A non-governmental organization in Fars province has announced that development of the Shiraz oil refinery could pose a threat to the wildlife in nearby Bamu National Park.
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Syrian Opposition Groups Create National Council to ‘Overthrow’ Assad
VOA – Syria’s main opposition groups have joined to create a broad-based national council aimed at unifying their efforts to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad’s government, which they accuse of pushing the country to the brink of civil war.
Ardeshir Amir Arjomand: “A Regime Facing a Legitimacy Crisis Will Even Transform Dialogue Over a Drying Lake Into A Matter of National Security”
Sunday August 28th, 2011 – [Kalame] Ardeshir Amir Arjomand, spokesperson for the Coordination Council of the Green Path of Hope and senior adviser to Mir Hossein Mousavi criticized the recent heavy security atmosphere in Orumieh and Tabriz and the regime’s illegal handling of the peaceful protests of the citizens expressing their frustration regarding the […]
“The Imprisonment of Kouhyar Goudarzi a Slap in the Face,” says National Press Club President
Following the announcement of the arrests of Kouhyar Goudarzi and his mother, Parvin Mokhtare, a source close to the case and one of Goudarzi’s friends provided the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran with information about the case.
Political tension Government develops “National Internet” to combat international Internet’s impact
RSF – Communication and information technology minister Reza Taqipour Anvari announced at the start of July that the first phase of a “National Internet,” also called “Clean Internet,” will get under way at the end of August,offering an 8 Mbps speed broadband connection that will later rise to 20 Mbps and a national search […]
UN rights investigator may use other methods to prepare report on Iran
Bahman Keshavarz The head of the National Union of Iranian Court Attorneys said if the United Nations’ Special Human Rights Rapporteur is not allowed to travel to Iran, he will gather his data by other means.