The Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner, Mr. Antonio Guterres, on human rights in Iran

In early July 2018, 80 persons from the Azerbaijani Turkish community were reportedly detained or summoned by security forces in the context of an annual celebration in East Azerbaijan Province. Most have been released, amidst reports that they were subjected to ill-treatment. In August, 40 persons from the community were arrested in connection with another gathering in the city of Meshgin Shahr in Ardabil Province, amidst reports of the use of excessive force by security forces. They were subsequently released.

Report on the situation of Iranian Azerbaijanis regarding human rights

2017 :September /Oktober/November Report on the situation of Iranian Azerbaijanis regarding human rights: seven Azerbaijani Turk civil society activists to imprisonment On 15 October 2017, the Revolutionary Court in Ahar, northwest Iran, sentenced seven Azerbaijani Turk civil society activists to imprisonment. According to the verdict, Mr. Saleh Molla Abbasi, Mr. Ebrahim Nouri, Mr. Akbar Abolzadeh […]

Report on the situation of Iranian Azerbaijanis regarding human rights

Report on the situation of Iranian Azerbaijanis regarding human rights: Mother Language Advocates Condemned for Allegedly Destabilising the Country: The Revolutionary court in Baharestan (Tehran) have heavily sentenced four Turk civil rights activists to jail and exile in Aprin 2017. These activists are well-known for their activities in defending the cultural rights of Turks in […]

Report on the death penalty in Azerbaijan’s cities in Iran (2015-2016)

Report on the death penalty in Azerbaijan’s cities in Iran (2015-2016) From October 2015 to October 2016, totally 588 people were sentenced to death in Iran. Out of this number, 504 people were hanged and executed in this country. During this period, 187 people were hanged in the mostly Azerbaijani  Turkish  populated provinces such as […]

Report on the situation of Iranian Azerbaijanis regarding human rights Juni 2016

June 2016                                                                                                                                                 Ahraz-1602/014 Report on the situation of Iranian Azerbaijanis regarding human rights: Habib Sasanian, Esmail Afkhami, Mehdi Javanzadeh, Hamid Saghafi, Babak Avand […]