SOUTH AZERBAIJAN LIBERATION PARTY
CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
IMAGES OFTHE LATEST FEMALE MARTYRS OF THE AZERBAİJAN NATİONAL MOVEMENT
South Azerbaijan’s Perspective on March 8
March 8 – International Women’s Day is not only a symbolic day for gender equality in
Southern Azerbaijan but also a day representing the struggle for national rights.
Azerbaijani Turkish women, suffering under the Persian chauvinist-Shuubi regime of
Iran, face both civil and gender discrimination. In addition to multi-layer social, legal,
sectarian, and economic oppression, they are deprived of even the most basic rights
of their national existence. This constitutes one of the most profound anti-human
realities in the world, affecting a population of 20 million women. Despite all these
adversities, the South Azerbaijani Turkish women stand shoulder to shoulder with their
nation to achieve and protect full national-political rights.
The Role of Women in the National Movement of Azerbaijan
It would not be an exaggeration to say that Turkish women are the backbone of the
National Movement of Azerbaijan! The leading role of women in this movement is not
without reason, it stems from deep-rooted national traditions within Turkish history.
Throughout history, Turkish women have played key roles not only in visible public
spheres but also in the most intricate and hidden aspects of challenges.
The South Azerbaijani Turkish woman is the most resilient icon of national activism,
nullifying the Persian regime’s destructive strategy against the most sacred Azerbaijani
family core values and minimizing its impact. Despite the regime’s limitless oppression,
the altruism and self-sacrifice of South Azerbaijani women continue to strengthen the
National Movement day by day, as observed in various social spheres. Currently, many
nationalist women are imprisoned in Tabriz, Karaj, and other Azerbaijani cities.
The 2022 Uprising in Iran and Southern Azerbaijani Women
At first glance, it may seem that Azerbaijan did not play a leading role in the 2022 Iran
protests. However, this can be explained by two main reasons: a) The Azerbaijani
Turkish women see the solution to their problems only in the Azerbaijan National
Movement centered in Tabriz. The consequences of a century-long national-political
and statehood captivity are evident and undeniable. The South Azerbaijani women no
longer want to live with illusions but with reality. Therefore, they try to distance
themselves from internal Iranian events as much as possible, focusing all their energy
on the liberation and freedom of their own nation and homeland. b) Contrary to the
argument, many Azerbaijani Turks lost their lives during these perilous events with
extreme and organized violence from the regime and police. They not only protested
to stand up for Iran’s salvation and women’s freedom but also as individuals suffering
from national identity and ethnic deprivation. Among them, many Turkish women
demonstrated the boundless nature of freedom by risking all their being and making
ultimate sacrifice in the name of freedom. However, even these victims of the regime’s
violence were not spared from the boycott efforts of Iran-centric Persian media, both
inside and outside the country. The Persian media, openly hostile to Azerbaijan and
Azerbaijanis, concealed the identities of ethnically Turkish victims, exposing its enmity
towards Azerbaijan.
The Perspective of the South Azerbaijan Liberation Party on Women
The Southern Azerbaijan Liberation Party (SALP) not only advocates for full gender
equality in all areas of society, law, and governance but also actively fights for it. A
nation’s national liberation struggle can only succeed with the full participation of all its
members. Women are the most responsible half of society, and the freedom of a
society is only possible through the leadership of its responsible members. Therefore,
SALP considers the active participation of Turkish women in the national movement
essential and regards their rise to leadership positions as necessary.
South Azerbaijan Liberation Party
2025/march/07
