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Vice President: Fars is equal to Iran / Idea of Establishing a Language Institute for Azerbaijan Was Wrong from Beginning

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...

South Azerbaijani Woman Elected for Swedish Regional Parliament

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...

Prof. Dr. Javad Heyat Has Been Commemorated In Several Cities

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...

Iranian Vice President: There Is No Discrimination against Azeris!

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...

South Azerbaijani Artists Sound Lake Urmia Disaster

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...

South Azerbaijan’s Tractor Beats All Hollow Iranian Teams

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...

South Azerbaijani Activists Make Speech in Human Rights Council

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...

Anti-terror Publication Distributed in South Azerbaijan

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...

“IS” Appears in South Azerbaijan

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...

“One Bucket Salt For Lake Urmia” Challenge Widening

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...

Bicyclists Arrive Urmia to “Save Lake Urmia”

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...

“One Bucket Salt” Campaign For Lake Urmia

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...

South Azerbaijani Activist Beaten Because of “Having Turkish Publications”

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...

Short Video: South Azerbaijan Is not Iran

The following is a brief video caption of the South Azerbaijani demonstrators most of whom were later identified and arrested by Persian regime of Iran for demonstration of the banner which read ” South Azerbaijan Isn’t Iran”. The protest occurred in  Tabriz,...

Two Years after Earthquake, South Azerbaijani Villagers Still in Containers (Photos)

Araz News: Two years after 6.4 Richter earthquake which struck Ahar and Varzeghan cities of South Azerbaijan many villagers still are living in containers and tents. The major earthquake took place on 11st August 2012. Toll of the quake was...