Reuters reports that Arab Gulf states are calling for greater assurances from Iran about the safety of the Bushehr Nuclear Plant, which is located in an earthquake-prone region. The report indicates that at a meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors, the Arab Gulf states called for further investigation of the power plant to […]
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Wife of Jailed Dervish Lawyer, Amir Eslami: I Do Not Fear Going to Intelligence Ministry
Gonabadi dervish and wife of Amir Eslami, Mrs. Maryam Shirini who had been summoned to intelligence ministry, was interrogated for a few hours today.
Fear of Secret Executions After 5 Prisoners Transferred to Unknown Location
Five political prisoners sentenced to execution were transferred from the General Ward of Karoon Prison in Ahvaz to an unknown location on Saturday, 9 June. A local source told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that Police Special Forces have been stationed in Karoon Prison and that it has created a […]
Reports Received from Evin Prison: Forces are in Fear of Human Rights Defenders and Advocates (In other Sites)
According to eyewitness reports from in front of Evin prison, a huge volume of anti-riot police together with a significant number of plainclothes secret agents from the Intelligence Ministry have gathered in front of Evin prison.
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 […]