Finally, after six weeks of a bloody confrontation between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia, the Second Karabakh War was stopped on the morning of Tuesday, November 10, with the mediation of Russia and the signing of a peace agreement between the two sides. The agreement, which the President of Azerbaijan described as a “historic victory” and the Prime Minister of Armenia as “disappointing”.
However, despite the end of the Nagorno-Karabakh war, Turkish citizens in Iran continue to be detained and summoned for their reaction to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
In the last round of arrests, Rasul Narimani, a cultural activist from Meshkinshahr, was arrested on November 10 after being summoned by the city’s security police.
It is reported that the arrest was made in connection with the liberation of the historic city of Shusha from Armenian forces in connection with the Carnival of Meshkinshahr.
In a similar move, the Ardabil Officers’ Office on Monday morning, November 10, summoned Mehdi Lisani, the son of political prisoner Abbas Lisani, who was arrested in Ardabil Prison on charges of “disturbing public opinion” for distributing sweets on the occasion of the liberation of Shusha. banned.
Mehdi Lisani worked as a salesman in one of the gold shops in this market.
Earlier, the Ardabil Intelligence Agency sealed the gold repair shop of Ali Lisani, another son of Abbas Lisani, in order to increase economic pressure on the family of the political prisoner. Two months ago, a car belonging to Mr Lisani’s family was set on fire by unknown individuals in front of his home.
In addition, another cultural activist living in Tabriz, “Jasmine Victory”, was summoned to Section 112 of the Second Criminal Court of Tabriz after receiving notification through the electronic system of the Judiciary. According to the statement, he is scheduled to appear at the branch office on Wednesday, December 10, on charges of “disturbing public order.”
Earlier, the 16th Department of the Tabriz General and Revolutionary Court, chaired by Ali Mousavi, announced the interrogation and indictment of Yasman Zafari and 12 other Azerbaijani activists and increased the bail for these activists from 100 million to 200 million tomans.
Hakim Ahmadi, a cultural activist from Marand, was one of 12 people arrested on Thursday, November 1, after appearing in Section 16 of the Tabriz People’s and Revolutionary Court. Ms. Ahmadi was first transferred to the 11th Tabriz Police Center and then to the city’s Central Prison because she could not provide bail.
Also, in recent days, 29 citizens of Tabriz were summoned to the 16th Department of the General and Revolutionary Court of Tabriz to receive final protection on the latest protests in support of “Freedom of Karabakh” in accordance with the electronic notification sent through the electronic system of the Judiciary.
A cultural activist living in Ardabil, Mehdi Hushmand, was threatened and questioned by officers of the Ardabil General Intelligence Agency on Sunday, November 9.
Mr. Hushmand was reportedly detained by plainclothes officers of the General Intelligence Agency after he applied to the Ardabil Oil Company for administrative work and was illegally interrogated and threatened in the room of the company’s chief.
The security forces interrogated Mr. Hushmandi for four hours for his cultural and peaceful activities and insisted, “If you continue your activities, we will arrest you all and send you to long-term prisons.”
The Azerbaijani cultural activist, who was previously detained during a rally in support of Karabakh’s Freedom in Ciral Park in Ardabil, was released from Ardabil Prison (Sham Asbi) on October 29 after spending more than 30 days in exchange for 500 million Tumens in bail.
According to Iranwire, about a month after the capture of Babek Kiyumarsi and Said Sultani, the location and conditions of the arrest are still unknown. Two cultural activists living in Julfa were arrested by plainclothes forces at work on Sunday, October 4, 2020. Security agents also searched Said Sultani’s home without a warrant and confiscated his personal belongings.
Babek Kiyumarsi’s sister, Samira Kiyumarsi, also said on her Instagram page that the cultural activist’s family was unaware of her condition.
During this time, the trial of human rights activists and the families of these citizens did not yield any results, and to date, the authorities have refused to answer for their situation.
The two Azerbaijani activists are in custody in the Tabriz Intelligence Agency’s detention center, and most of the cultural activists detained in connection with the “Support to the Freedom of Nagorno-Karabakh” rallies have been released on bail in the last few days before the end of the trial.
On Sunday, July 22, military clashes broke out between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia in the Tovuz region, 300 km from Nagorno-Karabakh. The second round of confrontations began on Sunday morning, October 27, and ended on Tuesday morning, November 10, with the signing of a peace agreement between the parties.
During this period, three times (July 16, October 1, and October 18), rallies were held in various cities, including Tehran, Tabriz, Urmia, Zanjan, Ardabil, and some other cities inhabited by Turks, following calls from Azerbaijani cultural activists and parties. At the rallies, they protested against “Iran’s logistical support to Armenia and Russia’s use of Iranian airspace and territory to supply arms to Armenia” and supported the “liberation of Nagorno-Karabakh.”
Hundreds of Azerbaijani political, cultural, and student activists were actively monitored during the rallies. A number of detainees were later arrested after being summoned to intelligence and security police in various cities, and many other activists were raided in their homes and workplaces.
