The appeals court has confirmed the imprisonment and exile sentence for Saeed Madani, the Iranian Nationalist-religious activist. Kaleme reports that Madani has been sentenced to six years in jail and 10 year in exile, which will be spent in the southern city of Bandar Abbas. Madani was arrested in December of 2011 and held […]
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MP Motahari summoned once again for comments
Ali Motahari, the outspoken Iranian MP, was once again summoned by the judiciary on Wednesday February 19 for his critical views. Khaneh Mellat reports that Ardebil MP Kamaleddin Pirmoazen confirmed the news, calling the summons “illegal and unfair.” Last December, the Tehran Prosecutor announced that Motahari is facing charges for some of his statements in […]
Judicial lack of accountability and disregard for the law in the case of Hossein Ronaghi Meleki
The Tehran Revolutionary Court rejected the findings of the medical examiner’s office and denied medical leave for Hossein Ronaghi. According to Kaleme, the Tehran Prosecutor in accordance with Article 291 of the Criminal Procedure Code forwarded the findings of the country’s highest legal medical examiner’s office to Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court which […]
EU’s Ashton Says ‘Good Start’ In Nuclear Talks
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton says six world powers and Iran have made a “good start” during “very productive talks” this week on Tehran’s controversial nuclear program. Speaking after three days of talks in Vienna, Ashton said the two sides will meet again on March 17. She said the talks identified the […]
Weekly Report on Human Right Violation in Iran (18-02-2014)
Responses to Human Rights Abuses in Iran 1. Following a series of protests in European capital cities, on Sunday afternoon 9th February 2014, the International Organization to Preserve Human Rights in Iran held another protest by the Brandenburg Gate in the city of Berlin. The participants of this protest had masks of Mir-Hossein-Mousavi, Mehdi […]
Oil minister reveals extent of financial frauds
Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh has written on his Facebook page that his ministry has been dealing with financials frauds totaling more than four trillion rials. Zanganeh writes that in his meeting with Iranian president Hassan Rohani, the minister informed the president: “Although the issue of Babak Zanjani is exorbitant and we are serious […]
New president of Tehran University announced
Iran’s Ministry of Science has announced that Farhad Rahbar’s four-year term as president of the University of Tehran has ended and he will now be replaced by Mohammad Hossein Omid, the financial deputy of the science ministry. Farhad Rahbar told the Mehr News Agency on Tuesday February 18 that he was informed of his […]
Saving dying lake is priority for Iranian leader
The first cabinet decision made under Iran’s new president, Hassan Rouhani, wasn’t about how to resolve his country’s nuclear dispute with world powers. It was about how to keep the nation’s largest lake from disappearing. Lake Oroumieh, one of the biggest saltwater lakes on Earth, has shrunk more than 80 percent to 1,000 square […]
Judiciary Chief and IRGC Commander Weigh In On House Arrest
Two Iranian officials made new statements about the judicial aspects of the continued house arrest of government critics Mir Hossein Mousavi, Zahra Rahnavard, and Mehdi Karroubi today. At his regular meeting with Judiciary officials today, Head of the Iranian Judiciary Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani said that the Iranian Judiciary’s conduct in the aftermath of […]
Iran Asks Pakistan for Help in Political Hostage Crisis
The abduction of five Iranian border guards by a violent political group in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan Province last week is growing beyond Iran’s borders into an international issue. “We are not dealing with this group,” said Alaeddin Boroujerdi, chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission. “We will be dealing with the […]