Gonabadi Dervish, Saleh Moradi was released from Shiraz’s AdelAbad Prison a few hours ago (12 Khordad 1392/ June 2, 2013).Dervish right activist, Saleheddin Moradi Sarvestani, was arrested by security forces without any judicial and legal warrants at his home in the city of Shiraz on Shahrivar 16, 1390 (September 07, 2011) and transferred to […]
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As Elections Approach, Iran Remains Silent on Arrests of Journalists
Ali Ghazali (left), managing editor of Baztab Emrooz website, and Foad Sadeghi (right), its founder, have both been arrested but not publicly charged, and Iranian authorities have released no information about their status. Authorities Must Respect Due Process and End Escalating Crackdown Iranian officials should break their silence about the status of Baztab Emrooz’s managing […]
Candidate criticizes last election, current climate
Iranian presidential candidate Mohammadreza Aref spoke about the 2009 election during a radio program, saying: “In the election of 2009, there were overt violations and inappropriate endorsements.” The 2009 election result was challenged by the reformist candidates, who alleged it had been rigged in favour of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Iran’s Supreme Leader denied the allegations […]
Several Reportedly Detained At Iranian Presidential Candidate’s Rally
Iranian opposition websites report that authorities have detained several people who attended a campaign meeting for moderate presidential candidate Hassan Rohani. A report on June 2 by “Kaleme” said that police arrested at least seven people at the gathering in Tehran’s northern neighborhood of Jamaran the previous day. “Sahamnews” said those detained included several […]
Attention for Nasrin at Berlins Brandenburger Tor
It was Nasrin Sotoudeh’s birthday. We sang songs for her next to the Brandenburger Tor in Berlin. On Saturday June 1, human rights activists from several European countries met in Berlin for a conference to find ways of supporting the people of Iran in their effort to defend human rights and self-determination in Iran. […]
Transfer of Five Gonabadi Dervishes From Solitary Confinement to Ebrat Ward of AdelAbad Prison
Five Gonabadi Dervishes who were kept in solitary confinement, in the basement of AdelAbad Prison, were sent to section “Ebrat” of this prison.According to Majzooban Noor, this morning 12 Khordad (June 2), Kasra Nouri, a Dervish right activist along with four other Gonabadi Dervishes (Sayed Ebrahim Bahrami, Mohammad Ali Sadeghi, Mohammad Ali Dehghan and […]
Protest Gathering in Front of AdelAbad Prison/Transfer of Kasra Nouri to an Undisclosed Location
This morning a number of Dervishes gathered in front of Shiraz’s AdelAbad prison in protest to not getting any information about situation of four imprisoned Gonabadi Dervishes. After this gathering, Gonabadi Dervish, Kasra Nouri who is currently being held in AdelAbad prison was taken to an undisclosed location by the AdelAbad prison guards.According to […]
Saleh Moradi and Kasra Nouri: Take Us to Solitary Confinement in AdelAbad Prison
Imprisoned Gonabadi Dervishes, Saleh Moradi and Kasra Nouri in a letter urged the Fars province’s department of justice to reconsider their unlawful decision or let them join their jailed brothers in solitary confinement in the basement of AdelAbad prison.According to Majzooban Noor, two Dervish right activists, Saleh Moradi and Kasra Nouri after being informed […]
Electoral Campaigns, Interesting, Dicey and Unfair
Are journalists and official media allowed to work for presidential election campaigns? Is it an internationally accepted trend before elections or is it just an Iranian trend? Khabarnegaran.info asked a number of journalists about their opinion on this subject. Simultaneous Campaign and Media News? In less than a month to the election, presidential candidates […]
Journalism after prison More independence, less workplace
How do Iranian journalists deal with journalism after they are released from prisons? How does imprisonment affect their views as journalists? Does it make them conservative or courageous? Do prisons change their perspectives as journalists? Khabarnegaran.info asked these questions from journalists who were recently released from prisons. Independent Journalists Ignore Imprisonment of Iranian journalists […]