The Iranian president’s chief adviser and head of the Professional Engineering and Construction Association says five people die on construction sites every day. Akbar Torkan told IRNA that despite consistent efforts to raise awareness of work safety regulations and issues on construction sites, 47 percent of workplace accidents occur on construction sites. He added […]
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Security Forces Raiding Tajrish Hospital; Transfer of Mostafa Daneshjou to CCU
The sudden entrance of Evin Prison security forces into Shohada-e Tajrish Hospital caused Mostafa Daneshjou, the imprisoned lawyer of Gonabadi Dervishes, who was hospitalized in the internal division, heart and breathing problems, and consequently he was transferred to CCU.As reported by Majzooban Noor, Evin Prison officials sent their security force guards to the hospital […]
Newspaper Closed for Publishing News of IRGC Commander’s Release
The major Iranian daily, Ghanoon, was shut down on May 7, 2014, by judicial authorities who claimed the newspaper published a “false” report about a former Revolutionary Guard. Ghanoon’s report concerned the release of Mohammad Royanian, a former senior commander of the Revolutionary Guards and manager of the major Tehran soccer club, Perspolis, on […]
Defenders of Iran’s natural caves raise alarm
The growth of Iranian tourism has resulted in the deterioration of a number of Iran’s natural and pristine caves. The head of Iran’s Association of Caves and Speleology criticized the management of these natural resources, saying: “It is regrettable that they have taken urban facilities into the caves and destroyed the natural space and […]
Labor Activists Remain in Prison for May Day Gathering
Two leading workers’ rights activists, arrested by security forces in Tehran at an International Labor Day gathering on May 1, 2014, remain in prison. Jafaar Azimzadeh, president of the Free Workers Union of Iran, and Jamil Mohammadi, a member of the same organization, have been transferred to Evin’s Ward 209 for interrogations, according to […]
Mousavi Medical Condition Called “Alarming” by Daughter
“The family is in complete darkness about my father’s physical conditions and not even allowed a telephone call with him…My father’s health conditions are alarming,” wrote Narges Mousavi, daughter of Mir Hossein Mousavi, the opposition leader who was abruptly hospitalized for emergency heart surgery on April 29, 2014, in her Facebook page. Concern for […]
Motahari calls continued opposition house arrests illogical
Iranian MP Ali Motahari said in a speech at Qazvin University that the house arrest of MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi should not be allowed to turn into “a dark mark in the history of the Revolution.” The Kaleme website reports that Motahari referred to the three-year-plus house arrest of Mousavi, Zahra Rahnavard and Karroubi […]
Iranian Activist Says Her Release Is A Gesture, Not A New Era
When Nasrin Sotoudeh, a prominent Iranian human rights lawyer, was — along with 11 other high-profile political prisoners — many Iranians saw the move as opening a new era following the election of centrist President Hassan Rouhani. He had promised to release political prisoners rounded up after the contested 2009 elections, when thousands of protesters, […]
Large Fire At Iranian Oil Depot
A large fire has been reported at an oil depot in the northern Iranian city of Qazvin, some 130 kilometers west of Tehran. Reports said firefighters had trouble controlling the fire, which was raging for hours without being contained. There were conflicting reports about casualties with state television showing Governor Saeed Mibaha as saying […]
Iran’s Parliament ‘Satisfied’ With Minister’s Holocaust Explanation
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says he would not allow his country to be damaged with statements about “Holocaust denial.” Zarif made the comments during a May 6 session of parliament where hard-line lawmakers questioned him over his Holocaust remarks and other issues. “I will not allow the Zionist project of making Iran […]