According to a report by Radio Zamabeh, a number of people taking part in the Memorial Service for the late Islamic Republic leader Ayatollah Khomeini were arrested by plainclothes officers. The Islamic Republic daily reported on Saturday that people who had been chanting in support of President Hassan Rohani were arrested at the end […]
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Establishment backlash grows against Rohani’s statements
According to a report by Radio Zamabeh, president Rohani’s statements about curbing overt government interference in people’s lives have drawn more fire from the establishment, this time from Iran’s Prosecutor General and spokesman for the judiciary, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei. The Entekhab website reports that Mohseni Ejei said: “We hear these days: do not interfere […]
Female Musicians Banned from Stage in Isfahan
According to a report y Radio Zamabeh, female musicians are not allowed to go onstage and give live performances in Isfahan. Mohammad Qotbi, the head of the Isfahan Culture and Guidance administration and also a member of the clergy, compared music bands to the national football team, saying that just as there are substitutes […]
Senior U.S., Iranian Officials To Meet In Geneva
The U.S. State Department says senior U.S. and Iranian officials will meet on June 9 and June 10 in Geneva for talks ahead of the next round of negotiations between Iran and six world powers on Iran’s nuclear program. Washington said June 7 the U.S. delegation will be led by U.S. Deputy Secretary of […]
Kasra Nouri Is Denied Visitation Rights
Imprisoned Dervish rights activist, Kasra Nouri has been deprived of “his most basic right” of visiting his family since his transfer back to Shiraz’s Adel-Abad prison.According to a report by Majzooban Noor, after Kasra Nouri was moved from Nezam prison to Adel-Abad prison as a venue for his university exams, his family attempted to […]
No news about fate of ten Sunni activists arrested in April
There has been no news about the condition of ten Sunni men who are being held at an unknown location since their arrest earlier this year in the cities of Bukan and Mahabad, West Azerbaijan province of Iran. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the men, who were arrested […]
Reporters Club chief summoned to court for “falsehoods”
According to a report by Radio Zamaneh, the head of the Javan Reporters Club, Ebrahim Zadegan, has been summoned to court for “the publication of falsehoods”, activist Mehdi Khazali reports. Mehdi Khazali, a reformist political activist, wrote on his Facebook page: “After about two years of the Javan Reporters Club publishing falsehoods, and my […]
Neka braces for potential flooding
According to a report by Radio Zamaneh, heavy rains on Wednesday night in Neka have caused river waters to rise, prompting the governor to order the evacuation of households near the river in anticipation of possible flooding. In an interview with the Mehr News Agency, Ali Rajabi said emergency workers have managed so far […]
The Special Clerical Court Convicted A Dervish (layman)
Gonabadi Dervish resident of the city of Golpayegan, Abbas Salehian was sentenced to six months discretionary imprisonment by the Special Courts for the Clergy.According to a report by Majzooban Noor, Mr. Abbas Salehian, a Gonabadi Dervish living in the city of Golpayegan despite not being a clergyman, was tried in the Special Clerical Court […]
Ceremony for Ayatollah Taheri turns violent
According to a report by Radio Zamaneh, a ceremony in Isfahan to mark the anniversary of the passing of Ayatollah Taheri became violent when a group of plainclothes forces attacked the people in attendance. The Kaleme website reports that Ayatollah Taheri’s followers had invited people to attend the anniversary of his passing from 6 to […]