The head of environmental affairs for Western Azerbaijan province has issued another warning about the critical situation of Lake Oroumiyeh, which has been drying so rapidly that it’s leaving behind vast salt fields.
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Lake Oroumiyeh still shrinking at rapid rate
Iran’s Environment Organization has announced that 65 percent of Lake Oroumiyeh’s surface has already dired up.
Imprisonment and lashes for activists and defenders of The Ouromieh lake
HRANA – 37 defenders of the Ouromieh lake were sentenced to 18 years imprisonment and 1110 lashes. According to HRANA, the activists were sentenced a few days ago , 11-06-2012.
Drying of Lake Oroumiyeh protested on Environment Day
Demonstrators gathered at El Gölü park in the northwestern Iranian city of Tabriz on Monday to protest against the drying of Lake Oroumiyeh.
Protests over lake bring violent response
Reports from Iran indicate that tension has gripped the northwestern cities of Tabriz and Oroumiyeh, one day after protests against government inaction about the drying of Lake Oroumiyeh turned violent with police intervention.
Photos: Lake Maharlou Turns Red
According to Mehr News Agency, lake Maharlou, located in Shiraz, Iran’s Fars province, has turned red. This poses a threat to the wildlife and the migrating flamingos.
Photos: Mud bathing in Lake Urmia – Iran
Lake Urmia (a Syriac name meaning city of water), is the third largest salt lake on earth located in northwestern Iran.
Concern over Abbas Lesani’s Condition
There are concerns over the condition of Abbas Lesani who was arrested during the Lake Uroumiyeh protests.
Environmental protests ‘against God’ says judiciary official
GVF — An official in Iran’s judiciary has said that environmental protests against the drying up of Iran’s Lake Urmia were a form of protest against God.
Azerbaijani activists given jail term
Fifteen Iranian activists in Azerbaijan province have been sentenced to four months in prison plus a 20-month suspended jail term.