WASHINGTON — More than 100 members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed a letter in support of “robust diplomacy” with Iran as the “best possible strategic option.” The signatories say the U.S. Congress should give diplomacy with Iran a chance. “A bill or resolution that risks fracturing our international coalition or, worse […]
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Iran sending group to Pakistan after officials abducted
Iran’s deputy minister of the interior says a delegation is being dispatched to Pakistan to follow up on the abduction of five border officials in Sistan-Baluchistan. IRNA reports that Ali Abdollahi stated that the delegation will arrive in Pakistan next week to deal with the “abduction of five border officials by the group referred […]
Sunni cleric calls for end of violence in Sistan-Baluchistan
Senior Sunni cleric and Zahedan Friday Mass Imam Mowlavi Abdolhamid has called for an end to kidnappings and violence in region. According to local websites in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, Mowlavi Abdolhamid said: “Those who provoke you are not your well-wishers, they are just trying to use you to satisfy their complexes. Beware […]
“Reformist” detainees released by Iranian judiciary
An opposition website reports that a number of “reformist youth” who were arrested yesterday in the Revolution anniversary march in Tehran have been released. The Kaleme website reports, however, that it is not clear whether all the detainees were released. The report indicates that the detainees were released due to the insistence of the […]
Human rights violations of Gonabadi dervishes in Iran: January 2011 – January 2014
Dervishes in Iran continue to face a range of human rights violations, including intimidation, harassment, attacks on their prayer centres, destruction of community cemeteries, arrest and torture. They have been sentenced to long prison terms. Lawyers who defended the Sufis were removed from the judiciary or imprisoned themselves. Journalists who wrote about their complaints […]
Top prosecutor says opposition leaders must repent to be released
Iran’s Prosecutor General has announced that efforts to end the house arrest of MirHosein Mousavi, Zahra Rahnavard and Mehdi Karroubi are futile and nothing will change unless they repent. The Tasnim News Agency reports that Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei told a meeting of seminarians in Hamadan: “Some are trying to end the house arrests to […]
Reports say people were arrested trying to join anniversary march
Iranian opposition websites report that a number of participants in today’s march marking the anniversary of the 1979 Revolution have been arrested by security forces. The Kaleme website reports that a group of people who had intended to join the march, following an invitation from President Hassan Rohani and former president Mohammad Khatami, were […]
Radio Farda’s Interview with Dr Seyed Azmayesh – Free the political and religious prisoners in Iran.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADJC18XcmBs&feature=youtu.be Published on Feb 11, 2014The International Organization to Preserve Human Rights in Iran (IOPHRI): Free the political and religious prisoners in Iran.Following the series of demonstrations in various cities of Europe, on Saturday 8th February 2014, the IOPHRI performed another demonstration in Berlin, to defend the rights of political and religious prisoners in […]
Weekly Report on Human Right Violation in Iran (11-02-2014)
Responses to Human Rights Abuses in Iran 1. Mohammad-HosseinKarroubi, son of Mehdi Karroubi, wrote on personal facebook account that “Despite the fact that it has been three years since the Islamic Republic’s political and judicial authorities have been incorrectly claiming that MrKarroubi was under house arrest inside of his own house, he was transferred […]
Faezeh Hashemi becomes head of press freedom group
Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani has been chosen as the president of Iran’s Association for Press Freedom. The outspoken daughter of Ayatollah Rafsanjani, the Expediency Council chairman, served six months in jail for criticizing government officials and speaking to the press about the mistreatment of her family. The association also chose Badrolsadat Mofidi as vice president […]