In an open letter addressed to Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, incarcerated human rights activist and blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki beaten and rearrested while on medical furlough and volunteering to help the victims of the recent earthquake in Eastern Azerbaijan province, asks the Supreme Leader to respond […]
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Earthquake victims face winter in tents
Iranian authorities have failed to provide adequate housing for victims of the earthquakes that rocked Eastern Azerbaijan Province in August, despite the approach of winter.
No News From Activists Arrested In The Earthquake Aid Workers’ Camp In Azarbaijan
There is no news on the status of the arrested earthquake aid worker activists after they were transferred out of Tabriz prison.
Iranians show little confidence in gov’t response to devastating earthquakes
Tensions are flaring between the Iranian government and the Iranian people, who are criticizing minimal rescue efforts in the aftermath of tandem magnitude 6.3 and 6.4 earthquakes that rattled Iran’s northwest East Azerbaijan province Saturday.
First foreign aid shipments arrive in Iran
Red Crescent Iran says the first shipment of humanitarian aid from Turkey arrived today at the Azerbaijan disaster area but Turkish relief workers have been retunred from Varzaghan.
Officials slam ineffective relief delivery to disaster area
The representatives in Iranian Parliament for Eastern and Western Azerbaijan Provinces have criticized the government’s management of the earthquake emergency in northeastern Iran, while the Minister of Health announced that the number of fatalities from the two quakes that hit the country on Saturday has now reached 306.
Snapshot: 6 Months of Human Rights Violations and Political Arrests in Iran’s Azerbaijan Provinces
During the six-month period from 21 March to 21 September 2011 more than 320 cultural, political, women’s rights, and human rights activists were arrested in Iran’s West and East Azerbaijan Provinces, according to local sources.
Three Girls Under 10 Married in Azerbaijan
Mohammad Javan, the Director of Civil Resgistry in West Azerbaijan Province, has reported that marriages of three girls under the age of 10 have been recorded in this province since the beginning of the current [Persian] year.
Iran: Allow Peaceful Protests Over Lake’s Destruction – Hundreds Arrested in Azerbaijan Region
Iranian authorities should allow peaceful protests against government policies that may be accelerating the drying up of Lake Urmia in Western Azerbaijan province, Human Rights Watch said today.
Peaceful Demonstrations Turned Violent in Azerbaijan
Peaceful demonstrations by Azerbaijani citizens turned violent when Iranian security forces interfered with a gathering to save Lake Urmia.