Six Iranian Kurdish prisoners are facing serious health complications after 56 days on a hunger strike. The Human Rights Organization of Iran reports that the six prisoners, who have been on hunger strike since November 4, are “in serious danger of death.” The report indicates the prisoners are already facing complications that include kidney […]
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Iran says nuclear negotiators have talked directly with U.S.
Iran’s deputy foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran’s negotiating team has already been in direct negotiations with the U.S. ISNA reports that Araghchi said on Sunday December 29 that Iran has been in direct talks with each of the 5+1 countries on the sidelines of the recent nuclear talks. Araghchi said: “This has been […]
The Death of the Messenger of Allah
In Sahih Muslim, there is a famous tradition narrated by Ibn ‘Abbas saying: Three days before the Prophet’s death, ‘Umar ibn alKhattab and other companions were present by his side. The Prophet said, “Now let me write something for you whereby you shall not go astray after me.” ‘Umar said, “The Prophet is overcome […]
Fifteen Percent Illiteracy in Iran is a Disaster
About 10 million of Iran’s 67 million people who are over the age of six can neither read nor write, according to a literacy official. Also, according to UNESCO, Iran’s 86th among the world’s 164 countries in literacy. The head of Iran’s literacy program announced these figures and added, “15 percent of Iranians continue […]
Unwilling of the Families of Jailed Dervishes at Adel-Abad Prison to Post Bail
The families of imprisoned Gonabadi Dervishes, Messrs. Mohsen Esmaeeli, Seyed Ebrahim Bahrami, Mohammad Ali Sadeghi and Mohammad Ali Dehghan refused to pay determined bail due to considering the unlawful detention and trial process.According to Majzooban Noor, while justice administration of Kavar asked their families to post the bail of 250 million toman for their […]
Grievance of Forty Gonabadi Dervishes Against Principal Offenders of Kavar Event
Following the lawsuits that Kasra Noori and Saleh Moradi, defenders of the rights of Gonabadi Dervishes have made against two clergymen, Mohammad-Reza Shahbazi and Alireza Ghaemi who are being the major cause of conflict against the Dervishes in Kavar city in 1390 (2011), more than Forty Gonabadi Dervishes in a letter addressed to the […]
Iranian Judiciary maintains hard line about 2009 election protesters
A spokesman for the Iranian judiciary says people convicted of taking part in the 2009 election protests cannot be “forgiven” and the sentences they have received are already the least they deserve. Conservative MP Ali Motahari had said in Parliament today that the judiciary should review the “severe sentences” handed to people following the […]
Drying wetlands in 40 regions contributing to air pollution
The head of biodiversity for the Department of the Environment reports that 40 wetland areas in Iran have partially or completely dried out. IRNA reports that in 40 regions, the wetlands have dried out anywhere from 20 to 100 percent, and the main cause is the lack of effective management of water resources. Agricultural […]
MP calls for review of harsh sentences of 2009 protests
Iranian MP Ali Motahari has called for a review of judicial sentences handed out to political prisoners arrested during the 2009 election protests. ILNA reports that Motahari addressed Parliament on Sunday December 29, saying many severe sentences were handed out to these prisoners and “there is a question whether judges were acting independently or […]
Mahshahr workers wages going unpaid
The head of the Abadan Refinery Union of Contract Workers has announced that three contracting companies at the international port of Mahshahr have failed to pay their workers for over three months. Siamak Melk told ILNA that the three companies have more than 30 workers each, and none has been paid in the […]