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FAKHTEH ZAMANI's VOICE Iran’s presidential election amid unrest and ongoing human rights violations Monthly Report ADAPP – Novamber 2009

FAKHTEH ZAMANI's VOICE

High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay invited individuals from various parts of the world to bore testimony to their experiences with racism in their

Iran’s presidential election amid unrest and ongoing human rights violations

Iran’s presidential election on 12 June, will take place against a backdrop of discrimination, worsening repression of dissent and violent unrest.In the run-up to its

Monthly Report ADAPP – Novamber 2009

The systematic violation of ethnic and human rights of Azerbaijanis in Iran continued throughout November. Security authorities and forces detained Azerbaijani activists and subject them

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Security Forces Repress a Funeral Ceremony in Tabriz

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Hundreds of members of the Azerbaijani community attended the funeral of linguistic and cultural rights activist Chingiz Bakhtavar on December 19, 2009 in the city of Tabriz. The burial, however, was interrupted by security forces including Tabriz Police and plain-clothed intelligence agents fro... Read more
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9 Azerbaijani Rights Activists in Iran Receive Prison Sentences


Several Azerbaijani rights activists were recently issued prison sentences for advocating cultural and linguistic rights for Iran’s Azerbaijani community. The Revolutionary Court of Tabriz has issued prison terms for activists Fardin Muradpour, Morteza Moradpour, Rasul Badali, Ali Badali, Arash Eshghi, Aminpasha Qarabaghi, Jalal Rajabzadeh, Alireza Farshi and Sima Didar, ranging from 6 months to 6 years.

On November 24, 2009, brothers Fardin and Morteza Muradapour were sentenced to 6 years and 3 years respectively, having been charged with “propaganda against the regime” and “threatening national security.” Fardin Moradpour was additionally charged with “possession of explosives” for having fireworks in his pocket at the time of arrest
 

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Having respect and recognizing basic human rights for all members of human family depends on peace, justice and freedom. As long as a person has not gained all of his/her basic rights, he/she has no choice but to revolt against injustice and oppression. We believe that if laws guarantee rights of al...

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Said Matinpour suffers grueling prison conditions

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Reporters Without Borders warned today that the lives of several imprisoned Iranian journalists are in danger and called for a UN investigation into the country’s jails.While Iranian President Mahmoud...

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Babek Castle Gathering

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Every year in early July the Azeri town of Kaleyber becomes a colorful landscape of anti-colonial resistance against internal colonialism and oppression in Iran. People come from all over...

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In Iran, six journalists arrested, one sentenced to jail

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New York, July 13, 2009--The Iranian authorities have arrested six more journalists--cementing the country's position as the world's worst jailer of journalists--and sentenced another on Sunday to eight years...

News | Administrator | Wednesday, 17 September 2008

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Azerbaijani Journalist Said Matinpour Arrested and Transferred to Evin Prison to Serve 8 Year Sentence

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Iranian Azerbaijani journalist and human rights activist Said Matinpour, who last year was sentenced to an 8-year prison term for “maintaining links to foreigners” and propaganda against the Islamic...

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Racisim in contemporaty Iran: an interview with Alireza Asgharzadeh

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Advocacy-Farzin Farzad: Earlier in my blog posts, I mentioned that I regretted not giving adequate c...

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Minorities Disillusioned by Iran's Democracy Movement

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The cartoon crisis (May 2006)

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On May 12, 2006, "Iran", a state-run newspaper published a cartoon insulting Azerbaijanis. It depi...

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The 21-Azar (1324/1945) is an important day in the history of Iranian Azerbaijanis.

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