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by Karim Shukurov From the territorial history of Azerbaijan The development of centralised nations through history has both common and specific features. The centralized states of France and Russia were created (in the 15th and 16th centuries) around Paris and...
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...
By Emil Souleimanov, Kamil Pikal, and Josef Kraus This article deals with the Azerbaijani minority in Iran and its potential and real security threat for the country’s internal affairs and for the entire Caspian region. The article opens with an...
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...
Ahmed Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, released his third report to the UN Human Rights Counciltoday, emphasizing alarm over the surge in the number of executions, as well as lack of independence of...
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...
Araz News: A court in Ardabil province of South Azerbaijan (Northwestern Iran) sentenced seven Azerbaijani activists to jail and whip. Reportedly the 101st branch of provincial criminal court of Ardabil convicted the seven activists each to 3 mounts in jail...
Araz News: Tabriz, the capital city of South Azerbaijan was shocked by 3.5 Richter scale earthquake on Sunday 9th March 2014. According to authorities of the province the earthquake took place on 10:04 am and eight people were injured. The...
A Turkish court has released a former army chief who was jailed for plotting to overthrow the government. Ilker Basbug was given a life sentence in 2013. “The great Turkish nation soon realised that it was not possible to accuse...
