Iranian media report that Pakistan’s ambassador to Tehran has been summoned by Iranian authorities following reports that one of five Iranian border officials abducted into Pakistan has been killed by their captors. The Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned the Pakistani ambassador and called for his government’s immediate action in identifying, arresting and extraditing those responsible […]
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Weekly report on Human Right Violation in Iran (24-03-2014)
Responses to Human Rights Abuses in Iran 1 . 28 female Dervishes who took part in the gathering in front of the Tehran Prosecutor’s office and protested against the conditions of imprisoned dervishes, all wrote a letter of complaint to the police officials after being beaten by specialised police guards during the second day […]
Judiciary Cancels New Year Furloughs in Retaliation for UN Reports and Ashton Visit
Against customary practice, the Iranian Judiciary prohibited New Year furloughs for political prisoners this year. According to Kaleme website, despite earlier promises by the Tehran Prosecutor, Head of the Iranian Judiciary Sadegh Larijani issued an internal memorandum ordering the denial of furlough for political prisoners. Officials at the Tehran Prosecutor’s office informed the families […]
Former Political Prisoner Tells the UN of the Iranian Judiciary’s Lack of Independence
“I have come here because as an Iranian citizen I, my family, and especially my brother, were treated unjustly. We were innocent from the very beginning. There are many like us in Iran’s prisons who are innocent. I came here to be the voice of other innocent people,” former political prisoner Hamid Ghassemi-Shaal said […]
Reza Shahabi is returned to Evin Prison before the surgery
Reza Shahabi Zakaria, the labor activist and political prisoner, sent back to prison despite the disagreement of the physician. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Reza Shahabi Zakaria, the labor activist and political prisoner of ward 350 of Evin prison, who was hospitalized in a medical center outside the […]
A political prisoner is returned from hospital to Evin Prison
Mohammad Hassan Yousef Pour Sayfi, the human rights activist and prisoner of ward 350 of Evin prison, sent back from Imam Khomeini hospital to the prison. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Dr. Mohammad Hassan Yousef Pour Sayfi, the former recruitment officer of Human Right Activists of Iran and […]
Mohammad Ebrahim Bastani Parizi Passes Away
Hou 121 “All of us are of God and will come back to God” With the utmost grief and sorrow, the pure spirit of another Iranian great men Mohammad Ebrahim Bastani Parizi went to the topmost heaven.The prominent Iranian historian and author Mohammad Ebrahim Bastani Parizi passed away at the age of 88 here in […]
Iran confirms execution of captive border official
Iran has confirmed that one of its border officials abducted by Jeysh-ol-Adl has been killed by his captors. Sistan-Baluchistan’s Deputy Governor for Security Ali Asghar Mirshekari told official media: “Our investigations have confirmed the martyrdom of one of our five border officials.” He said that Jamshid Danaifar was the only officer among the abducted […]
Karroubi family manages Norooz visit with detained leader
Mohammad Hossein Karroubi, the son of Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, reported that he and other family members met with his father, who is under house arrest, on the eve of the New Year. Mehdi Karroubi, one of the challengers of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s victory in the 2009 presidential election, has been under house arrest […]
Former president announces regret that political arrests continue
Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami said in his New Year’s message that the year just ending could have been more glorious had house arrests and imprisonments ended, referring to the house arrest of opposition leaders MirHosein Mousavi, Zahra Rahnavard and Mehdi Karroubi and the imprisonment of political prisoners charged in connection with the election […]