Middle East
Security Agents Raided Yalda Celebrations in Gorgan
One of the organizer of Yalda celebrations in Gorgan told HRANA, "This ceremony was not political in nature at all. It was a small and simple gathering to observe Yalda, a thousand-year-old Iranian tradition. Before the celebrations began, police raided the restaurant and threw all the guests out. Then security agents cut off the electricity and prevented us from carrying out the program."