Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi on Monday called on the European and United States to ban Iran from using U.S. and European satellites to broadcast what she described as the Islamic Republic’s propaganda. Ebadi, an Iranian lawyer and former judge who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003 for her work promoting human rights […]
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Scientists, Rights Activists Protest Treatment of Jailed Iranian Physicist
Human rights groups, scientists and backers of academic freedom are stepping up efforts on behalf of Omid Kokabee, a young Iranian physicist who was sentenced to 10 years in prison in May 2010 on conspiracy charges. Kokabee is to be featured in an upcoming Amnesty International panel discussion in Washington D.C. on academic repression […]
Minister calls for open access to social networking sites
Iran’s Minister of Culture and Guidance Ali Jannati says Iranians must have open access to Facebook and all social networking sites. IRNA reports that on Monday November 4, Jannati said on the sidelines of a digital media conference: “Not only Facebook but also all social networking site must be accessible.” He added, however, that […]
Authorities prepare silent death of prisoners of conscience
On 1 November 2013, prominent human rights lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani (a founding member of the Defenders of Human Rights Centre – DHRC) and three other political prisoners started a hunger strike in Evin prison in protest against the authorities’ denial of adequate medical care to dozens of sick prisoners in the prison. Two days […]
Iran Executed Another Kurdish Political Prisoner Without Alerting Family nor Lawyers
Ahmad Saeed Sheikhi, one of the lawyers representing Shirkoo Moarefi, a Kurdish prisoner who was executed November 4, confirmed news of his execution and told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, “I learned about my client’s execution from news websites. I tried to contact his family many times and I was finally […]
1 Day Grace Period to Pursue Medical Treatment Prevented Dervishes Lawyers From Strike
Monday Aban 13, 1392 (Nov 4, 2013) imprisoned Gonabadi Dervishes lawyers who had intention to strike and refuse to go in the visiting room to protest the lack of adequate medical care for prisoners, after Mr. Momeni, the Evin Prison director’s promise of urgent investigation the matter went to the prison visiting room in […]
Japan honours Iranian filmmaker for invaluable contributions
The Japanese government has bestowed its Medal of Honour upon Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami. ISNA (Iranian Student News Agency) reported today, Nov. 3, that Japan awarded the honour to Abbas Kiarostami on account of his invaluable services in creating cultural exchanges and mutual understanding between Japan and Iran, elevating the level of filmmaking in […]
Prisoners’ hunger strike targets poor medical care
Four Iranian political prisoners have begun a hunger strike to protest the lack of adequate medical care for prisoners. According to HRANA, human rights lawyer Abdolfattah Soltni, human rights activist Mehdi Khodayi and political activists Amir Khosro Delirsani and Saeed Madani began a hunger strike on Saturday November 2 in ward 350 of Evin […]
Daughter of jailed Iranian human rights lawyer Soltani says he started hunger strike
The daughter of a prominent Iranian human rights lawyer says her father has started a hunger strike to protest the conditions of his imprisonment. Maede Soltani, who lives in Germany, said Abdolfattah Soltani stopped eating on his 60th birthday on Saturday, to protest the lack of medical care for himself and other dissidents jailed […]
Mostafa Daneshjou Demanded for Early Discharge from Hospital
Jailed Gonabadi Dervish rights defender, Mostafa Daneshjou demanded his early hospital discharge and return to Evin prison to protest against breaking the law in the medical care and treatment process to the prisoners in section 350 of Evin prison especially imprisoned dervishes by judicial and security authorities.According to Majzooban Noor, Dervish rights lawyer, Mostafa […]