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Ayat Mehralibeiglou Ended Hunger Strike after 37 Days

Araz News:   21 May South Azerbaijani political prisoner Ayat Mehralibeiglou ended hunger strike after 37 days. He has informed his family that regarding requests of many of south Azerbaijani activists he had ended hunger strike despite most of his...

South Azerbaijani Political Prisoners’ Hunger Strike Continue

Araz News: Three South Azerbaijani political prisoners, Said Matinpour in Evin Prison of Tehran, Ayat Mehralibeiglou and Behnam Sheikhi in Central Prison of Tabriz are still on hunger Strike. Today, May 8th, Said Matinpour is on 17th day, Ayat Mehralibeiglou...

One-day Hunger Strike by 20 Women to Support South Azerbaijani Political Prisoner’s Strike

Araz News: Araz News Farsi service reports, twenty south Azerbaijani women were in one-day hunger strike action on May 04 to support South Azerbaijani political prisoner, Ayat Mehralibeiglou’s hunger strike. Yesterday, on May 4th Ayat Mehralibeiglou was in 20th day...

Iranian security forces raid homes of Ahwazi citizens in Susa city

Iranian security forces have broken into the homes of Ahwazi citizens in Khezera outskirt of Susa city and arrested a large number of Ahwazi citizens, on April 29.According to sources inside Ahwaz, after arbitrary arresting the detainees were taken to...

“Hello Hunger” Campaign (updated)

Araz News: 28.04.2014 Following the hunger strike action of several South Azerbaijani political prisoners in Tabriz Central Prison and Evin Prison of Tehran many South Azerbaijani rights activists in the country and abroad joined their strike starting the “Hello Hunger”...

Resistance by Hunger Strike… Recent Human Rights News from South Azerbaijan

Araz News: Azerbaijani political prisoner, Behnam Sheikhi is in hunger strike. Through a telephone call he informed a relative of him that he had started hunger strike. Currently he is held in solitary confinement in 209 Ward of Evin Prison....

Two More Azerbaijani Prisoners Join Ongoing Hunger Strike

Araz News: Two more South Azerbaijani Political prisoners join ongoing hunger strike. Oyrenci Sesi (Voice of Student) website reports Asadollah Asadi and Esmail Barzgari have begun hunger strike to protest inhuman harsh raid of the Ward 350 of Evin Prison....

Atiye Taheri Joined Her Husband, Said Matinpour’s Hunger Strike

Araz News: Atiye Taheri began hunger strike to support her husband Said Matinpour. In a massage posted on her facebook page she wrote: “Since 25th May 2007 I judged myself many times. I do not have an acceptable success on...

Iran: 84 Ahwazi Arab Youth Citizens Arrested by Security Forces

Araz News: According to Karim Dahimi, the Ahwazi human rights activist, Eighty-four Ahwazi Arab youth citizens have been arrested since 6 April, 2014by the regime security forces while the reason of their arrest and their whereabouts is still unknown. He...

Detained South Azerbaijani Activists Are in Hard Situation

Araz News: South Azerbaijani right activists in Evin Prison in Tehran, who were detained on 21st February 2014, the International Mother Tongue Day, are in hard situation. Reportedly they are being mistreated while some are suffering health problems. Especially Akbar...

Bloody Raid to Ward 350 of Evin Prison / Said Matinpour Taken to Solitary Confinement

Araz News: Opposition sources report Ward 350 of Evin Prison in Tehran, which is known as ward of the political prisoners, is raided by prison guardians and plain clothes agents on 17th April. Reportedly the raid is the harshest in...

Two Other South Azerbaijani Political Prisoners Began Hunger Strike

Araz News:  Two South Azerbaijani political prisoners, Ayat Mehralibeyglou and Arash Mohammadi have begun hunger strike in central prison of Tabriz on April 15. In a letter conveyed to media they stated: “We, Ayat Mehralibeyglou and Arash Mohammadi, political prisoners of central...

Three Activists of National Movement of Azerbaijan Released From Tabriz Central Prison

Araz News: Three activists of National Movement of Azerbaijan released from Tabriz central prison. Rasuol Razavi, Hossein Ali Mohammadi and Taha Kermani are released on heavy bail. South Azerbaijani activists are released on Tuesday April 15 after being detained for more...

Mahmoud Fazli in Fifth Day of Hunger Strike

Araz News: South Azerbaijani political prisoner, Mahmoud Fazli is in fifth day of hunger strike in central prison of Tabriz. Reportedly his health is worsening and especially he is suffering from hard back ache. Prison authorities have transferred him to...

Most recent human rights news of South Azerbaijan

Araz News (08.04.2014): Mahmoud Fazli, member of central committee of News National Awaking Movement of Azerbaijan, who is sentenced to 9 years imprisonment, began hunger strike in central prison of Tabriz.  He informed his wife about the action by telephone. ...