On December 17th 2014, history was written in Norway for the South Azerbaijani Turkish community.
Representatives
from The voice of Azerbaijan and Xazar Yanar Shervin Najafpour, South
Azerbaijan Party spokesman Serdar Asadi, Yasar Heydari and Ahmed Amini,
Inter FM and Avrupa Haber Muharrem Seren was present during the private
meeting with United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights
situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran Dr. Ahmed Shaheed.
During
the one and a half hour long meeting five important topics was brought
to Dr. Shaheeds attention. Violation against human rights in Iran, The
drying of the world's second largest salt lake Urmia, assimilation and
discrimination policy against other nationalities in Iran, raise the
band of mother tongue, and to raise help to the earthquake victims.
Recent
lists of human rights activist that has been captured were given to Dr.
Shaheed, then a CD with recent video clips where discrimination and
racism towards Azerbaijani Turks are being promoted on National Iranian
TV. Letters of recognizing the violation against human rights were given
as well.
At
the end of the meeting, an exclusive interview to the multi-cultural
radio station Inter FM, The Voice of Azerbaijan was given.
