The maps of modern Iran which follow were prepared by the CIA ... The borders of modern Iran as they were determined in the early years of this century. People of Iran: Ethnic and linguistic ...
Azeris are the largest ethnic minority in Iran. The Tehran appeals court, Branch 36, has upheld harsh prison sentences for 10 Azeri activists issued by Judge Abolqasem Salavati of Branch 15 of ...
The HRW report comes at a time of worsening relations between Baku and Tehran, with Azeris representing the largest ethnic minority in Iran. The prison sentences against 10 Azeri activists, ranging ...
Speaking during a press conference in Tehran, Mohajerani noted that the native languages of ethnic minorities living in Iran are an essential part of the country’s cultural heritage, which is ...
HRW’s acting Iran researcher Nahid Naghshbandi characterized these actions as “an attempt to crush civil society and prevent ethnic minorities from demanding their basic rights.” The human rights ...
The HRW report comes at a time of worsening relations between Baku and Tehran, with Azeris representing the largest ethnic minority in Iran. The prison sentences against 10 Azeri activists ...