Tabriz: Protest against Shia killings in Azerbaijan
Ethnic Azeris in Tabriz, northwestern Iran, hold a rally to denounce Baku’s intensified wave of arrests and the killing of Shias in Nardaran district, north of the Azeri capital.
Nardaran is a a traditional Shi'ite Muslim stronghold and has been the site of recent deadly clashes and security operations by Azerbaijani authorities.
The detainees in the crackdown have included Taleh Bagirzadeh, the leader of a group called the Movement for Muslim Unity who received his education in Iran.
Nardaran is home to religious Shias. Many women in the village wear the full Islamic veil, and girls wear the hijab to school despite a national ban.
Ethnic Azeris in Tabriz, northwestern Iran, hold a rally to denounce Baku’s intensified wave of arrests and the killing of Shias in Nardaran district, north of the Azeri capital.
Nardaran is a a traditional Shi'ite Muslim stronghold and has been the site of recent deadly clashes and security operations by Azerbaijani authorities.
The detainees in the crackdown have included Taleh Bagirzadeh, the leader of a group called the Movement for Muslim Unity who received his education in Iran.
Nardaran is home to religious Shias. Many women in the village wear the full Islamic veil, and girls wear the hijab to school despite a national ban.