Thursday 25 April 2024

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Women Activists Demand the release of Political Prisoners

The number of citizens who demand the freedom of South Azerbaijani national-cultural activists living in Iran’s dungeons is increasing day by day. Women activists of the Goshachay National Movement in West Azerbaijan have demanded that they be released by keeping...

Abbas Lisani’s File addressed in the Court

The file of Abbas Lisani, a well-known national cultural activist of Erdebili, is addressed in Chapter 11 of the Tabrizi Revolutionary Court. Nasir Ayyabati, the Erdebil prosecutor, informed Abbas Lisani’s wife, Rugaye Alizadeh, that he was present at the prosecutor’s...

Student Associations and Organizations of Azerbaijan Issued a Joint Declaration

During the past week, many Azerbaijani activists were taken into custody during the traditional Babek Castle march; many faced persecution and threats from the security forces. There was information that detained activists were severely tortured. Student associations and organizations in...

Gazipur: “Allow People to Meet Their Families”

Parliament deputy Nadir Gazipur of Urmia, South Azerbaijan, recently demanded the release of many national-cultural activists detained at the Babek Kalesi rally. He shared information on their Instagram on Saturday. Gazipur; “As emphasized by the President of the Islamic Republic,...

Arab Activist Yusif Benitorof Supports Detained Azerbaijani Activists

Yusif Benitorof, a nationalist member of the Arab nation in Iran, said he has been supporting recently detained Azerbaijani national-cultural activists. On the eve of Babek Castle march on 4 July, Benitorof issued a statement on national activists detained in...

Another Execution in Iran

In Iran, another person was sentenced to death for murder and carried confinement cells. According to the information given by Iranian legal advocates, Sabir Ali Mard, a 27-year-old defendant who committed murder for unknown reasons six years ago in central...

2 South Azerbaijani Activists Were Arrested

Behnam Nur Muhammad and Mehdi Qamari were arrested in Tehran. It is known that Mahdi Qamari was captured by Iranian security forces in Tehran last week. But there is no information about where he was taken. Mehdi Qamari’s family still...

Azerbaijani activist transferred to prison in Erdebil

The Azerbaijani activist Musa Cavadi, who was detained for more than a month in Iran, moved to the center of Erdebil. According to Iranian human rights advocates, Musa Cavadi, a 50-year-old civil servant, was arrested by Revolutionary Guards 33 days...

Southern Azerbaijani Scientist Letter to the President Ruhani

The South Azerbaijani scientist Ahmedriza Calali, who was accused in espionage and sentenced to death, sent a letter to President Hassan Ruhani requesting that his personal files be examined. Accepting Swedish citizenship recently, the academics said to the President on...

Member of Parliament: “Imprisoned Azerbaijani Scientist is not being given chance to defend himself”

Mahmud Sadiki, a member of the Iranian Parliament, is a South Azerbaijani scientist convicted of espionage. He said he received a complaint from Ahmedrza Jalali. He then posted on Twitter: “Yesterday i recieved a complaint from Ahmedrza Jalali, who was...

Azerbaijani activists Abraham Nuri and Ekber Jahangiri’s sentence was verified.

The 26th Branch of the Eastern Azerbaijan Court of Appeal verified its decision on Azerbaijani national cultural activists Abraham Nuri and Ekber Jahangiri. Earlier, the First Chamber of the Court sentenced Nuri to six months and Cahangirini to four months...

South Azerbaijan National Activist Behbood Gholizdeh was released from Tabriz Central Prison

Araz News: One of the Well-known South Azerbaijan national activist Mr. Behbood Gholizdeh was released on parole from Tabriz Central Prison 16th of June 2016. Head of the Tabriz revolutionary court Judge Bagherpour sentenced Behbood Gholizdeh to 9 years in prison along...

After a week of hunger strikes, Abbas Lisani was released from prison

Araz News: One the well-known South Azerbaijan National activist Mr. Abbas Lisani was released from Adel Abad Shiraz prison on 25th of May 2016. According to Araz News agency, Mr. Abbas Lisani has been completed a one-year sentence, however, he didn’t release...

24 Baha’is sentenced to a total of 193 years in prison in Iran

Araz News: 24 Baha’is who live in Golestan province in Iran were sentenced to a total of 193 years in prison. These sentences are one of the heaviest rulings issued in the past few years, for Bahais. The names and...

The South Azerbaijani National Activist Mr. Latif Hasani Was Transferred To Rajai Shahr Prison

Araz News: A well known South Azerbaijani national activist Mr. Latif Hasani who has been sentenced to 9 years in prison for political and civil activities after his short furlough was Transferred to Rajai Shahr prison.   Latif Hasani is the...