Iran hard-liners winning vote Mar 15, 2008
But initial results also showed reformists leading in the towns of Zarand, Rafsanjan, Sirjan in southeastern Iran and Semnan in northern Iran, Fars reported. Moderate conservatives appeared to come third, wining one seat in Toyserkan, a town in western Iran. (MSNBC -- International)
Trouble at homePolitical pressure piles on Iran's President Ahmadinejad Feb 27, 2007
In the past few weeks, criticism has been coming from all political quarters, the left, the reformists, former president Hashemi Rafsanjani, influential conservative figures and even some of his hardline allies ... Hashemi Rafsanjan is among those who has criticised the president. (BBC News -- Africa)
Saw III: Bahar Soomekh's Halloween Nightmare Nov 3, 2006
Mr. Amin was born in Rafsanjan, Iran, in 1950, and lived there until the age of 17, when he moved to the United States. Mr. Amin is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. (Payvand)
Protesters reportedly burn images of ayatollah, other clerical leaders Mar 15, 2006
Similar demonstrations were reported in Garmsar, southeast of Tehran, and in the southern city of Rafsanjan ... In recent months, expatriate Iranian pro-democracy groups in the United States and Europe have been calling for regime change in Tehran, arguing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's ultra-conservative regime has reversed important reforms instituted by the two previous presidents, Hashemi-Rafsanjani and Muhammad Khatami. (WorldNetDaily)
5.9-magnitude quake rattles southeast Iran Feb 19, 2006
No casualties or damage were reported from the moderate quake, which occurred at 1103 GMT in Rafsanjan, a city in Kerman province, about 750 kilometres southeast of Teheran, according to state television and the official Islamic Republic News Agency. Fortunately there have been no casualties in the earthquake, Shahram Alamdari, head of National Emergency Services, told state-run television. (Khaleej Times)
Moderate Quake Rattles Southeastern Iran Feb 19, 2006
9 quake occurred in Rafsanjan, about 465 miles southeast of the capital, Tehran, according to state television and the official Islamic Republic News Agency ... Rafsanjan resident Farzad Kia told state television that the city suffered no visible damage and water, gas, telephones and electricity were not affected ... Kerman province, where Rafsanjan is located, was the site of two of Iran's most damaging recent quakes. (Herald Sun)
