Seven Kurdish political prisoners in Orumieh prison, some of whom were placed in solitary confinement last December, have been transferred to an unknown location.
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SSF says Orumieh Lake environmentalists are criminals
The Commander of the East Azarbaijan State Security Forces said, “Most of those arrested during the seditions related to the Orumieh Lake are criminals with records who had plans other than Orumieh Lake”.
Azeri Activists Arrested In Iran Over Lake Protest
Several Azeri activists in Iran have been arrested after calling on people to participate in the latest protest over the drying up of Lake Orumieh, RFE/RL’s Radio Farda reports.
Iranian greens fear disaster as Lake Orumieh shrinks
A ship left high and dry on the solidified salt of Lake Orumieh, which has lost half its surface area. Photograph: Vahid Salemi/AP The fate of a shrinking salt lake is the last thing you would expect football fans to chant about – but Iranians are doing all they can to stop a looming ecological […]
Photos: Lake Orumieh Grappling with Death
These days Lake Orumieh is in dire conditions. The lake’s water has continued to drop with visible signs of dryness across the lake
They Voted to Kill Lake Orumieh
amilies of those arrested during the Ramadhan’s fast-breaking hours on Wednesday, August 24th, 2011, spoke with Rooz about their family members and said they still had no information about their status.