Jul 23
Bashariyat Library Meeting was held on July 17, 2025 at 17:00 to Central European Time, with administration of Kosar Valizadeh, on Zoom. Guests: Ramin Ahmadzadeh, Sareh Ostovar, Amir Palvaneh: Introducing the “Brave New World” Book by Aldous Huxley.
Secretary of Meeting: Irandokht Kia
Voice Recording and Edit: Salman Ghorbani
Jul 23
The Defense of the Rights of Iranian Ethnics and Nations Committees Meeting was held on July 12, 2025 at 20:00 to Central European Time on Instagram, with administration of Sareh Ostovar, Guest: Marziyeh Alikarami: Tir 18, 1378 – From the University Dormitory to the Public Right-Claiming.
Meeting Responsible: Sareh Ostovar
Secretary of Meeting: Jamal Jamali
Admin: Nasrin Jahani Golsheykh
Voice Recording and Edit: Salman Ghorbani
Jul 20
When the Environment Speaks: Land Subsidence in Iran
Land subsidence in Iran is one of the most serious environmental and urban challenges. Due to poor and unprincipled management, it has caused extensive damage to infrastructure, agriculture, water resources, and the environment.
Key contributing factors include excessive extraction of groundwater (which is the main cause of land subsidence in Iran due to overuse in agriculture, industry, and drinking water), recurrent droughts, illegal wells, land use changes (leading to unauthorized construction, destruction of vegetation, and increased surface load), and mining activities.
According to domestic news agency reports, in 2024 (Iranian year 1403), 360 regions, covering approximately 3.5% of the country’s surface area, were affected by subsidence. Reports indicate that the provinces of Kerman, Alborz, Markazi, Qom, Razavi Khorasan, and Hamedan experienced the highest rates of land subsidence, with Kerman province facing particularly severe conditions, recording over 30 centimeters of subsidence.
