After months of pressure and attacks on Rouhani’s administration over its appointments in the ministry of Science and its cultural activities, a resolution by Majlis deputies was submitted to the parliament’s presiding board which summons the minister of science. At the same time, deputies have been calling for the summons and questioning of the […]
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U.N. urges Iran nuclear talks to include human rights
Talks between Iran and six world powers aimed at clinching a deal on Iran’s contested nuclear program should include human rights concerns, the U.N. human rights chief said on Thursday. U.N. Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said the United Nations was especially worried about executions in Iran, including the planned execution of a […]
Amnesty International : Human rights activist on hunger strike in Iran
Human rights activist Latif Hasani, a member of Iran’s Azerbaijani minority who is serving a nine-year prison sentence, has been on hunger strike since 18 May in protest at the treatment of political prisoners in Iran. He is a prisoner of conscience who must be released immediately and unconditionally. On 18 May 2014, Latif […]
Kazeroon forest fire still out of control
According to a report by Radio Zamaneh, One hundred hectares of meadow and forest in Kazeroon in Fars Province have burnt down in a fire that started on Tuesday July 1. IRNA reports that the fire started on Tuesday and, according to Natural Resources officials in the province, high winds on Wednesday spread the […]
Tehran’s daily power outages bring call for restraint
According to a report by Radio Zamaneh, Tehran is facing a daily power outage that lasts for hours. The Shargh daily reports that the first days of summer in Tehran have been accompanied by repeated power outages lasting four to five hours. The head of Tehran’s Power Distribution Company, Mohammad Hashemi, confirmed the power […]
EU Court Scraps Sanctions On Iranian University
A European Union court has annulled sanctions on a top Iranian university, which the 28-nation bloc accuses of being involved with Iran’s nuclear program. The General Court ruled on July 3 that the European Union had provided insufficient evidence to justify an asset freeze on Tehran’s Sharif University of Technology. The Luxembourg-based court said […]
130 Women Sign Letter to Protest Women Barred From Entering Azadi Stadium
Female Spectators Beaten and Arrested at Recent Volleyball Game More then 130 women’s rights activists have asked the President of the International Volleyball Federation to protect the right of Iranian women to enter sports stadiums and attend volleyball matches. “We demand an end to gender discrimination in the sports stadiums and believe that the […]
Veteran Journalist Charged with Propaganda Against State
Shamsolvaezin Released on Bail of US$80,000 and Banned from Travel The veteran Iranian journalist Mashallah Shamsolvaezin has been charged with “propaganda against the state” for interviews and speeches he has given. Mr. Shamsolvaezin wrote on his Facebook page that when he appeared before the Evin Prison Court on June 29, 2014 following a summons, […]
Remembering His Holiness Mahboub Ali Shah on the 18th Anniversary of His Passing
His Holiness, Mr. Mahboub Ali Shah ( Hajj Ali Tabandeh ) the 38th head and master (Qutb) of the Alavieh Razavieh Namatullahieh Sultanalishahi Order of Sufis passed away at the age of 50 on the sixth of Ramadan, 1417, the sixteenth of January, 1997, the twenty-seventh of Day mah, 1375. He was buried beside […]
Political Prisoner and Lawyer, Negar Haeeri Incarcerated In Gharchak Prison Under Deplorable Conditions
Negar Haeeri, daughter of imprisoned political prisoner Mashallah Haeeri, is imprisoned in Gharchak Prison under harsh and deplorable conditions.According to the Melli-Mazhabi news site, Negar Haeeri was arrested for giving interviews and publicizing the poor health of her imprisoned father. She was arrested on May 25, 2014, and on the order of Deputy Prosecutor […]