabakh” rally in Tabriz, S. Azerbaijan…

SOUTH AZERBAIJAN: Karabakh IS AZERBAIJAN

A video reportage from today’s protests in major cities of Azerbaijan (South)

South Azerbaijanis Stand By North Azerbaijan

Tens of thousands of Southern Azerbaijanis marched into the streets and central squares of the major cities including Tabriz, Mashgin,…

Ardebil, Azerbaijan: Security Forces Detain Dozens of Protesters

Hundreds of South Azerbaijani posters marched into the streets of city of Ardebil on the last day of September to…

South Azerbaijani Political Prisoner A. Farshi Transferred To Fashafuya Prison.

Well-known activist Alirza Farshi was transferred from Evin prison in Tehran to Fashafuya prison. Farshi contacted his family and indicated…

South Azerbaijan Protests Plunder Of Its Mines

Residents of Ogulbey village of Tikantapa (Tekab) province of Western Azerbaijan protested against plundering of their travertine mine, shouting slogans…

South Azərbaijan Celebrates Tractor’s Championship

Tractor Azərbaijan has won the trophy of Iran’s football league by winning 3-2 over the Esteghlal Club of Tehran notoriously…

128th Birthday of Prime Minister Pishevari, Head of Independent Republic of S. Azerbaijan

S. J. Pishaveri ( 1895-1947) Prime Minister of Republic of S. Azerbaijan 1945- 1946

Peaceful South Azerbaijani Protesters Transferred Into Custody of Terrorists

South Azerbaijani patriots Rahim and Sadullah Sasani have been transferred from Tabriz Central Prison to custody of the Intelligence of…

Supreme Court Uphelds Draconian Sentence of S. Azerbaijani Leader

The Supreme Court of occupying regime of iran upheld the 15-year prison sentence of Abbas Lisani The Supreme Court upheld…

Azerbaijani Rights Activist, Sahand Maali Arrested

On July 1, 2020, police officers stormed into the workplace of Sahand Ma’ali, a prominent activist of city of Sarab,…

Exiled South Azerbaijani prisoner Siamak Mirzai Re-Sentenced!

The 36th Department of the Tehran Provincial Court of Appeal verbally informed the lawyer of the south Azerbaijani activist Siamak…

Governor Warned: Pandemic Takes Half of Ahar’s Population

Director of Ahar Health Network Mohammad Mirzapur warned about the issue and called on the population to use medical masks….

K.Aslani Forced Back to Prison Despite Pandemic

Despite the continuing threat of corona-virus in Iranian prisons, South Azerbaijani political prisoner Kianush Aslani returned to prison on June…

Azerbaijani Father Arrested Alongside His Son

The Court of Appeal of Tabriz upheld the verdict of imprisonment of South Azerbaijani activists Jafar Ismailzadeh and his son…

Occupying Regime of Iran Detained South Azerbaijani Activists

The intelligence agency of the regime of Tehran has arrested, threatened summoned many activists to the agency’s headquarters in many…

Pen International Demands Release of South Azərbaijani Political Prisoners

The Pen international in its twit has demanded the occupaying regime of Iran to release the South Azerbaijani leaders, Dr….

Abbas Lisani Demands Release of Political Prisoners

One of the most prominent South Azerbaijani political leaders, in an open letter to the judiciary of the occupaying regime…

Tabriz Prison Riat Suppressed; Many Inmates Killed

The occupying regime of iran has violantly cracked down the riat at the prison of Tabriz, South Azerbaijan. The Tabriz…

Lives Of S.Azerbaijani Political Prisoners At Imminent Risk Due To Corona Pandemic

Abbas Lesani, Alireza Farashi, Latif Hassani, Tohid Amiramini, Kazem Safabakhsh, Jafar Rostami Rad, Yousef Kari, Ali Azizi, Mohammad Abdolmohammadzadeh and…

Intelligence Agency Detains S. Azerbaijani Journalist

Ettelaat, the intelligence Agency of Revolutionary Guard of the chovisnist regime of iran deatained Maliha Bargi Sadeqiani of Urmia, Azərbaijan….

Intelligence Forces Detain South Azerbaijani Leader Alireza Farshi

The family of Mr. Alireza Farashi said another prominent South Azarbaijani political leader Alireza Farshi was arrested and taken to…

South Azerbaijani Leader’s Family Deprived Of Livelihood

Ali Lesani son of Abbas Lesani. Ardebil, South Azerbaijan

Appeal Court Refuses Appellants Full Hearing

The Islamic Revolutionary Appeal Tribunal of Tehran which was hearing the appeals of four South Azerbaijani activists, Mr. Akbar Azad,…

Mothers Were Told By Persian Officials: “We Can Execute Detainees & You Could Do Nothing”

Journalists, students, human rights defenders, including minority rights activists and ethnic minority workers and citizens, have also been arbitrarily arrested…

AHRAZ Publishes: The List Of Identified S.Azerbaijani Detainees

The flowing is the most recent report published by Shahin Khiavi, the head of the AHRAZ- Association for the Human…

S. Azerbaijani Detainees Are Being Tortured

It is reported that South Azerbaijani civil rights activists arrested during and after the most recent protests are under severe…

List of Identified S.Azerbaijanis killed During Recent Protests

According to South Azerbaijani human rights organizations “ARC” and “AHRAZ, Association for the Human Rights of the Azerbaijani People ”…

Amirreza Abdullahi 12, Killed in Islamshar. S. Azerbaijan

Among others, a 12 year old child, Amirreza Abdullahi of Parsabad, Mugan, South Azerbaijan turned out to be one of…

South Azerbaijanis Demanding Liberty Clash with “Iran”‘s Security Forces- Video Reportage

The decision of occupying regime of Tehran to increase the fule price 300 percent has angered Southern Azerbaijanis who stopped…

A DOZEN S. AZERBAIJANI ACTIVISTS ARRESTED

The agents of Ettelaat, the notorious spy agency of the occupying regime of Tehran stormed into the peaceful ceremony which…

Ettelaat Detains M. Fagihi, Lawyer for Abbas Lisani

Mohammad Reza Fagihi, the defense lawyer for many Azerbaijani activists.

Qulizada Sentenced: 5 Years Imprisonment

The Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal of the invading regime of Tehran has found Mr. Qulam Huseinqulizada of Urmiya, South Azerbaijan guilty…

Invading Regime Doubles Lisani’s Prison Sentence To 16 Years!

The upper level of Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal doubles the original 8 years prison sentence of one of the most prominent…

Ettelaat Arbitrarily Detains Student Yashar Huseinzadeh

Yashar Hosseinzadeh Dalir, a prominent student of Azeri Turkish Language and Literature at Tabriz University has been abducted by Ettelaat…

Cultural Advocate Nasim Sadigi Convicted

The occupying regime of Iran sentenced an Azerbaijani cultural activist Nasim Sadiqi to 6 months in prison.The 2nd branch of…

A Kurdish Group Claims Responsibility For Karadagh Disaster

“The Independence for Kurdistan” in its telegram channel, “SBK secretariat” has claimed responsibility for the massive fire in Karadagh forests….

Poet Rahim Gholami Sentenced: 1 Year Prison

The Appeal Tribunal of Ardabil upheld the decision of the lower Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal sentencing the South Azerbaijani poet and…

Dr. Araz, Latif Hasani Refuses Early Conditional Release!

Dr. Latif Hasani aka Dr. Araz firmly rejected to submit an application to Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal for an early confirmational…

BETRAYAL & LAND CLAIMS; KURDISH REFUGEES’ RESPONSE TO HOSPITALITY OF SOUTH AZERBAIJAN!

Iraqi Kurdish Refugees Fleeing to South Azerbaijan

Qaradagh Catastrophe Ignored

South Azerbaijani opposition beleive the disaster was deliberately caused by colonial regime of Iran as part of rendering the region…

Intelligence Agents Arbitrarily Detain Aydin Zakiri

Aydin Zakiri, a South Azerbaijani activist, has been detained in the Azerbaijani city of Meshginshahr (Khiyav), S. Azerbaijan on August…

Siamak Mirzaei Not Freed; Exiled

After over three weeks of hunger strike the Revolutionary Tribunal of the occupying regime of Tehran has released the South…

İran Implements Outrageous Cultural Cleansing Policy Against Turks

The colonial regime of iran has initiated an extreem cultural cleansing policy against Turks and other non-persian peoples and unrepresented…

Mother Language Activists Receive Harsh Prison Sentences

Two South Azerbaijani activists who were arrested on 21 February 2019, the International Mother Language Day in Tehran have been…

South Azerbaijani Journalist Siami Held Incominicado

The occupying regime of iran has been holding Mojgan Siami, the chief editor of “Saray” Journal in the temporary detention…

National Security Council Bans South Azerbaijani Media

The National Security Council of the occupying regime of iran has banned two South Azerbaijani media organs. According to the…

iran’s Revolutionary Tribunal Convicts A. Lisani; 8 Years Prison; 2 Years Exile!

The Revolutionary Tribunal of the occupying regime of Iran has released its harsh decision against the South Azerbaijani civil rights…

Ettelaat Brings New Charges Against Azerbaijani Prisoner

The South Azerbaijani prisoner, Siamak Mirzaei has gone on hunger strike since July 1st 2019 demanding his unconditional release from…

Tehran’s Revolutionary Tribunal Sentences Turkish Leader to 13 Years in Prison

Kazem Safabakhsh a.k.a Koroglu, the well known leader of fans of the “Tractor Azerbaijan” Soccer club has been found guilty…

Political Prisoner’s Life At Imminent Risk

The South Azerbaijani political prisoner , Amir Sattari’s life who has been on 11th day of his hunger strike is…

Starving Activist Stands Trial In Chains & Shackles

On 11th of June 2019, Abbas Lisani was taken to the Ardabil Revolutionary Tribunal in the mid- centuries-type chains and…

Occupying Regime’s Tribunal Orders Habib Sasnian Into Prison

The Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal of the occupying regime of Iran has ordered another political and compatriot activist, Mr. Habib Sasaniyan…

Yashar Nikru and Ali Azizi Held Incommunicado

Iran’s notorious intelligence agency, Ettelaat arrested Yashar Nikru, a South Azerbaijani activist in the city of Rasht, Gilan Province. Yashar…

South Azerbaijani Political Prisoners Gone on Hunger Strike

Abbas Lisani a prominent South Azerbaijani political and compatriot activist has gone on a hunger strike on May 27th 2019…

Mehdi Koukhiyan Transferred Into Prison

The South Azerbaijani political activist Mehdi Koukhiyan detained by the agents of the Malikan City Intelligence Department-Ettelaat on April 8,…

Upper Court Upholds Activists’ Jail Sentences

The 10-month jail sentence of the Azerbaijani national-cultural activist Sahand Meali , from the city of Sarab, Southern Azerbaijan, was…

South Azerbaijanis Clash With Iran’s Security Forces in Tabriz

During the yesterday match between Tarctor of Azerbaijan and Paikan of Iran the biased position of the referee caused enormous…

Detained S. Azerbaijani Activists Held Incommunicado

he Azerbaijani activist Tohid Amir Amini and Kiyanush Aslani, who were detained in Tehran on February 21, are still held incommunicado as no official charges have been laid against them.

Prosecutor Refuses Releasing Writer Qulami On Bail

The detained South Azerbaijani activist and writer was taken to the Office of Prosecutor in Ardabil to respond to the…

Activist Challenges Supremacy of Farsi; Maks Defense Submissions in Turkic

Mr. Abbas Lesani, the South Azerbaijani civil rights activist has continued his peaceful civil struggle against supremacy of Farsi language…

Wave Of Detentions in Tabriz, South Azerbaijan

Over three dozens of protesting Tractor Football fans have been detained by the security forces during and after the March…

South Azerbaijanis Stand Up For Karabakh: ” Karabakh is Ours, Will Remain As Such!”

Up to hundred thousand South Azerbaijani Turks stood up to protest the Armenian P.M Nikol Pashinian’s visit to Tehran on…

South Azerbaijanies Demand Their Right To Self Determination

Over 100 thousand Southern Azerbaijanies matched to the Tabriz Stadium to cheer for their popular soccer team, The Tractor ….

Political Prisoners Begin Hunger Strike On Mother Language Day

5 South Azerbaijani political prisoners have announced a joint 5 – day – long hunger strike on the International Mother…

Abbas Lesani Held Incumunicado, The Family Says

According to the family of Azerbaijani national activist Abbas Lisani, he has been arrested since over 20 days ago and…

Abbas Lesani On Hunger Strike

Reportedly, the Southern Azerbaijani political activist, Abbas Lesani of Ardabil who was detained on Jan 15th 2019 In Tabriz and…

Whereabouts of Traktor Fans Leader Unknown

Kazem Sefabakhsh also known as Koroglu was arrested on November 21st 2018 on the eve of the match between two…

Rape Victim Found Dead

Last night, the lifeless body of the outspoken South Azerbaijan woman, Zahra Navidpur’s was found in her residence in the…

Wave of Arbitrary Detentions at Sarab, South Azerbaijan

During the last two days the Iranian intelligence agency, Ettelaat raided the residences and workplaces of many cultural activist in…

South Azerbaijani Political Prisoners Refuse To Speak Farsi at Their Trial

Two  Azerbaijani political activists, Ibrahim Nuri and Jafar Rustami’s trial took place yesterday in Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal where the…

Today Marks the 73rd Anniversary of Azerbaijan People’s Republic

Dr. Latif Hasani’s statement regarding the 73rd anniversary of establishment of Azerbaijan People’s Government Haji-Mirza Hassan Rushdie established Iran’s first-ever modern…

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