Police and security forces prevented a group of Iranian reformists from holding the Muslim ceremony of Ghadr Night in Darolzahra last night, Saturday July 17. Kaleme reports that Darolzahra Hossienieh is run by Ali Akbar Mohtashamipour, who is a member of the reformist organization Association of Combatant Clergy. Since the controversial presidential election of […]
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Witness in Beheshti case transferred once more
Iranian political prisoner Abolfazl Abedini was once again transferred from Tehran to Ahwaz Prison on Saturday July 27. The Jaras Website reports that as Abedini was being taken away, the prisoners protested against the actions of the authorities by chanting “Death to Dictator!” Earlier this week, another political prisoner, Ali Nazeri, was transferred from […]
Perfect Man; Chapter 2: Nature of Man
Chapter 2: Nature of Man We know that there are different views about the nature of man, two of which stand opposed to each other: the view of the spiritualists and that of the materialists.According to spiritualists, man is a reality composed of body and spirit. The spirit is eternal and does not perish […]
Weekly report on Human Right Violation in Iran (26/07/2013)
Reactions to the violation of Human Rights in Iran 1. On Saturday the 10 August 2013, Shahram Pour-Mansouri, a high-security prisoner in Section 4 of Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj went on a hunger strike in protest against the inhumane conditions in prison and the violent behaviour of the prison authorities. 2. Six prisoners of […]
My Son’s Life Is In Danger, Says Father of Imprisoned HR Activist Hossein Ronaghi Maleki
The father of imprisoned political prisoner, Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, has written a letter to Tehran’s District Attorney, explaining in detail his son’s situation . According to reports on the Kaleme website, Hossein Ronaghi has recently encountered gastrointestinal bleeding due to the lack of proper nutrition and lack of access to his treating physicians, and […]
Self-immolation in front of the Majles in Teheran
A man belonging to the Yarsan (Ahl-e-hagh Derwishes) community immolated himself yesterday in front of Irans Parliament in Teheran. Mehriran.de – The man, Mohammed Genberi, is the third person belonging to the Yarsan community in three months time who burned himself in order to protest the violation of the rights and beliefs of the Yarsan. […]
Death Of A Playwright: Mahmud Ostand-Mohammad dies at 63
Veteran playwright, director, and actor Mahmud Ostand-Mohammad died after a three-year battle with liver cancer at Tehran’s Jam Hospital on Thursday morning. He was aged 63.Medical treatment for Ostand-Mohammad had been impeded by the sharp rise in the price of medicines necessary for cancer that occurred in Iran as result of the global sanctions against […]
Dead blogger’s mother says officials silencing lawyer
The mother of Sattar Beheshti, the blogger who died five days after his arrest by Tehran Cyber Police, says the Ministry of Intelligence has made their lawyer, Giti Pourfazel, sign a pledge never to speak about the Beheshti case with the media. Gohar Eshghi, the mother of the deceased blogger, has filed a suit […]
Tehran closes dozens of internet cafes
Tehran Police have shut down 67 internet cafes, citing various violations of city regulations. Hossein Sajedinia, the head of the Tehran police force, told ISNA on Saturday that the internet cafes have been shut down as part of “a neighbourhood security project.” He added that 352 internet cafes were inspected in the past week […]
Concern grows over detained journalist
One month after the arrest of Iranian journalist Ahmad Asgari, there is still no official news of his whereabouts. The Human Rights Reporters Committee reports that Asgari was arrested by security forces last month in Tehran. The report indicates that Asgari suffers from epilepsy and there is concern that he will not be provided […]