Wide Arrest of Environmentalists in Iran's Azerbaijan Province: They Voted to Kill Lake Orumieh

These protests were triggered after the Majlis rejected a bill labeled urgent to address the drying up of Lake Orumieh by diverting and pumping water from Aras and Silveh rivers. The Majlis voted to take up the issue as a normal agenda item, denying it any priority. - Kaveh Ghoreishi, Rooz