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Monday
Sep192011

Iran Interview: Azerbaijani Activist Fakhteh Zamani Explains the Lake Urmia Protests

See also Iran Feature: Is Civil Disobedience Taking Off?


Fakhteh Zamani, director of the Association for the Defence of Azerbaijani Political Prisoners in Iran, talks about the protests over the environmental damage to Iran's largest lake, Lake Urmia --- moving from activists in Azerbaijan to football stadiums --- the response by the Iranian authorities, and the possible developments, both for the lake and for Azerbaijani rights:

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