Azerbaijan National Resistance Organization

Azerbaijan National Resistance Organization
SpokespersonBabek Chalabiyanli
FoundedMarch 19, 2006 (2006-03-19)
HeadquartersBaku
IdeologyAzerbaijani nationalism
Secularism
Democracy
Separatism
Website
http://www.diranish.org/

Azerbaijan National Resistance Organization (ANRO) (AMDT) (Persian: تشکیلات مقاومت ملی آذربایجان) (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Milli Dirəniş Təşkilatı) was officially founded in 2006.[1] [2][3] The group defines itself as a part and subset of general National Movement of South Azerbaijan[4] and advocates separatism for the Iranian Azerbaijanis as a result of their Pan-Turkist ideology.[5][6]

Advocacy

ANRO seeks to regain withheld economical, political, social, cultural and human rights and fundamental liberties of Azeri people in Iranian Azerbaijan.[7][8]

ANRO aims to act within the democratic and civil struggle methods and values.[1][9] The group avoids and condemns all kinds of violence, especially those from governments and organized armed terrorists.[10][11]

In the ANRO's opinion, the struggle for self-determination is a legitimate and necessary right of the Turkic people in Iranian Azerbaijan.[12][13]

The ANRO's news outlet is ArazNews, and Babek Chalabiyanli is the group's official spokesman.[14]

The ceremony for the tenth anniversary of the Azerbaijan National Resistance Organization was held with the presence of ANRO authorities, members, supporters and guests from other organizations in South Azerbaijan on 22 March 2016.[15][16]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Azerbaijan National Resistance Organization (ANRO); A Brief Introduction". Archived from the original on 2017-09-04. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  2. ^ "Ana Hatlarıyla Azerbaycan Milli Hareketi". Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  3. ^ "South Azerbaijan is not Iran, should be treated separately to regime, says resistance head". Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Güney Azerbaycan Türklüğü nün Özgürlük Mücadelesi Yolunda Azerbaycan Millî Direniş Teşkilatı (AMDT) kitap, Son Çağ yayın evi Matbaacılık Ltd.Şri" (PDF). Retrieved 25 June 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Foreign Ministry Spokesman Denies Iran Is Transiting Russian Arms To Armenia". Iran International. 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  6. ^ "Iran's Neutrality Under Strain As Ethnic And Religious Sympathy Builds For Azerbaijan". Iran International. 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  7. ^ Azeri Movement Argues for Independence From Iran
  8. ^ Burnett, M. Troy (2020-08-04). Nationalism Today: Extreme Political Movements around the World [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-4408-5000-4.
  9. ^ "مظاهرات ضد التفرقة العنصرية شمال غرب إيران - المعهد الدولي للدراسات الإيرانية". Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  10. ^ "South Azerbaijan to Trump: Do not consider us Iranians!". azeridaily.com. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  11. ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Iran: COI Compilation". Refworld. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  12. ^ "آزربایجان میللی دیرنیش تشکیلاتی‌نین اینانج‌لار تمه‌لی". Archived from the original on 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  13. ^ "Tehran Denies Sending Russian Arms To Armenia Via Iran". RFE/RL. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  14. ^ Bergman, Ronen; Fassihi, Farnaz (2020-09-18). "Iranian Hackers Found Way Into Encrypted Apps, Researchers Say". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  15. ^ "The Tenth Anniversary of "Azerbaijan National Resistance Organization " Was Commemorated". Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Azərbaycan Milli Dirəniş Təşkilatı ildönümünü qeyd etdi". VOA. Retrieved 25 June 2019.