On the occasion of the 31st Regular Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) will be organizing a side-event entitled “Faces of Oppression: Human Rights Violations in Balochistan”. The event will draw...
Araz News: Some of the prominent of South Azerbaijan National Activist Will begin hunger strike on Feb 19, 2016. The name of these activists is as follow: Mr. Abbas Lisani, Rasul Razavi, Yurush Mehrali beygli, Hussein Ali Mohammadi and Mortaza Morad...
Araz News: 24 Baha’is who live in Golestan province in Iran were sentenced to a total of 193 years in prison. These sentences are one of the heaviest rulings issued in the past few years, for Bahais. The names and...
Written by Rahim Hamid, Ahwazi Arab writer Human rights principles in the modern era were founded based on agreements that were supposed to recognize and grant basic human rights to different groups of people regardless of their race, colour, religious...
Abbas Lesani: Abbas Lesani, Azerbaijani Turk political activist ended his hunger strike after a week in Shiraz prison while in exile in solitary confinement. On 15 Nov 2015, Abbas Lesani had informed his family in a telephone conversation that he ended hunger...
Iran records the highest ratio of executions worldwide relative to population By Rahim Hamid The position of Iranian officials regarding Saudi Arabia’s execution of 47 prisoners, as well as Iran’s instigation via its Basiji forces of assault on the Saudi...
Araz News: South Azerbaijani Bahai university student, Ms. Elham Pakru Miandab has been expelled from the Mallard Campus of the Azad University in Tehran because of her Bahai beliefs. She had begun a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering. She was...
Araz News: South Azerbaijani national activist Ata Karimi was arrested among volleyball match between the municipality of Urmia team and Samen Al Hujaj team in the 6000 spectator stadium of Urmia by Iranian intelligence agency Ettelaat on Dec 28, 2015. He...
Araz News: A well known South Azerbaijani national activist Mr. Latif Hasani who has been sentenced to 9 years in prison for political and civil activities after his short furlough was Transferred to Rajai Shahr prison. Latif Hasani is the...
By Karim Dohimi, Ahwazi human rights activist based in London As the Iranian regime continues exploiting the security situation in the Middle East and is busy creating disinformation and turmoil, its Intelligence Ministry, operating in Al-Ahwaz region, has arrested dozens...
Araz News: About 40 fans of Traxtor team have been arrested and jailed after premier league soccer match between Traxtor and Siyah jamegan which played in Sahand stadium of Tabriz on 20 November 2015. These fans have been arrested during...
Araz News: Mr. Abbas Lesani, well known National activist of South Azerbaijan has been deprived of the right to communicate and telephone calls. Abbas Lesani, who spends his sentence in prison in Shiraz was transferred to green row and deprived of...
Araz News: Ali Azizi, the South Azerbaijan National-Civil right activist has been released after 24 hours of detention in Urmia. He was arrested along with other Azerbaijan civil right activists Soheyil Dairi and Amir Ebrahimi by Iran Security force in Urmia...
ََAraz News: Mr. Latif Hasani national and political activist of South Azerbaijan was sent 3 day permission from Rajaiishar prison of Karaj On Oct 23, 2015. This activist was arrested during teaching by Iran Security force refers as Ettelaat on Feb...
Araz News: Mr. Nima Hasani one of Civil rights activists in the Urmia city after referring to the Revolutionary Court for serving his prison terms was transferred to Urmia prison. After the completion of their sentence, was released from Urmia...
