GVF — Thousands of Iranians have protested the Iranian authorities’ failure to take action to save Lake Urmia, the Middle East’s largest lake and the third largest salt-water lake in the world.
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Opposition leader’s safety in danger as Karroubi spends 42 days in complete isolation
“Under the Manipulation of Psychiatrists to Make Televised Confession,” Source Says
Iranian MPs urge government to save Lake Oroumiyeh
Twenty-two Iranian lawmakers have called on the Presiding Board of Parliament to take “expert and immediate” action to counter the rapid ebbing of Lake Oroumiyeh in Western Azerbaijan province.
Iranian opposition leader Karroubi moved to another location
Fatemeh Karroubi, the wife of Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, has told Saham News that security forces have moved her husband to a separate one-bedroom apartment.
Three Environmentalists Remain in Police Custody
Three Kurdish social activists and members of Management Council for Green Chya Forum in Marivan, Kurdistan Province, will remain in temporary police custody for another month.
EU slaps sanctions on Iran force accused of enabling Assad
BEIRUT – The European Union imposed sanctions yesterday on the elite unit of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, saying the Quds Force is providing equipment and other support to help Syria’s president, Bashar Assad, crush the five-month-old uprising against him.
EU slaps sanctions on Iran force accused of enabling Assad
BEIRUT – The European Union imposed sanctions yesterday on the elite unit of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, saying the Quds Force is providing equipment and other support to help Syria’s president, Bashar Assad, crush the five-month-old uprising against him.
Iran Detains Evangelical Pastor; Whereabouts Unknown
BosNewsLife – The whereabouts of an evangelical pastor in Iran remained unknown Saturday, August 27, some 10 days after he was detained by Iranian security forces as part of a reported government crackdown on Christian converts, BosNewsLife established.
Peaceful Demonstrations Turned Violent in Azerbaijan
Peaceful demonstrations by Azerbaijani citizens turned violent when Iranian security forces interfered with a gathering to save Lake Urmia.
Iran Calls on Syria to Recognize Citizens’ Demands
Iran, Syria’s closest ally, called on the government in Damascus to recognize its people’s “legitimate” demands on Saturday, in the first such remarks to come from the Persian country since the five-month-old uprising against President Bashar al-Assad started.