Iran, Several people injured due to earthquake in Sarpolzahab 4/2/2018 7:58:04 AM   facebook Google+ ► Print At least 18 persons were injured due after a 5.3 magnitude earthquake jolted Sarpolzahab Iran, April 1, 2018  - At least 18 persons were injured due after a 5.3 magnitude earthquake jolted Sarpolzahab and some nearby cities on the west side of the Kermanshah province, western Iran. Several residential buildings were damaged. This incident happened while the earthquake stricken people, who lost their homes in the November 12, 2017 earthquake, are still living in horrendous conditions due to lack of adequate shelter, or due to the destruction of their temporary caravans and trailers. 

Iran; Farmers gather in Isfahan to protest lack of water 3/25/2018 9:04:08 PM Hundreds of farmers from cities and towns around the central city of Isfahan gathered Iran, Isfahan, March 24, 2018  – Based on a previous call, hundreds of farmers from cities and towns around the central city of Isfahan gathered at the iconic Pol e-Khajoo (Khajoo Bridge) in the center of the city to join other farmers to protest a plan by the government to dry up the once major and great river in Isfahan. This river has been running in Isfahan for past thousands of years and Khajoo Bridge, a historical structure was built more than 400 years ago. The gathering of the farmers to mark their protest took place on Friday, March 23rd, despite a heavy police presence to prevent the gathering to form.

UN Human Rights Council extends the mandate of Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran 3/23/2018 7:43:28 PM   facebook Google+ ► Print The UN Human Rights Council decided to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran UN Human Rights Council- 23  March 20  18- GENEVA -  The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting adopted five resolutions in which it extended the mandates on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Syria,  Iran , South Sudan and Myanmar. The Council decided by a vote of 21 in favour, 7 against and 19 abstentions, to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran for a further period of one year, and it requested the Special Rapporteur to submit a report on the implementation of the mandate at the Council’s fortieth session and to the General Assembly at its seventy-third session.

Iran ISNA news agency: 'This is not Fire Festival, it’s a street war' 3/13/2018 6:14:12 PM   facebook Google+ ► Print haunted by the Fire Festival uprising today Iran, Tehran, March 13, 2018  - The government run student news agency, ISNA, haunted by the Fire Festival uprising today, wrote: 'If what has been happening in the name of Fire Festival, for the past few years, is really an Iranian tradition, I prefer to change my nationality to one of those primitive African tribes… What is happening as 'Fire Festival' is not a celebration or festivity, but rather, it is a street war. What we have been witnessing for the past several years has been hand-made bombs and firecrackers, breaking windows and burning cars.' This government source admitted: 'There is no solution for this. Not police, fire department and emergency hospital high alerts, nor Hollywood style movie clips where celebrities give useless advice.' ...

Iran: Traffic plan for vehicles and motorcycles in the city of Nahavand, fearful of unrests during the Fire Festival 3/12/2018 4:11:31 PM police vehicles and motorcycles in the capital Tehran Iran, March 12, 2018  - Following fearful, but comprehensive measures, taken by the Mullahs regime to curb unrests during the Fire Festival, a security force authority from the city of Nahavand, North of the capital Tehran, said on March 11th: 'The traffic plan for vehicles and motorcycles commuting in Nahavand's busy streets will take effect beginning at 1600 hours on Tuesday before traditional ceremonies begin.' Instead of explaining about this illegal measure, which is only geared towards preventing any gatherings and uprisings from being materialized, he boasted preposterously: 'citizens must learn to act within the frameworks of law.'

Iran: Banning the distribution and sale of fuel by fuel trucks, collecting garbage bins in Tehran 3/12/2018 7:08:14 PM Tehran’s municipality declared that the distribution of gas in fuel trucks and the sale of gasoline in plastic containers have been banned Iran, March 12, 2018  - Tehran’s municipality declared that the distribution of gas in fuel trucks and the sale of gasoline in plastic containers have been banned during the National Fire Festival holidays. The municipality also added that its agents will collect garbage bins from across the city for that day. An official in the 6th district of the municipality stressed that Tehran’s gas stations must refuse to sell fuel to those who want to carry the gas in containers, adding: “we will collect every inflammable material in the city ranging from tree branches, worn-out vehicle tires, to any single material that can be set alight.”

Iran: Protest and Strike in Hamedan, Rezwanshahr, Rasht and Kerman 3/11/2018 4:28:20 PM   facebook Google+ ► Print Hamadan city, was the scene of the protest of municipality workers Iran, March 11, 2018  - Hamadan city in the Midwest part of Iran, was the scene of the protest of municipality workers on Saturday, March 10, 2018. The workers strike was in protest to their unpaid salaries and depriving them of the right to have insurance. In Rasht, Northern Iran, workers of Iran Poplin Company held a gathering in protest to their three-month overdue wages in addition to the company's denial to pay them the bonus for the Persian calendar new year.   The central province of Kerman also witnessed a worker's protest. The workers of Safaroud Dam in the city of Rezwanshahr protested against the government's rejection of paying months of their overdue wages. While the workers have protested for the umpteenth time, the officials threat...

EU demands that Russia, Iran, Turkey halt Syria fighting 3/1/2018 7:29:00 PM Federica Mogherini wrote that a solid ceasefire could bring momentum to UN-brokered peace talks. Orient News, Feb. 28, 2018  - The  European Union  is demanding that Russia, Iran and Turkey take responsibility for ensuring that the fighting stops in Syria and that a real 30-day halt in fighting is respected. In a letter to the countries’ foreign ministers, seen Wednesday by The Associated Press, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini wrote that a solid ceasefire could bring momentum to UN-brokered peace talks. She urged them 'to take all the necessary steps to ensure that the attacks stop, that the Syrian people are protected' and that humanitarian aid can get in and medical evacuations take place. Russia claim it has ordered a five-hour daily humanitarian pause, which started Tuesday, to allow civilians to exit the region. But no humanitarian aid has gone in ...

Iran devising phone apps for ‘mass surveillance’ of dissidents, new report says Iran ’s intelligence services have “significantly accelerated” spying on their own citizens in the wake of anti-regime protests that rocked the nation, according to an extensive investigation released Thursday by a leading Iranian exile dissident group. The Paris-based National Council of Resistance of  Iran , relying on what it says include sources inside the government, contends the country’s  Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps  and Ministry of Intelligence and Security are engaging in “mass surveillance” of protesters and dissidents by employing a web of state-produced mobile phone apps. Just days after U.S. intelligence warned in its annual “Worldwide Threat Assessment” of increased cyberthreats emanating from  Iran , the NCRI report said the  Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps  has so successfully deployed its social media spyware that millions of users out...

Iran, Shadegan; people chant 'leave Syria and think about us' 1/2/2018 9:25:24 AM Protesters in Shadegan, southern Iran continue against the government In Shadegan, southern Iran, demonstrators on Monday, Jan. 1st chant 'leave Syria and think about us'

Iran, Arak; thousands of poeple rally against the Supreme Leader 1/1/2018 3:48:05 PM Scene of demonstration in the central city of Arak Arak,  the home to Iranian regime's heavy water reactor was today, Jan. 1, 2018, the scene of more demonstration and protests. In the following video, people of Arak chant 'Death to the dictator.' Video:  Young protesters in Arak reacted to the security guards' attack on the peaceful protesters by overturning the police car. Video:  Demonstrators shout 'this many brigades of people have come against the Supreme Leader, referring to Khamenei.