As the hunger strike of 27 political prisoners in the town of Orumiyeh, west of Tabriz in north-western part of Iran, entered its 19th day, news came that the prisoners were denied telephone calls to their relatives, cutting off all communications with the outside world. Kamal Hosseini, a reporter in West Azerbaijan province told […]
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Another alarm sounded for vanishing Lake Oroumiyeh
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.
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.
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.
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.
Authorities agree over transfer of water to Lake Oroumiyeh
An Iranian parliamentary commission and the Ministry of Energy have approved a plan to transfer water from the Aras River to the rapidly drying Lake Oroumiyeh.
Lawmakers propose plan to save Lake Oroumiyeh
Thirty Iranian MPs have prepared a plan to revive shrinking Lake Oroumieyh in northwestern Iran in the next three years.
Tens of thousands protest in North West Iran
GVF — Clashes erupted on Saturday when Iranian security forces attacked tens of thousands of environmental protesters calling for the preservation of Lake Urmia in northwestern Iran.
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.