Responses to Human Rights Abuses in Iran1. On Friday 22nd November 2013, Mohammad-Hassan Yousef-Pourseifi, a political prisoner in section 350 of Evin prison, went on an indefinite hunger strike in protest against his lack of medical treatment.2 .Esmaeel Barzgari, an Azerbaijani artist and a political prisoner who is currently in section 350 of Evin […]
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A Report on Dervish Rights Violation in Iran During the First 100 Days of Government of “Hope and Prudence”
President Hassan Rohani was declared the first round’s outright winner on 15 June and took office on 3 August.Rohani repeatedly said during his campaign that “all the political prisoners should be released.” He also said on several occasions that he wanted a change “in favour of free speech and media freedom.” These promises encouraged […]
A political prisoner got denial for his furlough at the last moment
The attorney general opposed and denied to grant Abolfazel Abedini’s furlough. According to the report of Human Rights Activits News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Abolfazel Abedini Nasr the Khouzestani journalist who was supposed to leave prison on furlough got denial on his furlough at the last moment by the attorney general. One of Abolfazel’s […]
Court rejects first degree murder in Beheshti case
The lawyer for the family of deceased blogger Sattar Beheshti reports that the court has rejected the charge of first degree murder and will proceed with the charge of manslaughter regarding the death of the blogger while in custody of cyber police. Beheshti was arrested by the cyber police in October 2012 for the […]
Ahmadinejad challenges Rohani to public debate
Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has reacted to Iranian President Hassan Rohani’s 100-day report by inviting him to take part in a public debate. The Fars News Agency reports that Ahmadinejad has written to Rohani, asserting that the report’s heavy criticism of the Ahmadinejad administration is “unfair and unfounded” and that “in the interests […]
6 Sunni hunger strikers are in critical condition
After transferring two Sunni prisoners who were on hunger strike to prison’s clinic, physician in charge has warned about the condition of these six prisoners to warden. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Monday December 2, which was the day 28th of hunger strike of the six Sunni prisoners […]
Health deteriorates for American pastor in Iran prison: law center
An Iranian-American pastor imprisoned in Iran for more than a year because of his Christian faith is in declining health for lack of proper nutrition and necessary medication, a group seeking his release said on Tuesday. An Iranian court in January sentenced Saeed Abedini, 33, a naturalized U.S. citizen, to eight years in prison […]
Deteriorating Health of a Dervish in Shiraz’s Adelabad Prison/ Preventing Transfer of Jailed Dervishes to Hospital
Imprisoned Gonabadi Dervish in Ebrat ward of Shiraz’s Adel-Abad prison, Ebrahim Bahrami suffers from internal bleeding from two days ago but judicial-security authorities refuse to transfer him to hospital for emergency treatment.According to Majzooban Noor, Ebrahim Bahrami, resident of Kavar town in Fars province has suffered from internal bleeding kidney since last monday 11 […]
British Diplomat In Iran For First Time In 2 Years
The British government has sent its first diplomat in Iran since the United Kingdom closed its embassy amid tensions in 2011. New nonresident charge d’affaires Ajay Sharma arrived in Tehran on December 3 for talks with officials from the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Sharma previously worked as a deputy head of the mission […]
Security Forces Raided the Hospital (!) / Trying to Forcibly Discharging Dervishes from Hospital
On afternoon of 10 Azar 1392 (Dec 1, 2013) security forces suddenly arrived at the Shohada e Tajrish hospital and by creating an atmosphere of fear and policing in the hospital wanted to get Hamid-Reza Moradi and Mostafa Daneshjou forcibly discharged from the hospital.According to Majzooban Noor, the security force affiliated with Tehran public […]