Riot in South Azerbaijan

Fury, protests and demonstrations has started in South Azerbaijan against an article and a caricature depicted and published in an Iranian official “ Iran ” newspaper since last week.  

In drawing, a cockroach speaks Azerbaijani-Turkish with a Persian. The caricatures explain in article the cockroaches (Turks) live in toilet. The caricature and article were published on 12 May 06.

Iran had failed to act against the newspaper’s cartoons, which showed Turks of South Azerbaijan as cockroach which are living in toilet and they eat the feces of the toilet. On the caricature a Persian is talking with a cockroach who is an Azerbaijani’s -Turk. In the same page, the article explaining the caricatures that cockroach can not understand humankind’s language and their grammar is so difficult to understand, because of that nobody knows which word is the verb. More than 80% of cockroaches prefer to talk other languages.

The article continues that the Cockroaches (Turks) live in toilet and they eat excrements and feces. For overthrowing and annihilating them you should before staring bloodshed and killing cockroaches (Turks), stop their food and their foodstuffs with not using toilet. In this case you will get rid of cockroaches and etc.

People fury over cartoons of Persian chauvinism against Azerbaijani-Turks. All Azerbaijani Turks complained to Islamic government, threatening change the government, ministers, parliament and most people demand independence for South Azerbaijan .

The newspaper has expressed regret for the furor of Turks over the article and the cartoon, but The Iranian government has refused to get involved in the issue despite growing anger in the Turks of Iran.

Mr Khameney and Mr Ahmadi Nezhad have not apologised yet. The government policy against Turk influences the media. Iranian government and most of Persian people are responsible for what is published in Persian media. It is about 80 years, Iran systematically insulting Turks in Iran .

 Islamic government disgustingly insults more than 35 million Azerbaijani – Turks in Iran . Because of that Azerbaijanis’ society believe in the respect of national self determination and independence.

Turk accused the media that are in silence regarding political and democratic movement in south Azerbaijan

Students and workers would be taking mass demonstration against Iran . Last week, there were many protests in all Universities of Azerbaijan and Tehran .

Thousands student have demonstrated in  Zanjan, Ardebil , Uromieh Tebriz Marend, khoy and still protests are continuing.

 In next few days protests will continue in Neeqede, Meyandoab, Tehran , Marage and ….

On 22 May 06  in Tebriz all markets, shops were closed down and 350000 people joined the in well organized demonstration which took four hours in main streets of Tebriz the third biggest city of Iran.

Security forces of Iran attacked to demonstrators several times but could not stop the demonstration. They used tear gases and shot to people.

Unfortunately several people were killed, around 50 people were taken to hospital and more than 500 people were arrested.

Also in response to the attacked of security forces, demonstrators set fire to several Banks and many Police cars.

The slogans are the same in all demonstrations in Azerbaijan . They demands freedom for political prisoners, Turkish education, closing down the “ Iran ” newspaper, ending national oppression and etc.

On 23 May 06 ,  more than 350000 people in Uromieh had a massive demonstrators. Turks in Uromieh have set fire to Iran newspaper’s head office. All shops have been closed. People were phoning and sending photo to live program of South Azerbaijan ’s TV station. The recent reports say that until the evening demonstration was more peaceful than Tebriz but in evening people occupied Television Center and set fire to the TV station. In the result people were shot by especial security forces and many were wounded.

Also on 23 May 06 in Marand 100000 people attended in demonstration and marched in main streets. The demonstration was peaceful.

On Wednesday on 24 May 06 people gathered and marched in main streets of two cities, Marend and Ardebil . In each city tens of hundreds and thousands people marched throw the towns. Demonstrators during the march frequently clashed with police in the streets and more than 50 people were arrested.

The protests of millions Azerbaijani- Turks are continuing in all over South Azerbaijan and the situation In South Azerbaijan is very critical.

Albayraq

24/ 05/ 06

albayraq@aol.com

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