Iran’s western provinces have been suffering the impact of dust storms since Wednesday April 22, with limited visibility and disruptions to daily life being felt from Eastern and Western Azerbaijan, Zanjan, Kermanshah, to Khuzestan, Lorestan, Ilam, Chahar Mahal Bakhtiyari, and today also in Fars province and the City of Shiraz.Fast winds have been carrying […]
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UN Must Intervene in the Environmental Crisis in Iran – Call by 11 NGOs
The environmental crisis in Ahwaz and other cities in Western and Southwestern Iran is indeed becoming a humanitarian disaster. Dust storms which have existed for years in this part of Iran, have been significantly intensified in the last few days and made local people to breath dust instead of air” write 11 NGOs in […]
News Update on Increasing Pressure on Gonabadi Dervishes in Ahvaz
According to Majzooban Noor reporter, yesterday, a group of Gonabadi Dervishes went to Ahvaz’s police station to seek restitution of their confiscated calendars and posters but not only the responsible institutions did not respond to their request but also, reported about a case against the seized property that submitted to the judge.According to previous Majzooban […]
Increasing Pressure on Dervishes on the Eve of Dervish’s Day; Arrest and Unlawful Seizure of Property in Ahvaz
Yesterday afternoon, 1 Esfand 1392 (Feb 20, 2014) security forces entered the Ferdowsi printing office that located in the city of Ahvaz and arrested two employees of the publishing office and confiscated 500 copies of the printed calendar, posters and effigies of Sufi grand Masters.It is worth mentioning that, the two men were released […]
Security Forces Harass Family and Friends of Blogger
Peyman Roshanzamir, a blogger and web designer from Ahvaz who was sentenced to 17 months in prison in 2011, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that security forces went to search for him at his father’s house last week, aiming to take him to Karoon Prison. “Last week, the forces went […]
Ahvaz activist Masoud Ladoni behind bars
A political activist has been arrested in the southern city of Ahvaz, according to media reports.
Mandatory Unpaid Furlough for 280 Workers Employed at Ahvaz Urban & Suburban Railway
280 employees at Kayson an Engineering and Construction company and contractor to Ahwaz Urban & Suburban Railway Organization have been forced to take unpaid furlough as a result of the company’s financial woes.
Christian worshippers arrested in Ahvaz
Islamic Republic forces have arrested a group of Christians in Ahvaz just as Christmas approaches.