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Iranian soccer fans protest government’s failure to rescue Lake Orumiyeh

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James M. Dorsey
Aug 30, 2011
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By James M. Dorsey

Iranian authorities have arrested scores of soccer fans and protesters demanding during a match this weekend that the government take measures to prevent Lake Orumiyeh in the predominantly Azeri northwest of the country from drying up.
The protest followed an Iranian parliament vote against allocating funds to channel water from the Ara…

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