Dozens arrested in Iran over lake protest

More than two dozen ethnic Azeris have been arrested after environmental protests in north-western Iran. It comes after protests in the city of Tabriz over what is claimed to be Tehran's failure to take measures to save nearby Lake Oroumieh.




With a surface area of more than 5,000 kilometres, is the third largest saltwater lake in the world and home to an abundance of wildlife. It lies between the country's provinces of East and West Azerbaijan.




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[TheAzeri1977]

@RashidXXL spoken like true chapian , you are son of azerbyjan . good job my brother.

[TheAzeri1977]

@IranHistory , B S. iran ( ugly name) and turkey two brother nations they will never repeat old mistakes again.As azerbyjani from south i fell turkey is an other country for me and turkish people are our brothers and sisters. We azerbyjanians have always respected all races and nations. Armenia must leave azerbyjani home land it is about time Russia to leave causia. and black sea. they should leave north caucasia. let their people run their own lifes!! god help greece!!! yeshson azerbyjan.

[RashidXXL]

@IranHistory You call yourself IranHistory but you know nothing about history. Turkey defeated Britain causing it 230 000 deaths in Gallipoli Campaign 1916, defeated Greeks in 1922 causing 50 000 deaths among greeks. What was going on in Iran at that time. What did russians and english do in Iran then. Were you able to do something, to resist them. If any kurdish state will be created then it will be in Iranian Kurdistan. They already had a state in 1946 in Iran.Hope they will have once again.

[IranHistory]

@RashidXXL : Threats by Turkey against Iran will get it turned into Kurdistan, Armenia & Greece; bombed by Iran or Russia. Or a full invasion. Keep dreaming.

[ZeeGooner]

GOD BLESS PERSIANS 

[TheAzeri1977]

@RashidXXL , my brother we wish same for the beautifull people of azerbyjan , i have same feeling for entire azerbyjan . two bodys are a part but hearts are together . no one or no empire can break us apart we must start educating our people , There is huge persian propaganda mechine out there ( some low life fucking fars chauvenists) .they are going to do anything and every thing to mis guides us.

[maj7510]

@RashidXXL Vowww, That is like a paradise. I hope that we could see such a fantasy in real. Yes, First save the Uromie Lake. I loke the lake. I have some unforgettable memory in Bandar-e-sharafkhane. Can we see the lake with such an amazing scenery again???? I hope so. If we do some urgent actions. Let 's see. I wish the government can act more wisely.

[RashidXXL]

@maj7510 EU is an amazing project, in spite of all this criticism toward Euro currency and etc., It made Europe much more interesting place than it used to be. So hopefully we will first save lake Urmiya, then make our governments enough democratic. And voila we have our own union of free, rich and happy people

[maj7510]

@RashidXXL Thanks for your good wishes. Although you are originally from Tabriz, but anyway, we (people in Iran and Azarbaijan) are brothers and have lots of commons in history and culture. So, we should help each other and I hope that some days, in case we have a good democracy ( I do wish), we can make such a union like what Europeans have. Then we can much more easily take trip to the other countries and enjoy from being together and celebrate ceremonies like Norooz together.