Shahram Kholdi [1] says the Centre for the Defence of Human Rights, led by the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi [2] , has taken legal action against the ministries of Oil and Energy for the protection of Pasargadae [3] historical heritage site (this is not the actual ruins of the Pasargadae palaces, which includes the ruins the tomb of Cyrus the Great, but a wide largely unexplored area whose artefacts and archeological heritage is yet to be unearthed). Read more on Global Voices [4].
Iran: Save Heritage
· Written by Fred Petrossian
Categories: Middle East & North Africa, Iran