Araz Newws: UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahmed Shaheed has given information about Lake Urmia environmental disaster, in his October 2014 report. The report informs that while according to official...

Araz News: US Department of State Persian-language spokesman, Alan Eyre told he supports Azerbaijan’s Tractor-Sazi Football Club. Mr. Eyre was quest of “Politic” video program of “Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty” and answered questions of program director Kambiz Hosseini. Replying...

Araz News: Iranian vice president for ethnicities and minorities’ affairs and the former minister of intelligence, Ali Younesi in an interview with Asr-e Azadi newspaper explained his viewpoints about ethnicities and minorities in Iran. In the reportage he stated: “We...

Araz News: Mrs. Aylin Fazelian, a Swedish national with South Azerbaijani parents has been elected to a regional parliament in Sweden. 22-year old Aylin Fazelian is member of Swedish Social Democratic Party. Last year she was vice-director of Social Democratic...

Araz News: Prominent South Azerbaijani researcher, writer, turcologist and surgeon, Prof. Dr. Javad Heyat has been commemorated in 40th day of his death via events in Tabriz, Baku and Washngton DC. Prof. Dr. Javad Heyat passed away and is buried...

Araz News: Iranian vice president for ethnicities and minorities affairs and the former minister of intelligence, Ali Younesi told: “While there not any discrimination between ethnicities in our countries some people try to create hostility between ethnicities.” Speaking in a...

Araz News: Lake Urmia’s drying is not only an environmental disaster for Azerbaijani people which offers specific threats for many features of their lives. It has also a very deep psychological impact on any Azerbaijani person. Lake Urmia is a...

Araz News: Tractor Sazi football team of South Azerbaijan (Traxtor, as Azerbaijani people call) beats all hollow football teams of Iran. Today, September 12, Tractor Sazi has defeated Rah Ahan club of Tehran with score of 4-1, in Tabriz. Last...

Araz Nes: South Azerbaijani human rights activists made speech in UN Human Rights Council’s 27th session in Geneva. Mrs. Sharifeh Jafari, Mr. Mansour Seifi and Amir Nilou spoke in council’s session on 09 September 2014. Mr. Mansour Seifi made speech...

Araz News: A non-governmental anti-terror organization in South Azerbaijan named “West Azerbaijan Youth Union” have published and distributed an anti-terror bulletin. West Azerbaijan Youth Union’s (WAYU) news-analyze bulletin “Yurd” (Land) includes statements, announcements, articles, analyzes and news about terrorism question...

Araz News: Local sources in South Azerbaijan and Kurdish provinces of Iran report IS supporters began to appear and make some demonstrations in Iranian Kurdish cities as well as some South Azerbaijan regions. During the last weeks some local sources...

Araz News: Days after starting “One Bucket Salt for Lake Urmia” campaign by South Azerbaijani activists the challenging is getting widen. Published on social media, hundreds of South Azerbaijani people have joined the campaign during a few last days. South...

Araz News: Eight bicyclists from city of Anar arrived Urmia after riding 1500 km with the slogan “Save Lake Urmia”. The Anar Press web site reports the bicyclist began to their trip from city of Karaj on 10th August. Some...

Araz News: South Azerbaijani young people have launched “One Bucket Salt” campaign to draw attention on Lake Urmia disaster. South Azerbaijani activists and young people are pouring a bucket of salt on their head and publishing its video on social...

Araz News: South Azerbaijani right activist, Siamak Koushi has been arrested and hardly beaten by Iranian Intelligence officers because of having Turkish publications in his car. According to South Azerbaijani sources, after Simak’s car was stolen he made an appeal...