Araz News: Iranian police detained about 25 supporters of Tractor-Sazi Football Club due to national demonstrations. Tebriz Sesi (Voice of Tabriz) website reports at the match between Tractor-Sazi of South Azerbaijan and Al-Ain of UAE -01.04.2014- Iranian police detained about...
Araz News: National activists in Urmia city of South Azerbaijan (Northwestern Iran) have write wall slogans to support South Azerbaijani political prisoners, demanding their freedom. Reportedly, many wall writings appeared in different neighborhoods of Urmia city at the same time while it...
Extraordinary session of Kurultay — Crimean Tatar national council — is being held in Bakhchisaray. 212 Kurultay delegates voted in favor of a decree “on realization of the right of self-determination of Crimean Tatar people on their historic territory of...
Araz News:South Azerbaijani right activists of Urmia city make calls to Tractor Football Club supporters to support Lake Urmia rescue campaign. In an announcement published in South Azerbaijani web sites activists call Tractor fans to sound chants to support Lake...
Araz News: Many South Azerbaijani civil rights activists are in jail Iranian state suppresses south Azerbaijani right activists. Many South Azerbaijani civil rights activists are in jail in Iran, some sentenced to long term imprisonment, some under interrogation and some...
Crimean Tatars shouldn’t reject Russian passports, head of Mejlis of Crimean Tatar people Refat Chubarov stressed on March 25, when meeting with the representatives of civil organizations. “This is reality. We don’t choose it, we just live in it. The...
Araz News: City Council of Urmia, second largest city of the South Azerbaijan, decided to bring back old Turkish names of three historical monuments. “Uch Gozlu Korpu” (Three Eyes Bridge), “Doqquz Pille” (Nine Stairs) and “Qoyun Korpusu” (Sheep Bridge) are...
Breaking news By: Rahim Hamid Today, the Ahwazi human rights activists have been informed by the local Ahwazi sources inside Ahwaz that the Iran occupied forces bulldozed and demolished one of the most important Arabic historical monuments known by the...
Araz News: Isa Kalantari, chief coordinator of the Lake Urmia Revival Work Team said “Salty winds are on way”. He added: “After waters of the Lake Urmia have dried out Azerbaijan region experienced big losses. Urgent actions have to be...
Araz News: South Azerbaijani Society of America (SASA) established in Washington DC. Araz News correspondent in USA reports that the society launched its activity on 16th March 2014. SASA aims to run cultural and social activities related to South Azerbaijani...
SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (AP) — The arrival of Russian troops in Crimea has opened old wounds among the Crimean Tatars, who were deported during World War II. Fearing that once again they will be unwelcome in their homeland, some are organizing...
Shahrokh Zamani, the political prisoner in ward 12 of Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj has been exiled to Ghezel Hesar Prison. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Shahrokh Zamani, the imprisoned trade unionist has...
Araz News: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has written a letter to inform that Japan is ready to assist Lake Urmia rescue operation. Iranian news agency, Tasnim reports it quoting member of Iran’s parliament Mr. Davatgari. He added Japanese prime...
Araz News: Iranian government sources say president Rouhani has plans to give education in mother tongues to non-Persian peoples of Iran. Mr. Younesi, president’s aid on ethnics and minorities’ affairs and governors of West Azerbaijan and East Azerbaijan provinces have...
Iranian Revolutionary Guard (Sepah) trains Basij militia forces against South Azerbaijani right activists. Reportedly, Al-Ghadir battalion of the Revolutionary Guard based in Tabriz, the central city of South Azerbaijan, has held a training session in Bab-Al-Havaej mosque in Tabriz on...
