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PROTEST ACTIONS AGAINST IRAN'S ANTI-AZERBAIJANI POLICY HELD IN NETHERLANDS AND SWEDEN
Trend
May 21 2012
Azerbaijan
The Benelux Azerbaijanis Congress (BAC) which was held in The Hague
protested against Iran's anti-Azerbaijani policy.
The action under the slogan of 'Iran, hands off Azerbaijan!' was
held in front of the Dutch parliament, BAC told Trend on Monday. The
protesters condemned the anti-Azerbaijani propaganda being carried
out by Iran, and said that Tehran's actions constitute interference
in the internal affairs of the independent state of Azerbaijan.
The action's resolution notes that some members of Iranian political
circles are concerned with the dynamic development of Azerbaijan which,
according to the authors of the document, may give impetus to stirring
up the national liberation movement in South Azerbaijan.
"Unfounded allegations and statements against the Azerbaijani state
continue to be heard in Iran. There are attempts to create the
appearance that the Azerbaijani authorities are allegedly strangling
freedom of religion," the appeal says.
At the same time Iran itself shows disrespect to the provisions
of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination,
the UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National
or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities, violates the rights
of 35 million Azerbaijanis living in Southern Azerbaijan, by taking
away their right to education in their native language, to national
identity, promotion of customs and traditions and purposefully tries
to destroy this nation, the statement says.
Azerbaijanis living in Sweden as a protest against Tehran's attempts to
interfere in the internal affairs of Azerbaijan held a demonstration
in front of the Iranian embassy in Stockholm. The action was attended
by representatives of the South Azerbaijani Independence Party, the
Congress of Azerbaijanis in Sweden, the Congress of Azerbaijanis
of Southern Azerbaijan, the World Azerbaijanis Congress and other
societies. Protesting against the assistance provided by Iran to
Armenia, and friendly relations with the country-aggressor, as well
as against violations of 35 million Azerbaijanis living in Iran, the
protesters chanted slogans like 'Stop aid to Armenia, which occupied
Azerbaijan', 'No road from Tabriz to Armenia!', 'Hands off independent
Azerbaijan' and 'Stop stoning women in Iran'.
Speaking at the protest action, the Swedish representative of the
South Azerbaijani Independence Party, Fartash Samad, chairman of the
Congress of Azerbaijanis in Sweden, Jawad Derahti, a board member of
WAC, Mammad Azar, and others condemned the anti-Azerbaijani policy
of Iran and demanded an end to it.
At the end of the action, a board member of WAC, Aida Amir Hashemi,
voiced a statement from the Congress of Azerbaijanis of Southern
Azerbaijan, the text of which is printed in three languages and handed
over to the Iranian embassy in Sweden.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Trend
May 21 2012
Azerbaijan
The Benelux Azerbaijanis Congress (BAC) which was held in The Hague
protested against Iran's anti-Azerbaijani policy.
The action under the slogan of 'Iran, hands off Azerbaijan!' was
held in front of the Dutch parliament, BAC told Trend on Monday. The
protesters condemned the anti-Azerbaijani propaganda being carried
out by Iran, and said that Tehran's actions constitute interference
in the internal affairs of the independent state of Azerbaijan.
The action's resolution notes that some members of Iranian political
circles are concerned with the dynamic development of Azerbaijan which,
according to the authors of the document, may give impetus to stirring
up the national liberation movement in South Azerbaijan.
"Unfounded allegations and statements against the Azerbaijani state
continue to be heard in Iran. There are attempts to create the
appearance that the Azerbaijani authorities are allegedly strangling
freedom of religion," the appeal says.
At the same time Iran itself shows disrespect to the provisions
of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination,
the UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National
or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities, violates the rights
of 35 million Azerbaijanis living in Southern Azerbaijan, by taking
away their right to education in their native language, to national
identity, promotion of customs and traditions and purposefully tries
to destroy this nation, the statement says.
Azerbaijanis living in Sweden as a protest against Tehran's attempts to
interfere in the internal affairs of Azerbaijan held a demonstration
in front of the Iranian embassy in Stockholm. The action was attended
by representatives of the South Azerbaijani Independence Party, the
Congress of Azerbaijanis in Sweden, the Congress of Azerbaijanis
of Southern Azerbaijan, the World Azerbaijanis Congress and other
societies. Protesting against the assistance provided by Iran to
Armenia, and friendly relations with the country-aggressor, as well
as against violations of 35 million Azerbaijanis living in Iran, the
protesters chanted slogans like 'Stop aid to Armenia, which occupied
Azerbaijan', 'No road from Tabriz to Armenia!', 'Hands off independent
Azerbaijan' and 'Stop stoning women in Iran'.
Speaking at the protest action, the Swedish representative of the
South Azerbaijani Independence Party, Fartash Samad, chairman of the
Congress of Azerbaijanis in Sweden, Jawad Derahti, a board member of
WAC, Mammad Azar, and others condemned the anti-Azerbaijani policy
of Iran and demanded an end to it.
At the end of the action, a board member of WAC, Aida Amir Hashemi,
voiced a statement from the Congress of Azerbaijanis of Southern
Azerbaijan, the text of which is printed in three languages and handed
over to the Iranian embassy in Sweden.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress