Iran newspaper, which outraged residents of South Azerbaijan, to be published again
Mirza Khazar 23 Sep 2006
All employees of Iran newspaper, who depicted Azerbaijanis as cockroaches, have been released; APA Agency informs, referring to editor of Yarpag newspaper, published in Iran, Said Muganly. According to him, editorial stuff of Iran newspaper, which is official periodical in the country, was provided with new building in Tehran; it has been already decided to recommence its publishing since October.
Also, Mr. Mungaly informed that the editor-in-chief of the Iran newspaper, which outraged Azerbaijanis and caused rallies, as a result of which tens of protesters were killed, was released too. “At present, martial law is imposed de facto in cities of South Azerbaijan. Activists of restoration of Azerbaijanis’ rights are being repressed. Majority of Azeri journalists is at prisons now,” Mr. Muganly stressed, pointing out that “such situation will not last for long and Azerbaijani Turks will start a new movement of resistance.”
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