15th Shaban 1435 in accordance with 23 Khordad 1393 (13 June 2014) is the happy and auspicious birthday anniversary of the twelfth and last Shi’a Imam, Imam Mahdi (A.S.). Majzooban Noor website management, would congratulate this auspicious day, to His Holiness, Haj Dr. Noor Ali Tabandeh ( Majzoob Ali Shah) the great Qutb of the […]
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Iran’s Hard-line Media Told To Back Off On Rohani Criticism
Iranian authorities are taking steps to rein in hard-line media that have attacked efforts by Iranian President Hassan Rohani to work with the West and resolve the crisis over his country’s nuclear activities. The apparent campaign taken by the authorities comes as a July 20 deadline for a lasting nuclear deal looms, and could […]
Iranian activist jailed for four years: Maryam Shafi’ Pour
Prisoner of conscience Maryam Shafi’ Pour has had her seven-year prison sentence reduced to four years on appeal. Maryam Shafi’ Pour’s sentence was reduced to four years’ imprisonment on 28 May, by Branch 54 of the Appeals Court of Tehran. Activist Maryam Shafi’ Pour had been sentenced to seven years in prison on 2 […]
Iran urged to release imprisoned journalist Saba Azarpeik
A group of Iranian journalists has called for the release of Azarpeik who is being kept incommunicado after being detained More than 140 Iranian journalists have called on authorities to release Saba Azarpeik, who was picked up last month from the offices of a magazine in Tehran and is currently being held incommunicado. Azarpeik, […]
Breakin at Iran’s Reformist Organization
After the end of the holidays last week news agencies reported that an unknown group had entered the Baran Institute during the weekend holiday and taken away some items. The institute, created by Iran’s former president Mohammad Khatami, is considered one of the few active moderate organizations in Iran. The official website of the […]
Prominent Rights Defender Faces New Charges for Her Meeting with Ashton
Narges Mohammadi, the prominent human rights defender and Deputy Head of the now-shuttered Defenders of Human Rights Center in Tehran, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that new charges have been brought against her stemming from her March 8, 2014 meeting with the EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton. Mohammadi was […]
Filmmaker Mahnaz Mohammadi Begins 5-Year Sentence on Baseless Charges
On June 7, 2014, Iranian documentary filmmaker and women’s rights activist Mahnaz Mohammadi began serving her five-year prison sentence on charges of “assembly and collusion against national security,” and “propaganda against the state.” In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran before going to Evin Prison, Mohammadi said that according […]
Continuation of Organized Incitement Against Gonabadi Dervishes by Extremists
The latest report from Dashti county in Isfahan province indicated the continuation of the incitement against the Nematollahi Gonabadi Dervishes, by religious extremists.According to Majzooban Noor reporter, during the past two weeks , in Dashti county in Isfahan province, the mullahs who get on the minbar (pulpit) on the pretext of Martyrs’ Memorial have […]
Journalists rally around detained colleague
According to a report by Radio Zamaneh, 147 Iranian journalists have issued a statement calling for the release of Saba Azarpeyk, saying her arrest is “illegal.” The Kaleme opposition website reports that their statement refers to the arrest of Azarpeyk and the failure of authorities to inform her family about her situation as “illegal […]
Directors quit Tehran weather office over criticism
According to a report by Radio Zamaneh, three directors of the Tehran Meteorology Organization have resigned, one week after residents were caught off guard by a storm that ravaged the city. The Shargh daily reports that the Director General of Tehran Meteorology, the Director of Weather Forecasts and Warnings and the Director of Information […]