Iranian authorities close Centre for Azerbaijani Studies in Tabriz

The Iranian authorities have closed the Centre for Azerbaijani Studies, which operated at the University of Tabriz (South Azerbaijan).

The ruling regime stopped the activity of the Centre and intensified pressure on its members, Report informs citing the report on the Centre's website.

Two members of the Centre, namely, Hadi Heydari Azad and Ibrahim Ahmedpour, were arrested on February 27.

The Iranian regime has persecuted members of this Centre before. A few years ago, Afsana Tokir, a student at the Faculty of Agriculture and Farming at the University of Tabriz, was arrested and tortured.

The Cultural Centre of the Iranian embassy, as well as a number of Iranian studies centres operate in Azerbaijan.