In the wake of a protest by the people of Zanjan, the lead and zinc factory on the outskirts of the city has been shut down. In a mass protest last week, citizens of Zanjan demanded the plant be shut down because of its “deadly emissions.” Protesters claim the emissions have caused a sharp […]
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Iran’s ‘Olive Branch’ Foreign Minister Nominee Makes His Case In Parliament
When Iran’s new president nominated Mohammad Javad Zarif, a U.S.-educated former United Nations diplomat, to be foreign minister, some observers described the move as a possible “olive branch” to the West. But within Iran, it appears that’s not necessarily a good thing. At an August 13 parliamentary hearing convened to consider President Hassan Rohani’s […]
The Supreme Court Has Overturned The 10 Imprisonment Sentence Of Political Prisoner Emad Bahavar
The ten year imprisonment sentence of political prisoner Emad Bahavar has been overturned by the Supreme Court, and the case has been sent back to the Appeals Court. After Bahavar’s defense attorneys presented their case to the Supreme Court, the Court ruled in favor of the defense, overturning the ten year imprisonment sentence and […]
One hundred years old trees have been cut in Tehran
Right after cutting the trees in Vali’asr St. and the resultless protests there are reports about cutting the old trees of Evin area in Darakeh in Tehran. According to a report of IRNA, just in two nights around 100 trees with more than 40 years old have been cut nearby Darakeh square in Tehran […]
Proposed intelligence minister rejects “harsh” measures
Mohmoud Alavi, the proposed intelligence minister, defended his appointment by Hassan Rohani in Parliament today, calling for “soft intelligence policies.” Alavai told Parliament that his plans are aimed at establishing enduring security without creating an atmosphere of overt security measures. He stressed that the Intelligence Ministry has the capacity to replace “harsh security measures” […]
Trade unionist Reza Shahabi in strike on medical treatment in jail
According to Südwind journalist,Vandad Oladiazimi,Reza Shahabi,a member of director’s board of the drivers’ trade union of great Tehran and it’s Suburb,who has been imprisoned on political charges since June 2010,is refusing medical treatment to protest against the prevention of treatment in hospital,his poor medical care,insolence of the prison’s medical doctor and abuse by prison […]
Proposed minister calls for expanded humanities programs
The proposed minister for the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology told ILNA that universities must expand the humanities branch of study and work toward increasing students’ volunteer contributions to society. Describing the humanities as the most essential field of human knowledge, Jafar Mili Monfared added: “Research and analysis in any aspect of the […]
Hossein Ronaghi And Abolfazl Abedini’s Mothers: Our Son’s Lives Are In Serious Danger
Following is translation of an interview conducted by Roozonline with mothers of on hunger strike political prisoners Hossein Ronaghi Maleki and Abolfazl Abedini. It has been more than two weeks since political prisoner Abolfazl Abedini launched a hunger strike protesting his illegal transfer to Karoon prison in Ahvaz, a hunger strike that has not […]
Rohani defends cabinet choices in Parliament
Iran’s new president, Hassan Rohani, spoke in defence of his choices for cabinet on Monday August 12 in Parliament. Iranian media report that the president said the people’s vote in the presidential elections “is not just an endorsement of a single person as the president but a vote for the proposed plans and the […]
Zanjan protesters link cancers to factory emissions
Zanjan citizens staged a widespread protest on Sunday in front of the governor’s office and the office of the Friday Imam, denouncing the pollution spewed by lead and zinc factories near the city. The Mehr News Agency reports that protesters challenged the procedures used by the lead and zinc factories located 15 kilometres outside […]