An unknown assailant has shot and killed a rare yellow deer being kept in the Khoramabad Zoo. The head of Iran’s Environment and Wildlife Watch reported on August 24 that the deer died from a shot to its shoulder despite efforts by zoo officials to save it. The Mehr News Agency reports that Keyvan […]
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Tehran mayor distances himself from segregation plan
Tehran Mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who has stirred controversy with his plan to segregate male and female public servants, declared on Tuesday that he is in essence against gender segregation. The Fars News Agency reports that Qalibaf was speaking at a meeting in Mashhad when he said: “Some have said that after the election, […]
Students must repay illegally granted bursaries
Iran’s Minister of Justice has announced that students who received bursaries illegally will have to pay for the costs of their studies. IRNA reports that Mostafa PourMohammadi was addressing the controversial issue of bursaries that were illegally granted to ineligible students under the former administration when he said: “A committee has been established to […]
The Families of Jailed Gonabadi Dervishes Are not still Informed of Their Whereabouts
After six days of transfer of two imprisoned Gonabadi Dervishes from hospital to prison, their families are not still informed of their whereabouts.According to Majzooban Noor, after six days of transfer of Messrs. Hamid-Reza Moradi Sarvestani and Mostafa Daneshjou from Shohada e Tajrish hospital to Evin prison, still their families are unaware of their […]
Jailed student activist gets brief respite
Iranian student activist Majid Tavakoli, who was arrested in the 2009 election protests, was released on Saturday August 23 for a four-day leave. The Etemad Newspaper reports that Tavakoli was released from Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj. Tavakoli, a former member of the Amir Kabir Islamic Student Association, was last arrested after giving a […]
Impeachment won’t impede bursaries investigation
The probe into irregularities in the granting of bursaries continues to trigger controversy despite the removal of the science minister, and now Vice-President Eshagh Jahangiri says even the removal of 10 science ministers would not halt the investigation into the former administration’s mishandling of bursary funds. In a ceremony of appreciation for Reza Farajidana, […]
Behnam Ibrahizadeh is on his 16th day of hunger strike
Behnam Ibrahimzadeh, labor activist, who has recently been transferred from Evin to Rajaei Shahr prison, is on his 16th days of hunger strike. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Behnam Ibrahimzadeh who was transferred from ward 209 of Evin prison to Rajaei Shahr prison on August 12 is on […]
Why UNESCO recognition eludes Iran’s Mount Damavand
Iranian nature lovers must delay their hopes of having Mount Damavand, one of the country’s most distinctive features, recognized by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre. The head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization says the registration of Mount Damavand on the Natural and Cultural World Heritage list will not be possible unless several […]
Farshid Fathi transferred to section 10 of Rajai Shahr Prison
Farshid Fathi, Chritian prisoner has been transferred to the section of dangerous prisoners at Rajai Shahr Prison. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Farshid Fathi was transferred from Evin prison in Tehran to Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj on August 19th and is now in section 10 of Rajai […]
6 political activists arrested in Karaj
6 political activists have been arrested on April 9, 2014 at their homes in Shahriar in Karaj. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Hassan Ebrahimi, Mehdi Ebrahimi, Mohammadreza Zabihi, Manuchehr Yousefi, Somayye Khalili and Mahin Sayyar Sharabi have been arrested on charge of supporting “Rights and Justice Organization” which […]