Listing of all contents for voice Lake Urmia Protests in Iran on Crowdvoice.org http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran.rss <img alt="Thumb_drought-strickern-lake-maharlou-13" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/345958/thumb_Drought-Strickern-Lake-Maharlou-13.jpg" /> Environmental Disaster: Lake Maharlou’s Tragedy The lake Maharlou that had an area of 300 km2, is located about 15km from provincial city of Shira Sat, 26 Nov 2011 05:12:32 -0600 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=345958 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=345958 <img alt="Thumb_215723853_200" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/309609/thumb_215723853_200.jpg" /> (no description) Fri, 11 Nov 2011 04:09:37 -0600 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=309609 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=309609 <img alt="Thumb_lakeurmia_tm5_1998237-e1320864166358" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/305917/thumb_lakeurmia_tm5_1998237-e1320864166358.jpg" /> Lake Orumiyeh (also Orumieh or Urmia) in northwestern Iran is one of the world’s largest landlocked salt lakes, but it is rapidly shrinking. Orumiyeh Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:10:17 -0600 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=305917 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=305917 <img alt="Thumb_lakeurmia_tm5_2011225_tn" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/303881/thumb_lakeurmia_tm5_2011225_tn.jpg" /> Lake Orumiyeh is one of the world’s great salt lakes, but it is shrinking. Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:11:15 -0600 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=303881 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=303881 <img alt="Thumb_1ec334eb-3eb7-45d0-ab07-1ed07ec26396_w270" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/300280/thumb_1EC334EB-3EB7-45D0-AB07-1ED07EC26396_w270.jpg" /> Lake 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 Azerbai Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:10:12 -0600 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=300280 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=300280 <img alt="Thumb_419471542" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/228552/thumb_419471542.jpg" /> لجن‌درمانی و آب‌درمانی در دریاچه ارومیه / عکس از جام جم - Iran -Sludge treatment at Urmia Lake Sun, 09 Oct 2011 12:08:49 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=228552 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=228552 <img alt="Thumb_0" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/220312/thumb_0.jpg" /> (no description) Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:12:06 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=220312 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=220312 <img alt="Thumb_bahrain-protest-195x95" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/219873/thumb_bahrain-protest-195x95.jpg" /> Plain-clothes officers reportedly beat Faranak Farid so severely that she temporarily lost hearing in an ear and was left unable to move one arm. Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:11:44 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=219873 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=219873 <img alt="Thumb_669" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/214423/thumb_669.jpg" /> Southern Azerbaijan: The Condition of Lake Orumiyeh is Alarming Mon, 03 Oct 2011 09:11:02 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=214423 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=214423 <img alt="Thumb_xsa" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/210684/thumb_xsa.jpg" /> Azerbaijan, 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 Araz River i Sat, 01 Oct 2011 17:09:51 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=210684 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=210684 <img alt="Thumb_0" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/205918/thumb_0.jpg" /> (no description) Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:09:10 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=205918 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=205918 <img alt="Thumb_0" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/202912/thumb_0.jpg" /> (no description) Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:11:29 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=202912 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=202912 <img alt="Thumb_lake-orumieh-003" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/189303/thumb_Lake-Orumieh-003.jpg" /> Football chants and street protests raise profile of fight to save Unesco-listed site Thu, 22 Sep 2011 06:10:30 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=189303 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=189303 <img alt="Thumb_lake-urmia-death-sentence-200x149" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/187259/thumb_lake-urmia-death-sentence-200x149.jpg" /> A 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, Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:08:07 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=187259 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=187259 <img alt="Thumb_0" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/186618/thumb_0.jpg" /> (no description) Wed, 21 Sep 2011 01:11:00 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=186618 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=186618 <img alt="Thumb_lake-urmia-iran-euronews-screenshot" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/186113/thumb_lake-urmia-iran-euronews-screenshot.jpg" /> Growing 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 repre Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:08:58 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=186113 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=186113 <img alt="Thumb_header-logo-en-print" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/184799/thumb_header-logo-en-print.gif" /> Plain-clothes officers reportedly beat Faranak Farid so severely that she temporarily lost hearing in an ear and was left unable to move one arm. Tue, 20 Sep 2011 07:11:54 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=184799 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=184799 <img alt="Thumb_logo" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/184211/thumb_logo.png" /> Association for Defense of Azerbaijani Political Prisoners in Iran Tue, 20 Sep 2011 01:10:11 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=184211 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=184211 <img alt="Thumb_0a997855-c5fb-45b6-8493-e7aa06847b6c_w270" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/182877/thumb_0A997855-C5FB-45B6-8493-E7AA06847B6C_w270.jpg" /> Several Azeri activists in Iran have been arrested after calling on people to participate in the latest protest over the drying up of Lake Orumieh. Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:12:35 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=182877 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=182877 <img alt="Thumb_lake_orumieh_by_imanwow-d4a4rqc" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/180557/thumb_lake_orumieh_by_imanwow-d4a4rqc.jpg" /> lake_orumieh_by_imanwow-d4a4rqc.jpg Sun, 18 Sep 2011 08:10:37 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=180557 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=180557 <img alt="Thumb_0" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/175948/thumb_0.jpg" /> (no description) Fri, 16 Sep 2011 04:10:54 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=175948 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=175948 <img alt="Thumb_soimg_amnesty-candle" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/175592/thumb_soImg_amnesty-candle.jpg" /> Iranian authorities must carry out a thorough, independent investigation into reports that she was beaten in custody. Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:09:40 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=175592 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=175592 <img alt="Thumb_0" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/174843/thumb_0.jpg" /> (no description) Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:09:09 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=174843 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=174843 <img alt="Thumb_centralasiatimes" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/174662/thumb_centralasiatimes.gif" /> CentralAsiaTimes.com Thursday 15th September 2011 Volume 2011/3705 Follow us on More Central Asia NewsUS sees India as one of its indispensable partn Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:16:27 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=174662 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=174662 <img alt="Thumb_header-logo-en-print" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/174445/thumb_header-logo-en-print.gif" /> Plain-clothes officers reportedly beat Faranak Farid so severely that she temporarily lost hearing in an ear and was left unable to move one arm. Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:09:48 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=174445 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=174445 <img alt="Thumb_0a997855-c5fb-45b6-8493-e7aa06847b6c_w270" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/174153/thumb_0A997855-C5FB-45B6-8493-E7AA06847B6C_w270.jpg" /> Several Azeri activists in Iran have been arrested after calling on people to participate in the latest protest over the drying up of Lake Orumieh. Thu, 15 Sep 2011 08:10:02 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=174153 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=174153 <img alt="Thumb_adappjpg-1840357_md" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/173771/thumb_ADAPPjpg-1840357_md.jpg" /> Overview &nbsp; 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 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 04:10:02 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=173771 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=173771 <img alt="Thumb_64917" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/173681/thumb_64917.jpg" /> A protest rally has been held outside the Ontario Legislative Assembly in Toronto against the drying up of Lake Urmia. Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:55:07 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=173681 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=173681 <img alt="Thumb_abi-225x300" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/173680/thumb_abi-225x300.jpg" /> Protesters 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. Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:52:22 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=173680 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=173680 <img alt="Thumb_0" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/173675/thumb_0.jpg" /> (no description) Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:39:46 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=173675 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=173675 <img alt="Thumb_sharafkhaneh-port-lake-urmia-11" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/168847/thumb_Sharafkhaneh-Port-Lake-Urmia-11.jpg" /> Iranian 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. Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:53:48 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=168847 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=168847 <img alt="Thumb_0" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/168846/thumb_0.jpg" /> (no description) Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:52:24 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=168846 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=168846 <img alt="Thumb_0" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/168845/thumb_0.jpg" /> (no description) Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:51:37 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=168845 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=168845 <img alt="Thumb_0" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/168844/thumb_0.jpg" /> (no description) Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:51:19 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=168844 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=168844 <img alt="Thumb_0" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/162380/thumb_0.jpg" /> (no description) Sat, 10 Sep 2011 02:06:47 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=162380 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=162380 <img alt="Thumb_0" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/162376/thumb_0.jpg" /> (no description) Sat, 10 Sep 2011 02:06:20 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=162376 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=162376 <img alt="Thumb_0" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/159099/thumb_0.jpg" /> (no description) Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:23:41 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=159099 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=159099 <img alt="Thumb_iran-lake-orumieh-003" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/159098/thumb_Iran-Lake-Orumieh-003.jpg" /> Potkin Azarmehr: The world's third-largest salt lake is drying up and all the government has done is repress peaceful environmental protests Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:23:17 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=159098 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=159098 <img alt="Thumb_0" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/157949/thumb_0.jpg" /> (no description) Thu, 08 Sep 2011 01:07:12 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=157949 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=157949 <img alt="Thumb_0" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/156184/thumb_0.jpg" /> (no description) Wed, 07 Sep 2011 06:57:39 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=156184 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=156184 <img alt="Thumb_6120752641_cbdd5c17ba_o" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/156183/thumb_6120752641_cbdd5c17ba_o.jpg" /> In 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. Wed, 07 Sep 2011 06:57:09 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=156183 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=156183 <img alt="Thumb_0" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/154666/thumb_0.jpg" /> (no description) Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:40:03 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=154666 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=154666 <img alt="Thumb_0" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/154664/thumb_0.jpg" /> (no description) Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:39:40 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=154664 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=154664 <img alt="Thumb_0" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/154663/thumb_0.jpg" /> (no description) Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:39:17 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=154663 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=154663 <img alt="Thumb_photo_1315257832545-1-0" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/154659/thumb_photo_1315257832545-1-0.jpg" /> The 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. Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:38:15 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=154659 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=154659 <img alt="Thumb_iran-arrests-dying-lake-protesters-2011-09-05_l" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/154658/thumb_iran-arrests-dying-lake-protesters-2011-09-05_l.jpg" /> The 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. Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:37:03 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=154658 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=154658 <img alt="Thumb_lake-orumieh-003" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/154657/thumb_Lake-Orumieh-003.jpg" /> Lake 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 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:36:33 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=154657 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=154657 <img alt="Thumb_6239461e-2ca9-40f4-9382-421830e2fff3_w270" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/152597/thumb_6239461E-2CA9-40F4-9382-421830E2FFF3_w270.jpg" /> Renewed 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... Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:08:49 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=152597 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=152597 <img alt="Thumb_adappppp" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/152543/thumb_adappppp.jpg" /> Mass 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 Urmia an Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:01:30 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=152543 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=152543 <img alt="Thumb_default" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/152526/thumb_default.jpg" /> Tabriz and Oroumiyeh in Iranian Azerbijan were scenes of more clashes yesterday, between protesters and Islamic Republic's security forces. Mon, 05 Sep 2011 12:18:43 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=152526 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=152526 <img alt="Thumb_logo" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/152522/thumb_logo.png" /> Lake 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. Mon, 05 Sep 2011 12:14:55 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=152522 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=152522 <img alt="Thumb_0" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/152521/thumb_0.jpg" /> (no description) Mon, 05 Sep 2011 12:14:07 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=152521 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=152521 <img alt="Thumb_lake_urmia1" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/149937/thumb_Lake_Urmia1.jpg" /> AFP-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... Sun, 04 Sep 2011 05:28:07 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=149937 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=149937 <img alt="Thumb_320009_2104168841638_1168009650_32064635_8340859_n" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/149936/thumb_320009_2104168841638_1168009650_32064635_8340859_n.jpg" /> On Saturday, September 3, 2011, protestors in Tabriz and Urmia demonstrated in streets again to save Lake Urmia. Sun, 04 Sep 2011 05:26:15 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=149936 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=149936 <img alt="Thumb_0" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/149932/thumb_0.jpg" /> (no description) Sun, 04 Sep 2011 05:22:26 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=149932 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=149932 <img alt="Thumb_0" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/149931/thumb_0.jpg" /> (no description) Sun, 04 Sep 2011 05:22:18 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=149931 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=149931 <img alt="Thumb_0" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/148774/thumb_0.jpg" /> (no description) Sat, 03 Sep 2011 14:33:21 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=148774 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=148774 <img alt="Thumb_lake-urmia-iran-euronews-screenshot" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/147011/thumb_lake-urmia-iran-euronews-screenshot.jpg" /> Growing 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 repre Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:45:36 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=147011 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=147011 <img alt="Thumb_c1b5e50b-cf2c-40a1-8493-2775114bfa75_w270" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/147010/thumb_C1B5E50B-CF2C-40A1-8493-2775114BFA75_w270.jpg" /> Police forces and activists are sparring again in Iran over an issue of national interest. But this time the source of the dispute is far from the corridors of power in Tehran and is centered on th... Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:45:12 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=147010 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=147010 <img alt="Thumb_12-shahrivar-lake-orumiyeh" src="https://crowdvoice-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/post/image/147008/thumb_12-shahrivar-lake-orumiyeh.jpg" /> The peaceful, civil protests to save lake Orumiyeh from an environmental disaster were violently suppressed by security forces on Saturday August 27th, 2011. Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:42:07 -0500 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=147008 http://crowdvoice.org/lake-urmia-protests-in-iran?post=147008