Azerbaijan jails religious figures for cooperation with Iran
Shia rights are violated in Azerbaijan, says an article by Iranian news website Arannews.ir.
Ahead of this year’s Day of Ashura (commemoration of martyrdom of Imam Husayn), Azerbaijani security forces take unprecedented measures to ban mourning ceremonies, said the website.
Azerbaijani officials have issued an order threatening to expel those students who attend Day of Ashura events, said Arannews.ir.
“Azerbaijani authorities began the preparatory works several months ago. Police and security officials searched houses of many religious figures looking for religious literature, and some of them were jailed for cooperation with Iran.”