Four Iranian border officials abducted by the Sunni group Jeysh-ol-Adl arrived in Iranian territory on Sunday April 6, the Iranian interior ministry confirmed. In February, the group took five Iranian border officials hostage and in March they announced that they had executed one of them. Mowlavi Abdolhamid, a senior Sunni cleric in Sistan-Baluchistan, has […]
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“EU Must Stand Firm Despite Hardliners’ Fury”
Hardline officials in Iran have lashed out at the European Union after the EU Parliament’s passage of a resolution that called for all EU members to “mainstream” human rights in their relations with the Islamic Republic. These officials were already furious over EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton’s visit with activists during her recent trip to […]
Sunni Rebels Free Captured Iranian Soldiers
Iranian soldiers captured by a Sunni extremist group near the Pakistani border in February have been freed. The Al-Qaeda-affiliated Jaish-ul Adl (Army of Justice) announced the release on Twitter on April 4. The Fars news agency quoted an unidentified Iranian security official as saying the captured soldiers were handed over by Jaish-ul Adl to […]
Harassment of Allowed Prayer Leader in Sarayan During a Trip to Shush
On Thursday, 14 Farvardin 1393 (March 3, 2014) Gonabadi Dervish, Mr. Haghdadi who is allowed for leading a congregation in prayer in Sarayan county of South Khorasan Province, has been harassed by police and security forces when he was panning to attend Dervish ceremony of night before Friday during his Iranian New Year’s trip to the […]
Executions of juveniles since 1990
The use of the death penalty for crimes committed by people younger than 18 is prohibited under international human rights law, yet some countries still execute child offenders. Such executions are few compared to the total number of executions in the world. Their significance goes beyond their number and calls into question the commitment […]
No Political Prisoners Among the 920 Pardoned
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mr. Ali Khamenei, has pardoned 920 Iranian prisoners on the anniversary of the Islamic Republic of Iran on March 31, 2014. According to the Iranian news agencies, after Head of the Judiciary Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani sent a letter to the Supreme Leader recommending pardons and reductions in the sentences of 920 […]
EU Says Human Rights Must Be Front and Center in Europe-Iran Relations
New Resolution Highly Critical of Iran’s Human Rights Record On Thursday, April 3, 2014, the European Parliament passed a resolution expressing grave concern over the human rights situation in Iran and the “continued, systemic violation of fundamental rights” in the country, and called on the members of the European Union to “mainstream human rights in […]
Iranian Traditions & Customs SIZDAH BEDAR
Sizdah-bedar is an Iranian festival tradition, celebrated in the thirteenth day of the Norouz (Persian New Year). Iranians have a tradition of spending the day outdoors on the 13th day of month Farvardin. ”Sizdah-” means thirteen, and ”-bedar”, means to get rid of, i.e “getting rid of thirteen”. From the ancient times, Iranian peoples […]
Gonabadi Dervishes from Khuzestan Hold Memorial Service for the Late Hamid Mehrara
Gonabadi Dervishes from Khuzestan province are planning to hold a memorial service for their artist-fellow citizen, Hamid Mehrara who died last Friday in Tehran.According to a report by Majzooban Noor, Dervishes from Khuzestan province and its surrounding areas will cherish the memories of their brother is faith and fellow citizen, Mr. Hamid Mehrara on […]
Iranian workers remind Rouhani of his campaign promises
Eight hundred workers at Iran’s Tabriz Petrochemical Plant have signed a petition addressed to President Hassan Rouhani, demanding that he fulfil his campaign promise to raise salaries to compensate for the soaring rate of inflation. According to the ILNA news agency, the petition asked Rouhani to ‘prioritize the workers’ salaries’ issue, and ensure that […]