Imprisoned Gonabadi Dervish rights defender in ward 350 of Evin Prison, Mostafa Daneshjou was transferred to Shohada e Tajrish hospital.According to Majzooban Noor, early yesterday morning, Aban 5, 1392 (Oct 27, 2013), Dervish rights lawyer, Mostafa Daneshjou was taken to the hospital on an emergency basis and after the examination and brain scan he was […]
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Iran’s Ex-FM on Assad, the US and Israel
Ebrahim Yazdi, founder of the Freedom Movement of Iran and ex-foreign minister London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Ebrahim Yazdi served as deputy prime minister and foreign minister of Iran in the short-lived government of Mehdi Bazargan in the immediate aftermath of the 1979 revolution.As such, he found himself close to the center of the storm that followed the […]
Mostafa Daneshjou Was Found Unconscious in Jail Bathroom and Is Denied a Transfer to Hospital
Imprisoned Gonabadi Dervish rights defender in ward 350 of Evin Prison, Mostafa Daneshjou was unconscious in the bathroom and transferred to the prison clinic wednesday evening Aban 1, 1392 ( Oct 23, 2013).According to Kaleme website, he has been transferred to the prison infirmary due to his deteriorating health conditions and fluctuating blood pressure for […]
IAEA Chief Expected To Meet Iranian Negotiator Next Week
The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog and a senior Iranian negotiator are expected to hold talks on October 28, ahead of a new round of international talks on Iran’s atomic program. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said its director, Yukiya Amano, will meet with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi at […]
Daughter of Iran opposition leader accuses guard of biting her
Iranian women guards struck the two daughters of reformist opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi and bit one of them after they visited their father under house arrest, one of the daughters said on Facebook late on Thursday. Mousavi, in his 70s and in poor health, has been held under house arrest since early 2011 when […]
UN Iran Rapporteur Sees No Progress On Human Rights
The UN’s special rapporteur for human rights in Iran has said the country has shown “no sign of improvement” in human rights and “continues to warrant serious concern.” In a report issued on October 23, UN Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed said Iran carried out 724 executions between January 2012 and June 2013, including 202 […]
Amnesty International: Jailed blogger denied adequate medical care: Mohammad Reza Pourshajari
URGENT ACTION JAILED BLOGGER DENIED ADEQUATE MEDICAL CAREIranian blogger Mohammad Reza Pourshajari, also known by his pen name of Siamak Mehr, is in urgent need of medical care that he cannot obtain in prison. He is serving a four-year sentence in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, north-west of Tehran. Mohammad Reza Pourshajari, aged 53, […]
“A Window of Opportunity in Iran,” Says Special Rapporteur
At the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed presented his latest interim report on the situation of human rights in Iran and answered questions from several countries’ representatives today. Although Iranian authorities have yet to allow Shaheed to enter the country, the Iranian representative to the UN met […]
Happy Eid-E-Ghadir to Lovers of Moula Ali
On 18th Zilhijjah of the year 10 A.H. (10 March 632 CE), after completing the last pilgrimage, the Holy Prophet(pbuh) along with around 100,000 Muslims reached a place called ‘Ghadir-e-khumm’ near Mecca. The following verse was revealed :Quran 5:67] O Messenger! deliver what bas been revealed to you from your Lord; and if you […]
Prophet’s Historic Ghadir Sermon
In the Name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful INTRODUCTION This is the first English book published by the newly-born Darul Islam Center, Inc., and we hope and pray that it will herald many, many more. It is the Center’s gift to the Muslim Ummah in general and to the Muslims of […]