Azeri-Iranians Arrested The human rights monitoring organization Amnesty International reports that hundreds of Azeri-Iranians have been arrested by Iranian authorities since May.
Two journalists get suspended jail terms for “publicity” against the government Reporters Without Borders condemns the suspended prison sentences that have been passed on journalists Said Matinpour and Yaghoub Salaki Nia in separate cases.
Fear for safety / Fear of torture and other ill-treatment / Possible prisoners of conscience - Azerbaijani cultural rights activists IRAN Hasan Asadi, (or Hesen Esedi) (m), aged 30 ] Ali Sadeqi (or, Eli Sediqi) (m), aged 35 ] Hojjat Tarverdian (m) aged 40 ] Akbar Hosseinzadeh (m), aged 34 ] Ahad Razavi (or, Ehed Rezevi), (m) aged 20 ] Azerbaijani cultural rights activists Amir Mohammad Bana’i Sadeq (m) ] And hundreds of others The men named above are among hundreds of people detained since 16 May. There have recently been widespread demonstrations marking the anniversary of demonstrations against the publication in May 2006 of a cartoon in a state-run newspaper, which was considered offensive to a great many Azerbaijanis. They are at risk of torture or other ill-treatment. Amir Mohammad Bana’i Sadeq and Ahad Razavi (also spelled as Ehed Rezevi) are said to have been tortured in recent days.
ADAPP Calls on Iranian Authorities to Respect the Freedom of Assembly as Azerbaijani Iranians Mark the Anniversary of the May, 2006 Demonstrations VANCOUVER, CANADA: At the anniversary of the May, 2006 demonstrations by Azerbaijani Iranians against the publication of a cartoon degrading and threatening them as an ethnic group, the Association for the Defence of Azerbaijani Political Prisoners in Iran (ADAPP) calls on Iranian authorities to be respectful of all citizens^ constitutional rights, to stop the arrest and torture of Azerbaijani activists and to release Azerbaijani prisoners of conscience. The Association also calls on human rights organizations and democratic countries to join them in pressuring Iran to respect the freedom of assembly.
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UA 74/08 Prisoner of conscience/Torture -IRAN Abbas Lisani (or Leysani) (m), activist for Iranian Azerbaijani rights Prisoner of conscience Abbas Lisani was moved to a new prison on 6 March so that his flogging sentence can be carried out. He is now in imminent danger of being flogged, which is cruel and inhuman treatment amounting to torture; Iran is a state party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which expressly prohibits torture.
In defense of Azerbaijani Political Prisoners, Speech of Fakhteh Zamani in U.S. Congress I am here to address the plight of Azerbaijanis living in Iran, whose basic human rights have been consistently violated and whose voices have been silenced.
Abbas Lisani At Risk Friends and relatives of Azerbaijani-Iranian human rights activist Abbas Lisani fear for his life. He has reportedly been transferred from Ahar prison to a prison in central Iran. Mr. Lisani’s wife, Rugeyye, says the transfer was illegal and her husband was badly beaten by prison officials for resisting deportation. His friends believe he was transferred in order to further isolate him and make him more vulnerable to abuse by Iranian authorities.
US Congress to focus Iranian Azerbaijanis Washington. Husniyya Hasanova –APA. US Congress has held a hearing on the situation of Azerbaijanis and other ethnics residing in Iran, as well as Kurds, Bahais, Arabs, Belujis, APA US Bureau reports.
Report of Amnesty international about Reza Daghestani, South Azerbaijani right activist, student and Journalist Azerbaijani rights activist Reza Daghestani was arrested on 21 February 2008 at his family^s house in the city of Oroumiye. His house was searched and his computer, CDs, papers and books were confiscated, along with printouts of his newsletters. He is in danger of torture....