The famous tomb of four Achaemenid kings, known as the archaeological site Naghsh-e Rostam, is threatened with destruction by cracks that have appeared at the foot of the mountain that holds it.
Category: Sufi news
Iranian prisoners held in appalling conditions
The transfer of political prisoner Saeed Saleki to Dezfool Prison has brought the attention of human rights activists to the prison’s dire conditions.
Farewell to fall, salute to snow: Yalda and the advent of winter in Iran
The traveller may stop anytime but the road never really ends. If it does, then perhaps it was not a road in the first place, but a dead-end.
Diplomats agree to increase pressure on Iran
ROME (Reuters) – Diplomats from the United States, the European Union and other allies agreed on Tuesday to step up pressure on Iran to force it to resume talks over its nuclear program, an Italian diplomatic source said.
Iran moves websites to guard against cyber attacks
(Reuters) – Iran has moved most of its government websites from foreign-based hosting companies to new computer facilities inside the country, to protect them against cyber attacks, a senior official said on Tuesday.
Iranian journalists denounce arrest of Hassan Fathi
One hundred Iranian journalists have issued a statement challenging the arrest of their colleague Hassan Fathi by Iranian authorities.
Former president says running in elections meaningless
Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami has announced that Iran’s political situation has not improved enough to warrant the participation of reformists in the coming parliamentary elections.
Lawyer calls for release of labour activist
The lawyer for jailed labour activist Reza Shahabi has denounced his client’s undetermined judicial state and called for his release.
UN denounces rights violations in Iran (by AFP)
The UN General Assembly has approved a resolution denouncing serious human rights violations in Iran, including “flogging, dismemberment and an increase in executions.”
Iran Says Invites UN Nuclear Agency To Visit
Iranian Ambassador to the IAEA Ali Asghar Soltanieh Iran says it has invited the UN nuclear watchdog to visit for talks and would be ready to discuss concerns about its disputed atomic ambitions.