A message issued on the Facebook page of Iran’s foreign minister condemns the massacre of Jews by Nazi Germany during World War II. The post on the page of Mohammad Javad Zarif also condemns “the massacre of Palestinians by the Zionists.” Condemnation of the Holocaust by a senior Iranian official would mark […]
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UN Special Rapporteur Hopes New President Will Allow Visits, Officials Reticent
Although the United Nations Special Rapporteur for human rights in Iran remains hopeful that Iran’s new administration will take a different tactic from its predecessor and allow him to visit the country, last week’s statements by Iranian Judiciary and Foreign Ministry officials indicated that the refusal will likely continue. In an August 24 interview […]
Iranian Foreign Ministry To Lead Nuclear Talks
Iranian President Hassan Rohani has announced the Foreign Ministry will lead nuclear talks with world powers. The announcement was made on September 5 on the president’s website. No further details were provided, but the arrangement suggests Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will either lead future negotiations or appoint another ministry official. Zarif, a former […]
Hossein Ronaghi’s letter announcing the end of his hunger strike
In the name of God the Merciful Dear noble people of Iran If our tribulations stem from wanting freedom Life might become agony and sadness, but there is no wavering I Seyed Hossein Ronaghi Maleki who went on hunger strike on August 9, 2013 in protest of the blatant disregard for the life and health […]
Iranian Official Denies Rohani’s Tweet On Rosh Hashanah
A senior Iranian official has denied that President Hassan Rohani tweeted a message congratulating Jews on their new year. Iran’s Fars news agency quoted Mohammad Reza Sadeq as saying Rohani does not have a Twitter account. An account purportedly belonging to Rohani had a message posted late on September 4 that wished all Jews, […]
Families of slain victims ask Hossein Ronaghi to end his hunger strike
September 4, 2013 Noble people of Iran, Honorable authorities of the Islamic Republic, This is the sound of the pain carried by the mothers of this land. It is the sound of families bereaved with grief that has thousands of times died under the weight of their lost ones. But with disbelief every day, […]
Rohani Wishes Jews A Happy New Year
Iranian President Hassan Rohani has wished all Jews, “especially Iranian Jews,” a happy Jewish new year, or Rosh Hashanah, in a message on his English-language Twitter feed late on September 4. Rohani came to office last month, replacing Mahmud Ahmadinejad, who was known for his anti-Semitic remarks and for describing the Holocaust as a “myth.” […]
Rohani To Address UN General Assembly
President Hassan Rohani is to address the yearly United Nations General Assembly in New York later this month on his first official trip to the United States. The semiofficial ISNA news agency quoted Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as saying on September 4 that meetings are also planned for Rohani with U.S. media. Zarif […]
Khatami’s message to Hossein Ronaghi to end his hunger strike
In the name of God I am very disheartened that the constraints and restrictions that have existed for the people still continue today. The expectation was that with the blessed transformation that took place we would be witness to the release of prisoners and a termination of imposed limitations. The hunger strike of Mr. […]
Ayatollah Masumi Tehrani Speaks Out against the Violation of the Human Rights of Iran’s Bahá’í Community
A number of Bahá’í activists met with Ayatollah Abdolhamid Masumi Tehrani, a dissident Shia cleric, in his office yesterday following the murder last week of Mr. Ataollah Rezvani, a member of the Bahá’í faith, in the city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. According to a source in attendance at the meeting, Ayatollah Masumi […]