Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr. S.Ilhamgizi / The Congress of World Azerbaijanis (CWA) has demanded the release of Azerbaijani political prisoners in Iran due to political issues, the leadership of CWA reported in Baku on 28 August.
The Chairman of CWA, Gulamrza Tabrizi, said that the list consists of 118 prisoners has been developed, but the number of prisoners has decreased. The reason for the arrests has been due to Azerbaijanis defending their nationality.
The chairman and other representatives of CWA called for all Turk-speaking countries to pay more attention to the violation of rights of Azerbaijanis in Iran.
Some 35mln Azerbaijanis reside in Iran, the non-official data reported.