More than a thousand people have ended up in hospital as a result of the dust storms overwhelming major cities in Sistan-Baluchistan Province.Provincial officials report 1,160 people needed hospital services due to the dust storms. The report ads that 732 people were affected by respiratory problems, 190 by cardiac complications, 223 had eye problems and […]
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Sistan-Baluchistan dust storms force residents inside
Storm winds reaching up to 115 kilometres per hour have forced residents in Sistan-Baluchistan Province to stay in their homes due to high volumes of dust and particles in the air. Sistan-Baluchistan meteorology official Ali Molashahi told IRNA that Zabol, Hirmand, Hamoon, Zahak and Nimrooz currently have 25 times the acceptable level of airborne […]
Zahedan Friday Mass Imam receives human rights award
Iran’s Human Rights Defenders have given this year’s Human Rights Activist award to Zahedan’s Friday Mass Imam, Mowlavi Abdolhamid Esmail Zehi. The Human Rights Defenders Centre website reports that the Sunni leader was awarded the prize on Tuesday December 23 for “his relentless efforts to promote conciliatory relations among different religious and ethnic groups […]
Plan for Sunni prayer centre to proceed in Zahedan
A senior Iranian Sunni leader and Zahedan Friday Imam has announced that after 12 years of waiting, a piece of land has been granted for the construction of a Sunni prayer centre. Mowlana Abdolhamid referred to the land as “a gift from the Islamic government to the people” and expressed gratitude to provincial officials […]
Tuberculosis on the rise in Iranian province
The head of the Zabol College of Physicians reports that 500 people contract tuberculosis in Sistan-Baluchistan each year. The Shargh daily reports that tuberculosis cases have risen dramatically following the drying of Hamoon Lake. The Zabol governor announced that the high concentration of dust particles in the air is the main factor in the […]
Sunni leaders speak out against assassinations
Mowlavi Abdolhamid, Zahedan’s Sunni Friday Mass Imam, and a number of other senior Sunni leaders have condemned recent assassinations in the cities of Rask and Sarbaz in Sistan-Baluchistan Province. Sunni-on-line reports that Mowlavi Abdolhamid, as well as the management of the Zahedan seminary and the Society of Sunni Clergy of Zahedan, have issued separate […]
Sunni cleric calls for end of violence in Sistan-Baluchistan
Senior Sunni cleric and Zahedan Friday Mass Imam Mowlavi Abdolhamid has called for an end to kidnappings and violence in region. According to local websites in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, Mowlavi Abdolhamid said: “Those who provoke you are not your well-wishers, they are just trying to use you to satisfy their complexes. Beware […]
Missing Iranian border officials may be in Pakistan
Five Iranian border officials who work at the Sistan-Baluchistan border with Pakistan have been missing since Friday February 7. The Fars News Agency reports that provincial border forces and Revolutionary Guards choppers have been dispatched to the area to set up a search mission. According to Fars, some reports indicate that the missing officers […]
Schools, offices close in Zabol due to pollution
Air pollution and a high volume of dust particles have led to the closure of schools and government offices in Zabol. IRNA reports that according to Zabol Governor Hooshang Nazeri, the level of air pollutants in the city in recent days has been 40 times acceptable world standards and “12 times over dangerous levels.” […]
Iranian administration promises to appoint minorities to key posts
The Iranian president’s religious and ethnic minority representative said on Sunday December 22 that the administration is working toward appointing ethnic and religious minorities to key posts. Ali Younesi was visiting Sistan-Baluchistan Province when he told IRNA that the government’s actions are based on requests from Baluchi and Sunni elders and trusted figures. Younesi […]