Orumiyeh
Iran’s Shrinking Lake Urmia Comes Under the Spotlight, Thanks to Hollywood’s Leonardo DiCaprio
“From the other side of the world there is worry about the drying of the lake. I asked if they knew what disaster would befall us if the lake were to dry up. They said, if it goes dry, we’ll just have to go somewhere else. #urmialake”
27 Kurdish Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike
Arseh Sevom joins 20 other organizations in calling for the Iranian authorities to address the concerns of 27 Kurdish political prisoners who have been on hunger strike in Orumiyeh.
Long Sentences for Human Rights Defenders, Elections End, Persian Gulf Erased, and Middle Class Shrinks
Parliamentary Elections Concluded This week the second round of the Iranian parliamentary elections was held. The opposition websites have reported of extensive irregularities, such as the […]
Protests in Iran spurred by Disappearing Lake
Update: Radio Farda reports that the Parliament in Iran has budget up to $900 million to address the problem. Six months ago, environmental activists in Iran starting sounding the alarm about the state of Lake Orumiyeh (Urmia). Many began posting about Lake Or