One human rights activist, journalist Sa’id Metinpour, is currently serving an eight-year prison sentence for peacefully campaigning for basic rights for his community. Amnesty International calls him a prisoner of conscience.
The assault on Azerbaijani culture, language, and identity by the Iranian state-run media and press is not uncommon. Azerbaijanis are often stereotyped, insulted, and mocked in, not only the workplace and in person, but in the media as well.
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