The West gets so confused at greater nationalism among the Azerbaijanis of Iran
It is often written in analyses of Iran that Iran’s minority groups are well integrated and assimilated into society and bureaucracy. This view is especially…
South Azerbaijani activists
Systematic human rights violations of Azerbaijanis in Iran
Iran is on the headlines of the Western media outlets. Newspapers, web-sites and TV channels devote great attention to Iran, its nuclear and missile program,…
Asker Akbarzade is persecuted in Iran for Azerbaijani language
According to the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI), an ethnic Azerbaijani, Asker Akbarzade, was sentenced to prison in Iran for participating in a…
Iranian authorities arrested South-Azerbaijani activists
Iranian Police arrested several human rights activists during a peaceful assembly in Galeh Babek in the province of East Azerbaijan. As the Center for Human…
2 imprisoned Azeri rights activists on hunger strike in Iran
After being detained for more than one year on unsubstantiated espionage charges, Azeri political activist Habib Sasanian began a hunger strike on June 13, 2017,…
Iran: 4 South Azerbaijani rights activists sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for peaceful activism
Four Iranian ethnic Azerbaijanis have been issued long prison sentences for peacefully defending their rights, the Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has learned. One defendant,…