Senior Sunni cleric Mowlavi Abdolhamid has written to Iran’s Supreme Leader urging him to stop the execution of “26 Sunni men in Karaj’s Rejai Shahr Prison” who’ve been sentenced to death. Mowlavi Abdolhamid’s website reports that in a letter dated September 19, 2013, the Friday Mass Imam of Zahedan addresses Ayatollah Khamenei, writing: “In […]
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240 Zanjan factory workers laid off
The Zanjan Lead and Zinc Factory has laid off 240 workers following the closure of the production facility on the outskirts of the city. ILNA reports that employment ministry officials in Zanjan say the 240 workers have been put on the unemployment benefits list. The officials add that while the factory will have to […]
Another Complaint Against the Main Causes of Conflicts in Kavar Was Lodged by Dervish Rights Activists
The Gonabadi Dervish rights activists, Kasra Nouri and Saleh Moradi lodged another complaint against those who are the main causes of conflicts against the dervishes in Kavar town, clergy Mohammad-Reza Shahbazi as the principal offender of Kavar events and another clergyman, named Ali-Reza Ghaemi who has been involved in the conflict in Kavar and […]
World Reacts To Iranian President’s No-Nuclear Pledge
Comments by Iranian President Hassan Rohani that his government would never develop nuclear weapons have sparked world reaction. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Rohani’s comments on September 18 to U.S. NBC television were positive, but cautioned that “everything needs to be put to the test.” That message was echoed by White House […]
Rohani says he has full authority in nuclear talks
Iranian President Hassan Rohani told the ABC television network that Iran is not after atomic weapons and that he has complete authority to forge an agreement with the West during nuclear negotiations. The statement appears to challenge speculation that the Iranian president cannot influence the direction of nuclear talks without the consent of […]
Rohani Says Citizens Should Have ‘Access To Information’
Iranian President Hassan Rohani, in an interview with the U.S. network NBC, appears to support increasing Iranians’ access to the Internet. “In today’s world, having access to information and the right of free dialogue, and the right to think freely, is the right of all peoples, including the people of Iran,” Rohani says in […]
Iran captures title at wrestling championships
The Iranian national freestyle wrestling team has triumphed at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest following the victory of freestyle wrestler Ezzatollah Akbari over Uzbekistani wrestler Rashid Kurbanov in the semi-final in the 74 kg category. The last time Iran captured the world championship title was at the 2002 championships in Tehran. This […]
Nasrin Sotoudeh, an hour after release: “They told me, ‘You are free.’ Other prisoners and lawyers should be released, too”
An hour after her release from prison, human rights lawyer and prisoner of conscience Nasrin Sotoudeh told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, “When they took me out of the prison, they told me, ‘You are free.’ Last night they told four others. They told me that my furlough was approved, but […]
Prisoners’ Release Welcomed Ahead of Rouhani UN Visit
Rouhani Should Continue to Address Human Rights Crisis The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran welcomes the release today of several prisoners of conscience in Iran, including lawyer and human rights defender Nasrin Sotoudeh. Iranian president Hassan Rouhani should continue to take concrete steps towards improving the urgent human rights situation in his […]
Prominent Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Released From Jail
Prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been released from jail, according to her husband, Reza Khandan, who broke the news on Facebook. The Iranian authorities have reportedly told Sotoudeh that she does not need to go back to jail to serve the rest of her prison term. Sotoudeh, the co-winner of the […]