The chairman of the Great Islamic Encyclopedia has written to the Iranian president, the foreign minister and the Isfahan governor to facilitate the burial of Richard Fyre and the building of his mausoleum on Khajoo Bridge in Isfahan. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has reacted to the letter and called on the president’s […]
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Iran rejects Dutch visit over plans for other meetings
A member of Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission says a visit to Iran by Dutch parliamentarians was cancelled because the delegates intended to meet with “seditious and anti-Revolutionary elements.” Ebrahim Aghamohammadi told the Mehr News Agency on April 13 that the delegation was told it would have to follow diplomatic norms […]
Amnesty International: Iranian woman at risk of execution, Reyhaneh Jabbari
The death sentence of Iranian woman Reyhaneh Jabbari has been sent to the Office of Implementation of Sentences in Tehran, Iran. Once death sentences have gone to this body, they may be carried out at any time.Reyhaneh Jabbari, aged 26, was arrested in 2007 for the murder of Morteza Abdolali Sarbandi, a former employee of Iran’s Ministry […]
FIDH: Judicial harassment of Mr. Hadi Esmaeilzadeh
The Observatory has been informed by the Defenders of Human Rights Centre (DHRC) about the judicial harassment of Mr. Hadi Esmaeilzadeh, an Iranian human rights lawyer and member of the DHRC. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation […]
Support for European resolution, call for release of 52 journalists
Reporters Without Borders hails last week’s European Parliament resolution on European Union strategy towards Iran. For the first time, the European Parliament has displayed a clear desire to take human rights into account in the EU’s relations with Iran. Adopted on 3 April, the resolution “calls on Iran to cooperate with international human rights bodies […]
Dozens arrested ahead of Iranian-Arab protests
Human rights activists in Ahwaz report that scores of Iranian-Arabs have been arrested in anticipation of protests this coming Tuesday April 15 aimed at demographic changes allegedly looming over Arab communities in the region. Dozens arrested ahead of Iranian-Arab protestsThe report indicates that government officials arrested more than 60 people in Abadan, Falahieh, Ahwaz […]
Poachers caught, punished for killing rare deer
Five deer in the Dasht-e Qanat region of Bordsir in Kerman province were killed by poachers this spring. ISNA reports that a spokesman for the city’s Department of the Environment said their rangers pursued the poachers and arrested one of them, who identified the other two, allowing their capture as well. The report indicates […]
Land mine explosions injure three in Marivon
Three separate land mines were detonated in Marivon, injuring three people. The Kordpress website reports that Faeq Ahmadzadeh of Sardoosh ran into a land mine while herding his livestock. 52-year-old Jamal Karimi fell victim to a land mine explosion near a military garrison, and Omar Dehghani was injured by a land mine while he […]
Radio Zamaneh: Gonabadi dervish cries discrimination after firing
Ali Moazamifard, a member of the Gonabadi dervishes, has lost his job with the Imam Relief Committee in Demqan Semnan because of his affiliation with the Gonabadi dervishes. Moazamifard told the Majzooban Noor website: “After several attempts to get answers as to why I was fired, the Committee admitted that despite my being one […]
Imprisoned Student Maryam Shafipour Refused Medical Treatment
A source close to the family of imprisoned student activist Maryam Shafipour told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that judicial authorities have refused the family’s repeated requests for her transfer to a hospital to seek treatment for heart, stomach, and dental problems that she developed in prison. According to the source, […]