Statement: - (2020 Grant recipients of Pulitzer Center) This manual charcoal packaging workshop is located in the city of Gorgan, in the province of Golestan, Iran. The workshop employs ten workers, of whom six are women, and has been in business for four years. The plant closed, like many other … Continue reading →

Statement: - (2020 Grant recipients of Pulitzer Center) This manual charcoal packaging workshop is located in the city of Gorgan, in the province of Golestan, Iran. The workshop employs ten workers, of whom six are women, and has been in business for four years. The plant closed, like many other … Continue reading →

Statement: - (2020 Grant recipients of Pulitzer Center) This mask production workshop is located in an industrial area 15 km away from the city of Gorgan, in the north of Iran. Originally a manufacturer of fabric covers, the workshop suffered severe damage due to last year's floods, and declared bankruptcy. … Continue reading →

Statement: - (2020 Grant recipients of Pulitzer Center) This mask production workshop is located in an industrial area 15 km away from the city of Gorgan, in the north of Iran. Originally a manufacturer of fabric covers, the workshop suffered severe damage due to last year's floods, and declared bankruptcy. … Continue reading →

Statement: Aq Qala, Golestan, Iran March 25, 2019  The Golestan floods, caused by heavy rains starting on 19 March, have affected a total of 10 cities in northeast Iran (The cities of Gorgan, Bandar Turkman, Azad Shahr, Aq Qqala, Gonbad-e Kavus, bandar-e Gaz, Ali Abad, Kalaleh, Kordkuy, and Minodaasht). These … Continue reading →

Statement: Aq Qala, Golestan, Iran March 25, 2019  The Golestan floods, caused by heavy rains starting on 19 March, have affected a total of 10 cities in northeast Iran (The cities of Gorgan, Bandar Turkman, Azad Shahr, Aq Qqala, Gonbad-e Kavus, bandar-e Gaz, Ali Abad, Kalaleh, Kordkuy, and Minodaasht). These … Continue reading →

Statement: The keeping of pigeons has always been a component of Iranian culture. Pigeons, which in the past were a source of natural fertilizer used for agriculture and horticulture, had a special place among domestic animals in Iran, to the extent that killing them was considered a crime. Despite the … Continue reading →

Statement: Documentation of forgotten Coke oven workers’ life, in deep woods of Northern Iran.  In Northern part of Iran, coke oven workers are still practicing a traditional methods.  Workers carry and crack woods by hand, and basic tools. To produce coal in such way, workers are supposed to stay in … Continue reading →

Statement: The keeping of pigeons has always been a component of Iranian culture. Pigeons, which in the past were a source of natural fertilizer used for agriculture and horticulture, had a special place among domestic animals in Iran, to the extent that killing them was considered a crime.Despite the lack … Continue reading →