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A BROKEN SKULL, THE CONSEQUENCE OF SINGING IN MOTHER LANGUAGE

  Iran’s security forces raged a wedding ceremony in the town of Shabistar and beat up the performing artist who…

ALI KHEIRJOU SENTENCED TO 5 YEARS PRISON IN EXILE

  Ali Kheirjou, an Azerbaijani activist from the city of Ardebil, South Azerbaijan has been  convicted of affiliation with “…

UN Special Rapporteur Condemns Ethnic Rights Infringements in Iran

Mr. Ahmad Shahid, the UN’s Special rapporteur on Iran has issued his most recent report on violations of human rights…

THE ALARMING STATE OF DISAPPEARING LAKE URMIA

The following is the most recent shot of  the disappearing Urmia Lake in Southern Azerbaijan.. The lake was once considered…

RIGHT TO SELF- DETERMINATION & THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH AZERBAIJAN

BY: H. Turkelli DEFINITION The basic definition of self-determination is self-government and governing of a political unit by its own…

Seven Activists on Hunger Strike Demanding Their Immediate Release

Upon their transfer to the City Prison, some of  S. Azerbaijani activists  namely, Mr. Abbas Lesani, Saleh Mollaabbasi, Ibrahim Rashidi,…

Azerbaijan and the Challenge of Multiple Identities: In Search of a Global Soul

By Dr. Alireza Asgarzadeh In her valuable book entitled Borders and Brethren: Iran and the Challenge of Azerbaijani Identity, Brenda Shaffer…

Mass Arrest of Southern Azerbaijanis On International Mother Language Day

Reportedly, in an attempt to prevent peaceful demonstrations, the Iranian Security and Intelligence Ministry  has conducted a mass arrest  of…

IRAN COMPELS THE SOUTH AZERBAIJANI LEADER TO LABOR CAMP

The leading members of the South Azerbaijan National Awakening Movement, Dr. Latif Hasani, Ayet Mehrelibegli, Behbud Quluzade, Mahmud Fezli and…

A Brief History of Iranian Diversity

  By Dr. Alireza Asgharzade* The history of what is now known as Iran is a history of various ethnic…

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