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Four activists of movement for rights of South Azerbaijanis arrested in Iran

19 July 2008 [09:16] - TODAY.AZ
ETTELAAT officials detained activists of the movement for rights of South Azerbaijanis-Sajad Radmekhr, Aydin Khajai and Feraz Zekhtab on July 17, reports Day.Az with reference to mediaforum website.
Thus, the activists were detained at the entrance to the Tebriz university and their flats were searched in an hour following their arrest.

The aforementioned persons have repeatedly been warned against participation in the protest actions on publication of caricature, insulting Azerbaijanis, in the Iran newspaper.

Activist for rights of Iranian Azerbaijanis, engineer Daryus Khatami was also arrested and carried in an unknown direction on July 17. The whereabouts of the four activists are not declared.

/Day.Az/
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