Saba Azarpeyk, a Reformist Journalist who was arrested 81 days ago, is still kept at solitary confinement with no clear vision of possible trail date. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) in Iran, Saba Azarpeyk was arrested on Wednesday morning, May 28th, 2014 by security forces and was transferred […]
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A number of Azeri nationalist-civil activists have been arrested
Many Azeri nationalist-civil activists in Ardabil province, who were planned to climb Sabalan peak, the same as previous years, have been arrested by security and intelligence forces. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), while some nationalist-civil activists of towns and cities in Ardabil province were planned to climb Sabalan […]
Behnam Ebrahimzadeh is transferred to the Ward 1 at Rajai Shahr Prison
Behnam Ebrahimzadeh is banished to the Ward 1 of Rajai Shahr Prison. Prior to this, he was transferred to solitary confinement at the Ward 209 at Evin Prison following the events at the Ward 350 at Evin Prison on April 17th, 2014 – also known as Black Thursday-. According to the report of Human […]
Prison guards raided ward 350 of Evin Prison
Following transfer of 75 prisoners from ward 350 to quarantine of ward 7 of Evin prison, on Wednesday evening 12th August, 10 security guards raided ward 350 inspecting with violence and destruction and theft some stuff of Prisoner of Conscience in this ward. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), […]
2 weeks in solitary confinement as a punishment for Mostafa Eskandari
Disciplinary committee of Rajaei Shahr prison denounced Mostafa Eskandari, the political prisoner, to two weeks in solitary confinement as chastisement. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the disciplinary committee of Rajaei Shahr prison denounced Mostafa Eskandari to two weeks of solitary confinement as chastisement for insulting the authorities of […]
Education minister to face impeachment debate
Iranian Parliament has announced that its session on Wednesday August 20 will be allotted to the impeachment of Education Minister Reza Farajidana. President Rohani’s representative in Parliament expressed every hope that a majority of MPs will oppose the minister’s impeachment, saying: “Academia is satisfied with the policies of the Minister of Education.” Majid Ansari […]
Iran to end organ transplants for foreigners
Iran’s Minister of Health has announced that organ transplants for non-Iranians will be banned by the end of September. He cited the long waiting lists for Iranians seeking organ transplants as the main reason for the new regulation. The minister announced that in the past 10 years, 608 non-Iranians have undergone organ transplants in […]
Vital Tehran dams on verge of running dry
Tehran Province’s waterworks department reports that most important dams in the province will run out of water in 37 days. In a report published Saturday in the Sahrvand daily, Mohammad Parvresh says high consumption and a lack of precipitation are leading to a complete loss of water in the Lar and Latian Dams, two […]
Iranian Prisoner of Conscience calls on Iranian authorities
Iranian Prisoner of Conscience calls on the Iranian authorities to allow civil society to participate in upcoming UN Human Rights Council Review In an open letter written from Ward 350 of Evin Prison, prisoner of conscience Hassan Asadi Zeidabadi—a 28 year-old human rights activist in jail since 2010—has called on the Iranian authorities to allow […]
Jailed Dervishes Send Complaint Extradition Appeal to the Court of Crimes of Government Staff
The Seven lawyers and advocates of rights of dervishes have submitted their complaint extradition appeal to the branch ten of the court of crimes of governmental employees.Prior to that, these seven Dervishes two times had protested about the illegal acts and violations of judge Salavati in the procedure of the case. But the first […]