Two weeks ago reports appeared in some Iranian media that prisoners in Ward 350 of the notorious Evin Prison in Tehran were beaten up by the guards and special forces during a prison inspection. Officials initially denied the violence but subsequently had to admit to the excesses in the penitentiary. Some prisoners were said […]
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Istanbul honours Iranian mother who spared son’s killer
Samereh Alinejad, an Iranian woman who pardoned her son’s murderer at the moment of his hanging, has been recognized as the Mother of Year in Istanbul. The Shargh daily reported on Sunday that Alinejad had arrived in front of the Noor City Court for the execution of her son’s murderer and at the last […]
Activists call for fair trials for Sunnis on death row
A group of Nationalist-Religious activists outside Iran have issued a statement calling for the death sentences of Sunni prisoners in Rejai Shahr, Qezel Hessar and Sanandaj Prisons to be rescinded. The statement calls for the withdrawal of the sentences and the processing of the charges against these prisoners in a fair trial. According to […]
Reformist journalist held by authorities
Sarajeddin Mirdamadi, an Iranian reformist journalist, has been taken into custody by Iranian authorities. In a statement on her Facebook page, Fatemeh Mousavi, Mirdamadi’s wife, reported that on Saturday May 10, Mirdamadi presented himself at Evin Court to give some explanations but instead he was taken into custody. Mousavi was told by Giti Pourfazel, […]
An imprisoned student sentenced to 10 years in prison
The 10 years in prison sentence of Hamid Babai, the PhD student who was studying in Belgium, is confirmed by the appeal court. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Hamid Babai, the PhD student who was studying at the University of Liege in Belgium and had come to Iran […]
Opposition leader’s doctor warns not to stop treatment
Iran’s Ruling Establishment Sites Security Measures as Reason For Delays in Mir Hossein Mousavi’s Medical Treatment | Narges Mousavi Warns that the Family Will Do Whatever it Takes to Ensure that Medical Protocols are Followed!May 8th, 2014 [Kaleme – Mehdi Sharif] – Narges Mousavi criticizes the indifference of the ruling establishment towards her father’s […]
Wrong Prison Medication Worsens Student Activist’s Condition
Imprisoned student activist Maryam Shafipour has developed a severe reaction from a medication incorrectly prescribed for her for three months by prison doctors for a lymphatic condition. Prison authorities have refused to allow her to see a specialist. An informed source who wished to remain anonymous told the Campaign that Mehdi Khodabakhshi, Supervising Assistant […]
MP Calls On Rouhani to Stop Judiciary’s Closure of Newspapers
A prominent member of the Iranian Parliament who sits on the Press Oversight Committee has called on the Rouhani Administration to stop what he believes is the wrongful process of newspaper closures. MP Ali Motahhari was speaking a day after the major daily Ghanoon was shut down by the Tehran Prosecutor’s Office on […]
Photos: Funeral for Mr. Hadi Tabandeh
Yesterday morning, 20th of Ordibehesht 1393 ( May 10, 2014) the body of Mr. Hadi Tabandeh, the honorable son of Mr. Hajj Doctor Nour Ali Tabandeh, Majzoub Ali Shah was carried out to the Behesht-e Zahra cemetery outside Tehran where his body was laid to rest.His body was taken from Mehr hospital at 8:30 […]
IOPHRI: Hadi Tabandeh died in hospital
IOPHRI also has reported that the son of Dr. Nour Ali Tabandeh died yesterday in a hospital in Tehran.Hadi Tabandeh died on Friday, May 9th. According to a source next to the family the son of the head of the Nematollah Gonabadi Order died on grounds of ill health. It is expected that Dervishes […]