Responses to Human Rights Abuses in Iran 1. On Thursday 10th July two republican senators submitted the draft plan in order to increase sanctions on Iran, not because of Iran’s nuclear program but regarding human rights issues in Iran.Women’s Right’s1. During the past week, Fatemeh Hashemi, the daughter of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani who is […]
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Ministry of Health Concerned over Sale of Iranian Kidneys
Iran’s Charity Association for the Support of Kidney Patients (CASKP) says the Ministry of Health has to establish protocols to prevent the sale of Iranian kidneys to foreign patients. The ministry’s response, however, is that the Society must be held accountable for this problem. On Sunday July 20, CASKP chief Mostafa Qasemi told the […]
Security forces shut down poet’s commemoration
The fourteenth commemoration ceremony for the passing of Iranian poet Ahmad Shamloo was interrupted by Islamic Republic security forces. HRANA reports that the ceremony was organized by Iran’s Writers’ Association and was held on Thursday July 25. Eyewitness reports indicate that the participants were first photographed and filmed by security officers, who then forced […]
Iran confirms it is holding 4 journalists
Iran confirmed on Friday that it has detained four journalists, including a reporter for The Washington Post and two freelance photographers, but did not disclose details about why they were being held. The Washington Post said its correspondent, Jason Rezaian, and his wife were detained Tuesday evening in the Iranian capital, Tehran. The newspaper […]
Hundreds of Dervishes Welcome Migration Campaign.
Only after 72 hours after the launch campaign called ” Migration to Evin Prison”, more than 600 hundreds of Gonabadi Dervishes enrolled their names in this campaign throughout Iran.According to Majzooban Noor, Dervishes who have registered their names in this campaign stressed:“In the bottleneck of lack of commitment to law enforcement by authorities, the […]
“Dervishes Migrate from Iran to Evin Prison” Campaign
Majzooban Noor news website forms a campaign named ” Dervishes migrate from Iran to Evin”, in which applicants register to demonstrate their protest to put an end to illegal conduct of despotic officials. In a statement issued by Majzooban Noor, it has been mentioned “If those who have access to power and authority infringe […]
Probe finds more students received bursaries unfairly
The investigation into the former administration’s practice of offering bursaries to ineligible students has uncovered 3, 731 cases of these irregularities so far. The head of the Parliament’s Education and Research Commission has announced that these students received bursaries without meeting the necessary GPA criteria, a practice that has called the entire system into […]
Ruling of Combined 127-Year Sentence for Facebook Users Violates Iran’s Own Laws
A source knowledgeable about the case of eight young Iranians sentenced to heavy prison sentences for their activities on Facebook told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that in an illegal ruling, Branch 28 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court under Judge Moghisseh has issued verdicts that are up to three times longer […]
Iranian peace group protests attacks on Gaza
Iran’s Mothers for Peace gathered in protest in front of the United Nations offices in Tehran to condemn the Israeli attacks on Gaza. Iran’s Mothers for Peace expressed affinity with the Palestinian mothers who have lost family members in the Israeli attacks. The Mothers for Peace read out a statement describing the Israeli government […]
Arzhang Davoodi sentenced to death by the revolutionary court
Branch number one of revolutionary court of Karaj has sentenced Arzhang Davoodi, the political prisoner of central prison of Bandar Abbas to death. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), branch number one of revolutionary court of Karaj, with chief judge Ghazi Asef-Al-Hosseini sentenced Arzhang Davoodi to death. This sentence […]