Lake Urmia Protests in Iran
An environmental cause has resparked political unrest in Iran. Protesters have been trying to save Lake Urmia (also known as Lake Orumieh), a salt lake in northwestern Iran that means a lot to the livelihoods of many people. But the peaceful protests have been cracked down on harshly by the Iranian government. Over 20 arrests, mostly of Azeri activists, have been made, rather than do anything to save the lake. Due to government action and inaction, such as constructing too many dams on rivers that feed into it, and neglecting to curb overly aggressive agrarian usage, Lake Urmia is drying up quickly. The destruction of the lake will mean the destruction of many livelihoods and a wide array of wildlife. More
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Official: 70 percent of Urmia Lake drought op - Trend.Az
07 Sep 08:12The head of the Iranian West Azerbaijan Province’s Environment Organization said 70 percent of the Urmia Lake has been drought up
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Thirsty Lake Urmia - Documentary (With English Subtitles)
11 Nov 04:09
The Watchers - Lake Orumiyeh at critical level
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Orumieh, Iran's Dying Lake
07 Nov 07:10Lake Orumieh, or Urmia, in northwestern Iran, was once one of the countryâs most beautiful natural wonders. Now, shrunk by drought and mismanagement of rivers, the lake is better known as an environmental disaster. Photos by Abbas Atilay, RFE/RLâs...
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SAVE LAKE URMIA
05 Oct 18:12
Iran: Activist “severely beaten” in detention after Lake Oroumieh protest | Amnesty International USA
05 Oct 14:11Plain-clothes officers reportedly beat Faranak Farid so severely that she temporarily lost hearing in an ear and was left unable to move one arm.
UNPO: Southern Azerbaijan: The Condition of Lake Orumiyeh is Alarming
03 Oct 09:11Southern Azerbaijan: The Condition of Lake Orumiyeh is Alarming
Iran to start water transfer plan from Araz to Orumiyeh Lake | Freedom Messenger
01 Oct 17:09Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct. 1/Trend A. Qurbanova, D.Khatinoglu/ Iran signed the agreement with northern neighbors to transfer water from its sector of the Araz River to Orumiyeh Lake, IRNA quoted Iran’s Energy Minister Majid Namjou as saying. “The...
Flamingo - Parisa Arsalani (Dedicated to Lake Urmia)
29 Sep 17:09
TEHRAN: Vadeyeh Maa 9 Mehr Baraye Nejate Daryache Orumiyeh! Team TEHRRAN
28 Sep 11:11
Iranian greens fear disaster as Lake Orumieh shrinks | Environment | The Guardian
22 Sep 06:10Football chants and street protests raise profile of fight to save Unesco-listed site
Social Activists Beaten in Tabriz Prison | Freedom Messenger
21 Sep 08:08A number of social activists have been beaten and battered by Iranian security forces in Tabriz Prison. These individuals were arrested in recent weeks following demonstrations to save Lake Urmia. According to a report by Daneshjoo News,
France 24 TV: Ongoing mobilization to save lake Urmia
21 Sep 01:11
Fate of Dying Lake Sparks Clashes in NW Iran : TreeHugger
20 Sep 19:08Growing salt deposits on Lake Urmia. Screenshot: Euronews. Fresh demonstrations have broken out in Iran, where protesters who took to the streets last weekend in the country's northwestern provinces to demand protection for a dying lake were harshly...
Iran: Activist “severely beaten” in detention after Lake Oroumieh protest | Amnesty International
20 Sep 07:11Plain-clothes officers reportedly beat Faranak Farid so severely that she temporarily lost hearing in an ear and was left unable to move one arm.
Orumieh Lake; the lost identity
20 Sep 01:10Association for Defense of Azerbaijani Political Prisoners in Iran
Azeri Activists Arrested In Iran Over Lake Protest
19 Sep 09:12Several Azeri activists in Iran have been arrested after calling on people to participate in the latest protest over the drying up of Lake Orumieh.
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Amnesty International intervews Fakhteh Zamani on Lake Urmia crisis
16 Sep 04:10
Iran: Activist “severely beaten” in detention after Lake Oroumieh protest | News Update
16 Sep 00:09Iranian authorities must carry out a thorough, independent investigation into reports that she was beaten in custody.
Iran Tabriz 15 Sep 2011 football fans in Stadium chanting against regime to save Orumihe Lake
15 Sep 15:09
Azeri Activists Arrested In Iran Over Lake Protest
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Iran: Activist “severely beaten” in detention after Lake Oroumieh protest | Amnesty International
15 Sep 11:09Plain-clothes officers reportedly beat Faranak Farid so severely that she temporarily lost hearing in an ear and was left unable to move one arm.
Azeri Activists Arrested In Iran Over Lake Protest
15 Sep 08:10Several Azeri activists in Iran have been arrested after calling on people to participate in the latest protest over the drying up of Lake Orumieh.
ADAPP appeals to international community to assist with fight for the preservation of Lake Urmia - CNN iReport
15 Sep 04:10Overview The Association for Defence of Azerbaijani Political Prisoners in Iran (ADAPP) is appealing to the international community, including bodies of the United Nations, to assist with avoi
News.Az - Protest in Canada at Iran's policy on Lake Urmia
15 Sep 03:55A protest rally has been held outside the Ontario Legislative Assembly in Toronto against the drying up of Lake Urmia.
Iran: Protest Art to Save Lake Urmia · Global Voices
15 Sep 03:52Protesters took to the streets again on Monday in Ardabil, in Iran's Azarbaijan's region, to demand that the Iranian government save Lake Urmia. Iranian bloggers reported about repression and arrests of several Azeri activists.
MORE PROTESTS OUTSIDE THE IRANIAN EMBASSY
15 Sep 03:39
Iran: Allow Peaceful Protests Over Lake's Destruction - Hundreds Arrested in Azerbaijan Region
13 Sep 01:53Iranian authorities should allow peaceful protests against government policies that may be accelerating the drying up of Lake Urmia in Western Azerbaijan province, Human Rights Watch said today.
Save the Lake Urmia in Iran
13 Sep 01:52
South Azerbijannian Turks and Alahwazi Arabs demonstration
13 Sep 01:51
POLICE SHATTER YOUTH PROTEST IN FRONT OF IRANIAN EMBASSY
13 Sep 01:51
Iran 9 Sep 2011 people chating to save Orumieh Lake
10 Sep 02:06
Iran 9.Sep 2011. Tabriz, Protest in support for Uromia Lake
10 Sep 02:06
The World | Iran's Disappearing Lake Orumiyeh Threatens Salt Storm
08 Sep 12:23
The battle to save Iran's Lake Orumieh | Potkin Azarmehr | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
08 Sep 12:23Potkin Azarmehr: The world's third-largest salt lake is drying up and all the government has done is repress peaceful environmental protests
Clash between Iranian police and environemnetal protesters in Urmia, Azerbaijan, Iran.
08 Sep 01:07
Iran Ourmieh 3 Sept. 2011 - Anti riot forces with AK-47 assault rifle attack Lake Ourmieh protesters
07 Sep 06:57
Advocacy Project Blogs - Lake Urmia « Sarah Wang and Association for Defense of Azerbaijani Political Prisoners in Iran
07 Sep 06:57In the past two weeks, ADAPP has been busy monitoring the conflict between local inhabitants affected by Lake Urmia and the ignorance from the Iranian government.
Mass protests to save Lake Urmia in Tabriz, Azerbaijan, Iran [Sep 03, 2001]
06 Sep 13:40
South Azarbaijan (Sep 3 2011) - Iran police break up environmental protests
06 Sep 13:39
Iran Orumieh 3 Sept. 2011 - Day and Night protest against Regimes unwillingness to save Lake Orumieh
06 Sep 13:39
Iran accuses protesters of politicising dying lake: report - Yahoo! News
06 Sep 13:38The drying up of Iran's largest saltwater lake is an "environmental issue" but some people seek to politicise it, media on Monday quoted the vice president for environmental affairs as charging.
Iran arrests dying lake protesters - Hurriyet Daily News
06 Sep 13:37The shrinking of Iran’s largest saltwater lake is an “environmental issue” but some people are seeking to politicize the matter, Iranian media quoted the vice president for environmental affairs as saying Monday.
Iranian greens fear disaster as Lake Orumieh shrinks | Environment | The Guardian
06 Sep 13:36Lake Orumieh in north-west Iran, one of the world's largest salt lakes and a Unesco biosphere reserve, is disappearing due to drought and government mismanagement
Fears Of Ethnic Tensions Rise In Iran Amid Azeri Clashes, Kurd Offensive
05 Sep 13:08Renewed clashes between protesters and security forces have been reported in Azeri-speaking areas of Iran, amid demonstrations over the drying up of the country's largest lake. The reports coincid...
Mass protests to save Lake Urmia escalate in Azerbaijani cities of Iran
05 Sep 13:01Mass protests to Save Lake Urmia escalate in Azerbaijani cities of Iran. According to eyewitnesses, on Saturday, September 3rd, Iranian forces killed at least one and injured many in a violent oppression of non-violent protestors in the cities of...
For a democratic secular Iran. For peace and prosperity in the Middle East.: Fresh Protests to Save Lake Oroumiyeh
05 Sep 12:18Tabriz and Oroumiyeh in Iranian Azerbijan were scenes of more clashes yesterday, between protesters and Islamic Republic's security forces.
Campaign to Save Lake Urmia » Blog Archive » Take Action! Send a letter to United Nations Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki-moon
05 Sep 12:14Lake Urmia, the largest lake in the Middle East and one of the environmental wonders of the world, is registered as Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO and listed as a wetland of international importance under the 1971 Ramsar Convention.
Iran - Uromia - 3.Sep.2011. Nightly protest in the streets of Uromia
05 Sep 12:14
Last-ditch efforts to save dying Iran lake | Freedom Messenger
04 Sep 05:28AFP-TEHRAN — Efforts to stem the rapid drying up of Iran's largest lake took a political turn this week after arrests were made in a local protest against...
Sporadic Protests in Tabriz and Urmia | Freedom Messenger
04 Sep 05:26On Saturday, September 3, 2011, protestors in Tabriz and Urmia demonstrated in streets again to save Lake Urmia.
تظاهرات مردم تبريز عليه خشکاندن درياچه اورميه
04 Sep 05:22
Iran - 20110827 - Lake Orumiyeh - Protester with head wound.
04 Sep 05:22
Tabriz Protests, Azerbaijan, Iran (Sep. 03, 2011)
03 Sep 14:33
Fate of Dying Lake Sparks Clashes in NW Iran : TreeHugger
02 Sep 15:45Growing salt deposits on Lake Urmia. Screenshot: Euronews. Fresh demonstrations have broken out in Iran, where protesters who took to the streets last weekend in the country's northwestern provinces to demand protection for a dying lake were harshly...