Mohammad Hossein Emami, the head of Yazd province Crisis Management, reported that the water supply has been cut off in nine cities and towns in the province. The report on Yazdi News indicates that the municipal water supply is usually provided by transfer from other areas and a fall in precipitation in the region […]
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3 Ahl-E-Hagh prisoners are exiled from Uremia to Yazd
Bakhsh Ali Mohammadi, Sahand Ali Mohammadi and Ebadollah Ghasem Zadeh, the 3 Ahl-E-Hagh prisoners, are exiled from Uremia to Yazd. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), these three prisoners of conscience and the followers of Yari ethic Ahl-e-Hagh have been exiled to 2 different prisons in Yazd prison on […]
Yazd residents protest against growing number of shrines
Many residents of the historic city of Yazd are objecting to the growing number of religious shrines that the government is building there. While protestors gathered outside the local branch of the Iranian Cultural Heritage Organization (ICHO) and local municipal offices, their spokesperson told an ICHO representative that the authorities were forcibly evicting people […]
Yazd Judiciary official promises crackdown on religious minorities
The head of the Yazd Judiciary, Gholamhossein Heidari said in the meeting of the Ethnic and Religion Commission of the Yazd Security Council, “If ethnicities, groups and various religions that are known as ‘Zaleh’ [meaning worthless] and the government does not recognize carry out activities in an attempt to cause disruptions and problems […]
Yazd, Bride of Desert
Yazd is the capital of Yazd Province in Iran, and a centre of Zoroastrian culture. The city is located 270 km southeast of Isfahan. Because of generations of adaptations to its desert surroundings, Yazd is an architecturally unique city. It is also known in Iran for the high quality of its handicrafts, especially […]
Successful end to hunger strike in Yazd Prison
Nine political prisoners in Yazd successfully ended their hunger strike today, as authorities finally separated them from the general prisoners.
Nine Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike in Yazd Prison
On Tuesday, November 22, 2011, nine political prisoners in Yazd Prison began their hunger strike to protest against being locked up together with ordinary inmates and also the inappropriate behavior of prison officials towards political prisoners.
Enforcement of the security forces on Dr. Shareeyati for closing his office
According to Majzooban Noor reporter , The armed forces of intelligence agency and security forces threatening Dr. Abbas Shareeyati one of Gonabadi Dervishes released him and enforced him to shut his office.
Dowlatabad Garden: A Persian Architecture Jewels
The heat is blistering in the south, on the edge of the Great Desert. High chimneys acting as air-vents bring some comfort to these dwellings.
Three Ahl-e Haqq Prisoners on Hunger Strike in Yazd
Three prisoners who belong to a religious minority commonly known as Ahl-e Haqq began their hunger strike in Yazd Central Prisoners on Sunday, July 24, 2011.