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Campaign to Free Azerbaijani Political Prisoners in Iran

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Uploaded by on Mar 31, 2010

Iranian Azerbaijanis are mainly Shia Muslims and are acknowledged as Irans largest minority, where they are generally believed to constitute between 25-30 million of the population. The Azerbaijani Turkic society is mainly in the north and north-west of Iran, although significant communities are found throughout the country. In recent years, they have been calling for greater cultural and linguistic rights, such as the right to education in the Azerbaijani-Turkic language, and the right to celebrate Azerbaijani culture and history. However, these demands are violently suppressed by the Iranian authorities, resulting in execution, torture, persecution and imprisonment of Azerbaijani human rights activists.

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