Nine political prisoners who are allegedly deprived of education lodged a complaint against the prosecutor and Evin prison warden.According to Human Right Activists News Agency Iran, HRANA, nine political prisoners in ward 350 of Evin prison (including four Gonabadi Dervishes) who have been banned from participate in Payame Noor university (PNU) MA exam under […]
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Disagreement With the Leave of Jailed Dervish to Visit His Mother’s Grave for a Few Hours
Shiraz’s Adel-Abad prison chief reportedly refused to grant jailed Gonabadi Dervish, Mohsen Esmaeeli, leave to visit his mother’s grave even for a few hours which is a cause for his mental illness due to his grief over mother’s death.The mother of Mohsen Esmaeeli died in a terrible auto accident on 15 Mordad 1392 ( […]
Time for intimidation
Raids in houses of persons involved with human rights in Iran direct suspicions towards an action orchastrated by the regime in Iran.When Nasrin Sotoudehs family returned from a familial funeral on Friday, 27th of December 2013 they found the door to their apartment broken, lockers and closets dumped any anything of value disappeared. Reza […]
Detained opposition leader concerned about wife’s health
An opposition website reports that MirHosein Mousavi has expressed serious concerns to his children about the health of his wife. Islamic Republic authorities have held Mousavi and his wife, Zahra Rahnavard, under house arrest since February 2011. On Saturday December 28, the Kaleme website reported that Mousavi and Rahnavard’s daughters visited with their parents […]
Dozens of historic buildings quietly lost protection
The Mehr News Agency reports that 58 historic buildings have been removed from the National Heritage list in the past eight years by orders from the Court of Administrative Justice. The report accuses the former administration of remaining silent in the face of these losses. Mehr reports that the dropping of these historic buildings […]
Audit chief dismisses Mortazavi’s talk of suing officials
The head of Iranian Parliament’s Investigations and Auditing Committee has dismissed Saeed Mortazavi’s statements about suing government officials for probing into allegations of corruption against him. Mortazavi’s lawyer announced yesterday that his client is filing suit against the minister of labour and the head of Parliament’s Investigations and Auditing Committee for “libel and defamation.” […]
Rohani targets profiteers exploiting sanctions
Iranian President Hassan Rohani has called for a task force to combat those who are driving up their profits by taking advantage of the sanctions. Iranian media reported on Saturday December 28 that deputy president Eshagh Jahangiri has been appointed as the head of this task force, and the government has announced that […]
Artists urge Iranians to donate benefits to fight pollution
A group of Iranian artists is urging compatriots to begin donating their monthly government benefits to find solutions for the country’s worsening environmental problems. ILNA reports that many prominent figures in Iranian cinema, literature, theatre and journalism have issued a warning about the alarming environmental problems in Iran, including the drying of Lake Oroumiyeh […]
Notorious former prosecutor sues officials
Saeed Mortazavi, the notorious former Tehran prosecutor and head of the Social Security Fund, who has been recently accused of corruption by the minister of labour and other officials, announced today, December 27, that he is filing a suit against Labour Minister Ali Rabii as well as Alireza Mahjoub, the head of the committee […]
Nasrin Sotoudeh Home Raided and Looted Two Weeks After 2012 Sakharov Prize Delivered
Two weeks after a Euroepan Parliament delegation met with Nasrin Sotoudeh in Tehran to present the 2012 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, the human rights lawyer’s home has been ransacked and looted in the family’s absence. The European Parliament delegation’s December 13 meeting with the two recipients of the 2012 Sakharov Freedom of […]