24 September 20152015

The Mina disaster.

On September 24, 2015, coinciding with the stoning of the pillars ritual in Mina, severe overcrowding led to one of the deadliest incidents in the history of the Hajj. Hundreds of Iranian pilgrims were also among the dead.

This disaster received widespread coverage in Iranian and world media.

More events in this period

15 August 1979The armed attack on Paveh; the beginning of the conflicts of the 1980s.
16 August 1979The approval of the Press Law by the Revolutionary Council; a tool for controlling the media.
20 August 1979The Kurdistan crisis and the dispatch of forces to Sanandaj.
25 August 1979Kayhan Newspaper Headlines; The Tense Atmosphere After the Revolution
1 September 1979The destruction of the Bab house in Shiraz
10 September 1979The passing of Ayatollah Seyyed Mahmoud Taleghani.