Gholam-Hossein Esmaili TV broadcast from Evin(cartoon by Mana Neyestani, Iran Wire) Gholam-Hossein Esmaili, the head of Tehran’s infamous Evin prison told Tadbir news agency that Ward 350 of the prison was quiet and peaceful. But since then, the families of prisoners of the ward have relentlessly screamed of the violence perpetrated in the ward and their voices […]
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Condolence Message from 78 Political Prisoners at Evin Ward 350 to Hamid-Reza Moradi
A group of political prisoners at ward 350 of Evin prison expressed their condolences for the death of Hamid-Reza Moradi’s father.Mr. Khalil Moradi, the father of jailed Gonabadi Dervish and administrator of Majzooban noor news website, Hamid-Reza Moradi who is currently admitted in Shohada e Tajrish hospital, yesterday on 9th of Ordibehesht 1393 ( […]
Indictment Issued Against Dervish-Cleric
Special Clerical Court in the city of Sari issued an indictment against Gonabbadi Dervish Mohammad Nouri who is currently wearing clerical dress.According to a repost by Majzooban Noor, the indictment that is issued by the court, charged Mohammad Nouri with “Joining the Dervish sect in Clerical dress” and “Attending the Gonabadi Dervishes-ceremonies in Tehran […]
Iranian official says workers should get permit for march
Ayatollah Rafsanjani, the head of Iran’s Expediency Council, has officially called on the administration to issue a permit for a march on International Workers’ Day. On his website, Ayatollah Rafsanjani was quoted as saying in a meeting with labour activists: “The presence of workers is an expression of democracy in that strata of society […]
Iran’s president seeks to quiet critics
Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, took to the airwaves twice Tuesday in attempts to quiet critics on all sides of the political spectrum who say he is not fulfilling his campaign promises nearly a year after his unexpected election. The goal of Tuesday night’s live prime-time broadcast was to win back some of Rouhani’s public […]
Banned Ebtekar newspaper allowed to reopen
The ban on the Ebtekar Daily has been revoked four days after the newspaper was shut down by Iran’s press court authorities. Iranian media report that Mohammad Ali Vakili, the Managing Director of the newspaper, was informed that the newspaper’s publication ban had been lifted. Vakili announced that the newspaper will resume publication starting […]
17 political prisoners announce end of hunger strike: We will continue to pursue the violations
17 of the political prisoners from Evin prison Ward 350 who had launched a hunger strike in protest of the April 17 vicious attack that took place in the prison, announced that they are ending their hunger strike while emphasizing that they continue their demand for an impartial investigation of the attack. Below is […]
Saeed Haeri, Yashar Daralshafa & Davar Hosseini Vojdan end their hunger strike
3 political prisoners from Cellblock 3 of Ward 350 Evin prison announced the end to their hunger strike. According to CHRR, Saeed Haeri, Yashar Daralshafa and Davar Hosseini Vojdan while expressing their continued demand for answers regarding the vicious and inhumane attack in Evin prison on Black Thursday, announced that they have joined a […]
Narges Mousavi: My Parents Were Perfectly Healthy Prior to their House Arrest ~ We are Highly Suspicious of the Unhealthy Conditions Behind Closed Doors at Akhtar Prison!
Tuesday April 30th 2014 – Narges Mousavi, Opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi’s youngest daughter has informed Kaleme that her father was taken to the hospital with out the knowledge of his daughters. She reiterates that both her mother and father had no specific ailment prior to their house arrest, adding that their medical conditions […]
Detained Opposition Leader Mousavi Rushed to Hospital
Former presidential candidate and opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, who has been held extra-judicially under house arrest for more than three years, was taken to hospital today for urgent heart complications, according to reports from Iran that the Campaign has independently confirmed. Mousavi, 72, who suffers from cardiac problems, was transferred to Tehran’s Heart […]