Araz News: Hundreds of people rallied in two largest South Azerbaijan cities, Tabriz and Urmia. Protesters sounded slogans related to Lake Urmia disaster and blamed president Rouhani to not keeping his promises on Lake Urmia. According to Araz News correspondents...

Araz News: Nader Ghazipour, parliamentarian of Urmia, capital of West Azerbaijan Province, in Iran’s parliament said there is a conspiracy against West Azerbaijan Province. “Some Kurdish parties claim Urmia is a part of great Kurdistan and some others put Urmia...

Araz News:  Iranian Ministry of Intelligence (Ettelaat) has not allowed South Azerbaijani minors group to participate in festival in Istanbul. Tabriz based minors group “Lachin” performs traditional Azerbaijani dance and music. Lachin is an NGO. The group was planning to...

Araz News: In May 2006 the state run newspaper “Iran” printed a caricature and article which humiliated Azerbaijani Turks heavily. For this reason a general uprising erupted in South Azerbaijan which lasted more than two weeks. Iranian government could stop...

Araz News: Neda-ye Urmiye, a local website of South Azerbaijan repots millions of ladybugs are committing suicide because salts of dried Lake Urmia have disappeared their life condition. The website reports every hour number of died insects is increasing. Also...

Araz News: Recently most popular facebook fan page of Kurdish politician of Turkey, Mr Sirri Sureyya Onder who is a member of Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and a parliament member published an article related to Lake Urmia that was calling...

Araz News: State News Agency ISNA reports “HONOUR OF PERSIA” is determined as Iran’s slogan in World Cup 2014. The slogan HONOUR OF PERSIA directly refers to ethnic Persians of Iran. This slogan has disappointed non-Persian communities of Iran because...

Araz News: Ali Abbasnezhad, head of environment department of West Azerbaijan province, said Lake Urmia will dry completely in only a few days. In interweave with semiofficial Tasnim News Agency he added: “water level of the lake is 50 cm lower...

Araz News: To honor May 11th, the Global Mother’s Day, South Azerbaijani activist have visited Eastern Turkistan’ Leader Ms. Rebiya Kadeer. Ms. Kadeer is known as “Mother of Turkish World”. NROA’s (National Resistance Organization of Azerbaijan) First Secretary Davud Turan...

Araz News: Municipality of Kayseri city in Turkey have held 7th “A World of Student in Kayseri” exhibition in city center. The 3-day exhibition brings together students of 75 countries who study in Kayseri and aims to introduce cultures and...

Araz News: Isa Kalantari, Head of Lake Urmia Rescue Team said without Lake Urmia Azerbaijan will not be alive. In a press conference in Sharif Technical University of Tehran Mr. Kalantari Added: Matter is not the lake itself but 5...

Araz News: The state run Jam-e Jam newspaper of Iran cleaned Azerbaijan’s name from Atletico Madrid football club’s shirts in a report it passed. Government of Republic of Azerbaijan has signed a sponsorship agreement with Spanish Atletico Madrid Club and...

Araz News: Photos below are taken from around Lake Urmia. It is obviously a salt storm, destroying whatever breath. Why Iranian government is extremely hesitant to take an action while only 3% of the lake is left?

Araz News: Imprisoned South Azerbaijani Journalist One of 100 Information Heroes of the World Prominent organization Reporters Without Borders has published a list of “100 Information Heroes” for World Press Freedom Day (3 May). Reporters Without Borders informs in its...

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”...