Yesterday morning, two planclothes without legal warrant and by force detained, interrogated and beat Mr. Reza Ferdous Moghadam, Gonabadi Dervish living in Darreh Shahr County in Ilam Province, for around an hour.According to Majzooban Noor, yesterday morning, on 6th Aban ( October 28, 2014) two undercover agents went to Dervishes’ places of worship in the […]
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Quake victims demand help from visiting minister
Victims of the recent earthquake in the Mormori region of Ilam Province protested during the visit of the Minister of Roads and Urban Development and demanded the provision of aid and resources needed to overcome their ordeal. The Mehr News Agency reports that Abbas Abbas Akhondi arrived in the Mormori region on Wednesday August […]
Injuries, damage follow Mormori quake
A earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale hit the Mormori region between the provinces of Ilam, Lorestan and Khuzestan on Monday August 18, damaging numerous homes and injuring scores of people. The Tehran University Geophysics Centre reports that the earthquake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres. Rescue workers have been dispatched to […]
Ilam struggles with rising suicide rate
The suicide rate in the western Iranian province of Ilam has risen to a critical level, says a provincial health official.