Violence in Iraq hits deadliest level in five years
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. | The United Nations estimates that 700 people were killed in Iraq in April – the highest figure in almost five years.
Tensions between Iraq’s Sunni |
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. | The United Nations estimates that 700 people were killed in Iraq in April – the highest figure in almost five years.
Tensions between Iraq’s Sunni |
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. | Each of the 26 finalists in turn went to the scene on a specially built bridge, and performed in front of Europe. All participants, including the representative of Azerbaijan Farid Mammadov, took to the stage with the flags of their countries.
Representatives from |
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. | Six people have been killed in a suicide bombing, after a group allied to the Taliban say they targeted foreign troops in Kabul..
Another 37 people were injured in the attack in the Afghan capital on Thursday morning. |
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. | A member of Iran’s constitutional watchdog group insists that women cannot be presidential candidates, a report said Thursday, effectively killing the largely symbolic bids by about 30 women seeking to run in the June 14 election.
Even before the comments by Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, chances for a |
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. | In Vienna the UN’s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) began its 10th round of talks urging Tehran to cooperate with its inquiry into suspected atomic bomb research.
Meanwhile a second broader diplomatic effort is also being pursued with the European Union’s top diplomat, Catherine Ashton meeting up with Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator |
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. | Please find enclosed communication for the defence of human rights of Mr. Hesen Erk (this is his penname and his passport name is Ali Hajilulu), a Southern Azerbaijani prisoner of conscience deprived arbitrarily of his liberty by the Iranian Authorities. We deliberately focus on this one representative case for the reasons that will be clear below; where in reality, we hope it will be recognised that this is just one case out of hundreds of Southern Azerbaijani prisoners of conscience. |
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. | The US Treasury on Thursday said the Tehran-based Iranian Venezuelan Bi-National Bank (IVB) was providing financial services to the Iranian Ministry of Defence and acting on behalf of the Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI).
Both the ministry |
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. | Former Iranian lawmaker from South Azerbaijan, Akbar Alami has officially registered to run in the upcoming presidential election in Iran. He still has to be approved by the authority before entering the battle for presidency. Akbar Alami has been disapproved before, regardless of him holding sensitive positions in the country. |
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. | These days South Azerbaijan is under dictatorial and police regime of Islamic Republic of Iran, IRI. Neither personal nor national/ethnic rights of 30 million South Azerbaijanis were respected by despotic regime of IRI, especially when it comes to receiving education in Azerbaijani mother tongue. In result democratic demands and activities of South Azerbaijan young generation is under tremendous pressure by IRI. This strangulation and incarceration applies to anyone who demands environmental |
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. | In 1995 broadcasting ministry of Iran had published a survey in which Turks were introduced as low level citizens when even being their neighbour was an embarrassment to other Iranian (Fars in particular, as the government believes all Iranians has to be Fars!). Azerbaijani students were angry about that act and they wrote to the officials |
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. | Kurdish rebel fighters have begun leaving south-eastern Turkey for their safe havens in Iraq under a ceasefire, Kurdish sources say.
“We know that they have started moving,” Selahattin Demirtas, |
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. | Iranian regime has sentenced Yeni Gamoh (New SANAM) leaders 9 years each for creating an illegal party and acting against the state! They were already in jail and been subjected to harsh tortures leaving their physical and mental health at risk. |
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. | The media freedom representative of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has criticized (North) Azerbaijan for not living up to its commitments to decriminalize defamation.
Dunja Mijatovic made |
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. | Co-Chair of the World Azerbaijanis Congress (WAC/1st DAK), MP Sabir Rustamkhanly was in the USA from April 23 to May 2. “During the meeting we have witnessed an increase in U.S. interest in South Azerbaijan,” said Rustamkhanly at today’s press conference.
At the meetings in the State Department |
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. | A police officer has died and at least 10 other people have been injured after gunfire broke out on Syria’s border with Turkey, officials say.
The violence started on Thursday as Syrians trying to cross into the neighbouring country opened fire across the border towards the Turkish guards. An entry post |