At least 74 species of Iranian wildlife are on the red list of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, a sign of serious threats against the country’s biodiversity. The Iranian Department of Environment published a report in advance of World Wildlife Day on March 3, detailing the state of animal biodiversity in […]
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Kurdish Death Row Inmate Hospitalized After Prison Beating
A Kurdish death row prisoner was transferred to hospital with internal bleeding after being severely beaten by agents at Rajaee Shahr Prison in Karaj. Loghman Moradi was due to appear at Branch 74 of Tehran Province Criminal Court on February 23. That morning agents told him to put on prison clothes in order to […]
Hamid-Reza Moradi and Mostafa Daneshjou Are Refusing Medication in Ward 350
Hamid-Reza Moradi and Mostafa Daneshjou, imprisoned lawyer and Dervish rights activists in protest action against the authorities’ denial of adequate medical care to imprisoned Dervishes are refusing to accept medication despite the poor state of their health.According to Majzooban Noor reporter, on 6 Esfand 1392 (Feb 25, 2013), judicial authorities sent a letter to […]
Kasra Nouri: I Will Start Hunger Strike
Imprisoned Dervish rights activist, Kasra Nouri in a brief note has warned that if the authorities would not pay attention to the situation of the ill Dervish prisoners in Ward 350, will start a hunger strike.According to a report by Majzooban Noor, jailed Gonabadi Dervish in Nezam prison in Fars province, Kasra Nouri after […]
Rohani raises religious equality in Bandar Abbas
There is no discrimination between Shia and Sunni citizen rights in Iran, the Iranian president told residents of Bandar Abbas on Tuesday February 26. Hassan Rohani stressed that his government has promised this equality from the start and will stand by its commitment. In a tour of Hormozgan Province, Rohani gave a speech in […]
Reformist says Iranian journalists ‘defenseless’
In an interview with Al-Monitor, Mashallah Shamsolvaezin, a prominent reformist journalist, chairman of the now-defunct Association of Iranian Journalists and spokesman of the Committee for the Defense of Freedom of the Press, says, “We are still hopeful.” In an interview via email with Al-Monitor, Mashallah Shamsolvaezin, a prominent reformist journalist shared his thoughts about […]
Offensive behavior of the prison guards with a political prisoner
Behnam Ebrahim Zadeh the political prisoner in ward 350 of Evin was inspected offensively by the police officer while being returned from the hospital.According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Behnam(Assad) Ebrahim Zadeh, the labor activist was transferred to the hospital to treat his neck problems on February 18th but […]
20% of Iranians suffer from malnutrition
One in five Iranians suffers from malnutrition, according to the latest figures released by the country’s deputy health minister. Speaking at a conference of medical university heads, Dr Ali Akbar Sayari said the proportion could be even higher, as official Iranian health statistics are always at variance with the actual figures. Dr Sayari also […]
A New Life For Iran’s Orchestras?
Alexander Rahbari fondly recalls his last stint conducting the Tehran Symphony Orchestra. It was the fall of 2005, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony was on the card, and the Iranian capital’s Vahdat Hall was packed. “I conducted Beethoven’s Ninth in Tehran for seven nights. If I said I conducted the Ninth for seven nights in New […]
IRGC’s Basij Paramilitary Trains Special Battalions for Crackdown on Potential Protests
Mohammad Reza Touyserkani, the representative of the Supreme Leader inside the IRGC’s Basij paramilitary organization In an interview with Dana Website, Mohammad Reza Touyserkani, the representative of the Supreme Leader inside the IRGC’s Basij paramilitary organization, described “special battalions” that have been formed inside the Basij to suppress civil and street protests. Referring to […]