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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…

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,…

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…

Iran’s Persian Language Academy against teaching other mother languages in country

By Umid Niayesh, Saeed Isayev – Trend: Majority of members of Persian Language and Literature Academy in Iran are against…

Human Rights Watch Calls for Release of S. Azerbaijani Prisoners

 Iranian officials should immediately and unconditionally release five Azeri ethnic minority rights activists. The five were sentenced to heavy prison terms…

South Azerbaijanis Demand Immediate Release of All Political Prisoners

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

SAEED MATINPOUR IN IMMEDIATE NEED OF MEDICAL ATTENTION

  “The prisoners at Evin face a gradual death under prison conditions, and the officials apparently don’t hear our pleas….

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