On Saturday 30 November, members of the International Organization to Preserve Human Rights in Iran held a manifestation in support of opposition figures Mir Hossein Moussavi, his wife Zahra Rahnavard and Mehdi Karroubi in the crowded streets of Stuttgart, Germany. Moussavi, Karroubi and Rahnavard have been under house arrest for more than 1,000 days […]
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Iranian Health Minister foresees drug costs declining
Iran’s Minister of Health has promised that in view of the recent agreements in Geneva, drugs will become cheaper in the country. “Without a doubt the improvement in the labour market and the increase in the export of oil and other products will have an indirect effect on the state of health in the […]
Reformist party leader gets second prison furlough
Mohsen Mirdamadi, the chair of the reformist party the Islamic Iran Participation Front, has been given time off from prison. According to a report by Kaleme, former MP Mohsen Mirdamadi began his temporary release on the evening of December 1. After the June 2009 presidential election, which saw Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared the victor, Mirdamadi […]
Guards official speaks out against satellite dish seizure methods
Senior Kurdistan Revolutionary Guards chief denounced practice of raiding homes for confiscation of satellite dishes. Brigadier General Mohamad-Hassan Rajabi has been quoted as saying: “Having agents enter homes and seize satellite dishes is not an appropriate method to combat this matter.” In a report by IRNA (the Islamic Republic News Agency), Rajabi adds: “Basiji […]
After Geneva, the world must focus on Iran’s deteriorating human rights
Iran Human Rights (IHR) issued a statement addressing the deteriorating human rights situation in Iran. Press Release: AFTER GENEVA, THE WORLD MUST FOCUS ON IRAN’S DETERIORATING HUMAN RIGHTS 1. December 2013 Human rights should now be the focus of international dialogue with Iran following the break-through on nuclear talks in Geneva, says the Norway-based […]
Esmail Barzgari is back to ward 350 of Evin prison
Esmail Barzgari has been transferred back from the solitary to ward 350 of Evin prison while being in the 36th day of hunger strike. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Esmail Barzgari was moved to solitaries of ward 240 since November 26 and is back to ward 350 since […]
Iran police chief criticises officials for social networking-report
Iran’s chief of police criticised officials on Monday for using blocked social networking sites, an indication that resistance remains against government plans to relax restrictions on such websites. Since his election in June, President Hassan Rouhani has developed a significant presence on Twitter to promote his messages in both English and Persian. Foreign Minister […]
Writers call for more resistance against censorship
The Iranian Writers’ Association has issued an announcement in advance of next Wednesday’s Struggle Against Censorship. The statement indicates that in the past year, many more writers and artists have stood up against censorship. The statement celebrates the impact of this resistance, insisting it has led to the enlistment of government forces in the […]
Leader’s rep says house arrests a result of “mercy”
Ali Saidi, the Iranian leader’s representative in the Revolutionary Guards, says ending the house arrest of MirHosein Mousavi Mehdi Karroubi and Zahra Rahnavard is not possible because “the people will not forgive them.” Saidi told Tsnim on Saturday November 30 that the action taken against Mousavi and Karroubi has not been the “maximum”, insisting […]
More Extremist Movements Against Dervishes in Khorramshahr/ Dervishes Were Warned not to Pursue Their Complaint
Despite the Gonabadi Dervishes from the city of Khorramshahr lodged a complaint against religious extremists, anti-Sufis graffiti and assault and battery on a Dervish, the threatening phone calls and text messages warning Dervishes about closing Dervishes ceremonies, continues. After a number of religious extremists brutally beat a Gonabadi Dervish in the city of Khorramshah […]