Two South Azerbaijani civil rights activists, Huseynali Mohammadi and Taha Kermani were found guilty of “Insulting Islamic Sanctity” , “Insulting the Supreme leader of Islamic Republic” and “Causing Damage to Public Properties” and each were sentenced to 13 years in...
By FARZIN FARZAD TABRIZ, South Azerbaijan Araz News: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was in the city of Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, on May 20 to garner support for the nuclear negotiations, as a predominantly ethnic Azerbaijani crowd of 40,000 gathered in Takhti Stadium to...
Report: Çınar Oskay – TEHRANPhotos: Sebati Karakurt Hürriyet correspondent Çınar Oskay and photojournalist Sebati Karakurt write about the unfortunate league final for Tractor Sazi Tabriz, an Iranian football club with its Azeri fans who sport Turkish nationalist symbols. Tractor’s supporters...
TABRIZ, Azerbaijan Araz news: Azerbaijanis activists have launched a campaign with the hope of garnering the attention of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. The “Red Card Campaign,” named in reference to Friday’s soccer championship game where a Tractor Sazi midfielder was suspiciously red...
TABRIZ, South Azerbaijan Araz News: The director of a Tractor Sazi fan club released a statement claiming that a spectator injured during Friday’s match with Naft Tehran has died. Hossein Karimi, the director of Tractor Club Supporters, penned a letter to...
Araz News: Eyes were on Tractor Sazi Azerbaijan this week as international media covered the stunning upset that placed Tractor Sazi in second place in the Iranian Pro League. Widely regarded among the Azerbaijani-Turks living in Iran as the Azerbaijani national...
By James M. Dorsey Against a backdrop of the violent redrawing of the map of the Middle East as minorities assert their rights, rebels challenge the existing order, and militant Islamists seek to carve up the post-colonial order, Iranian soccer...
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan Araz News: The following video depicts Tractor Sazi team members along with fans rushing the field in celebration at the end of the game. Team members were wrongfully told that Sepahan had tied in a simultaneous match, putting...
TABRIZ, South Azerbaijan Araz New via Gunaz Tv News: An Iranian state-run television station has reported on the football protests in the city of Tabriz. A number of protests have erupted throughout the city as security forces continue to crack down...
TABRIZ, South Azerbaijan Araz News: East Azerbaijan’s provincial governor Esmail Jabbarzadeh urged calm on local television as Trakhtur Azerbaijan team fans clashed with Islamic Republic security officers following a devastating match for Tractor fans at Tabriz’s Sahand Stadium. Fans remain furious at...
TABRIZ, South Azerbaijan Araz News: Araz News has received local reports of possible political meddling in the final game to determine the Iranian Pro League champions. According to local sources, plain-clothed government officials spread rumors within Sahand Stadium claiming that Tractor Sazi’s main...
TABRIZ, South Azerbaijan Araz News: The final bout for the top seat in the Iranian Premier League is underway as Tractor Sazi leads Naft Tehran 2-1 at halftime in the championship game. Tractor Sazi fans are out in full force as supporters...
Araz news: The wife of imprisoned South Azerbaijani political Dr. Latif Hasani was threatened to stop her advocacy work by her employer. Ms. Azam Piri was issued a warning to halt complaints against the company, or she would be “charged with political activity...
TABRIZ, South Azerbaijan Araz News: A number of fans of Tabriz’s football team, Tractor Sazi, are traveling the 730 km distance between the cities of Qom and Tabriz by foot to see their team play. The 8 Tractor Sazi fans, all of...
ARDABIL, South Azerbaijan Araz News: The President of the Beekeepers Association of Ardabil has said that the city produces roughly 6 thousand tons of honey annually. “Ardabil province ranks third in honey production throughout the country,” Said Fardin Safavi said in an interview. Safavi stated that the Association of...
