Leftist activist and children’s rights activist Saeed Shirzad, was arrested when agents from the Ministry of Security raided the volunteer campsite in the earthquake-stricken area of Sarand.
Category: Sufi news
Yahoo! Mail Adds Secure HTTPS Option Following Internet Activists’ Letter
After several years of Internet activists asking Yahoo! to secure its email service by adding a Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) option, Yahoo! has recently begun to provide this service to its mail users.
Interview with Iranian ophthalmologist and inventor of LASIK
Gholam Ali Peyman is an Iranian scientist and a member of Ophthalmology Hall of Fame. His fame relates mostly to his invention of LASIK, an operation whereby people with limited eyesight can retain their vision without glasses.
New archeological discoveries in Afraz (Bam fault)
On the eve of the ninth anniversary of Bam earthquake, an expert in the field of world heritage, Dr. Shahriar Adle reported on new discoveries of ancient altars in Afraz (Bam Fault) and the identification of the first layers of Bam citadel (Arg-e-Bam)’s ancient defensive wall.
Tehran citizens paying price for failure to address air pollution problem
Heavy smog brought Tehran to a standstill on Saturday, closing government offices, universities, and schools, and consequently disrupting citizens’ plans, not to mention the adverse health effects of the situation.
The search for Montazeri’s heirs
Three years since the death of the Shiite dissident, Grand Ayatollah Montazeri, there is still no one in Iran who can assume his role as the spiritual authority of the reform movement.
Iran’s medical crisis deepens as economy sputters
For the first time in more than a decade, the black market pharmaceutical peddlers are back on Nasser Khosrow Street near Tehran’s main bazaar.
Mehdi Tahaghoghi Arrested to Serve One Year in Prison in Exile
Mehdi Tahaghoghi, member of the Iranian reformist party Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution, was arrested in his home by security forces to serve his one year in prison verdict in exile, yesterday.
Labor activist allowed furlough, ends prison hunger strike
Iranian labor activist Reza Shahabi was given a five-day medical leave by Evin Prison authorities and has ended his hunger strike after 23 days.
Flight disruptions temporarily remedied
Iran’s Oil Ministry has announced that it will resume supplying fuel to the country’s airliners so long as the Aviation Organization begins payment on its seven-trillion-rial debt to the ministry within one week.