Seven Gonabadi Dervishes resident of Kavar town, have received written summons to appear in the Revolutionary Court in Shiraz.According to Majzooban Noor, Seven Gonabadi Dervishes from Kavar have been summoned to Branch 14 of Shiraz’s Revolutionary Court. Kazem Dehghan, Yahya Dehghan, Mehrdad Keshavarz, Mehdi Dehghan, Hamid Reza Arayesh and Amir Hamzeh Dehghan received written […]
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Political Activists Arrested In Lahijan Ahead Of The Presidential Election
As the presidential election nears, a number of political activists have been summoned, homes of some activists searched and a number of activists who were planing to open a campaign office for Hashemi Rafsanjani have been arrested. Among the arrested are, Hamid Hadisi, Ebrahim Khoshsirat, Mourice Bagheri, and Mr. Jafari the chair of the […]
Disqualified reformist candidate urges unified front
Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, whose attempt to run in the upcoming presidential election was quashed by the Guardian Council, has thanked his supporters and, without referring to the reasons for his disqualification, he urged them to nurture the “unity that has risen among moderate reformist and conservative forces.” Hashemi writes that when he […]
Beyond The Presidential Election — Human Rights
Although the debate over the loaded term “free election” has receded in Iran as candidates ramp up their campaigns, rights groups continue to raise the niggling question whether human rights abuses will undermine the image of a legitimate Presidential ballot in June — particularly as activists, journalists, politicians, lawyers, and protesters detained in the […]
1200 prisoners went on hunger strike in Ghezel Hesar prison
The authorities have transferred 30 of 2100 prisoners who are on hunger strike in Ghezel Hesar prison of Karaj to the solitaries. According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the prisoners of the halls number 1, 2 and 3 of the section 2 of the Ghezel Hesar Karaj are on […]
Kahrizak Trial Ends: Families Await Ruling on Deaths in Prison
The eleventh and final session of the trial for the deaths in Kahrizak Prison of three detainees in 2009 was held on Wednesday, May 22. Though the judge has not yet announced the adjournment of the trial, the lawyers told the press that the defendants had issued their last defense and there would be […]
Hazrat Ali’s Letter to Maalik al-Ashtar– Testament of Human Rights and Equality
Ali bin Abi Talib, the fourth Caliph and son-in-law of the Prophet Mohammed, wrote a long letter of guidance after appointing Maalik al-Ashtar to be Governor of Egypt. An excerpts of this letter had been posted . The letter was discovery for Fahmida Riaz who, in an email wrote as follows: “…here is this […]
On the Occasion of the Birthday of Imam Ali (AS)
Imam Ali (pbuh) was born on Friday the 13th of the Islamic month, Rajab, inside the holy Ka’ba in Mecca. On this auspicious day we pray to Allah to shower all our readers with His mercy and blessings.. Following are the sayings of Ameerul Momineen Imam Ali Ibne Abu Talib (pbuh): “Avarice is disgrace; cowardice […]
Banned Rafsanjani Blasts Iran’s Leadership
Iran’s former president, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, has taken a parting shot at the country’s leadership days after he was disqualified from running in the upcoming presidential election. The Guardians Council, the powerful election watchdog, omitted Rafsanjani from its final shortlist of candidates. The eight men approved by the 12-member council, which vets all […]
Security Forces and Police Vehicles Increase Monitoring in Tehran
One day after the names of Iranian presidential candidates were announced by the Guardian Council, there was a tense security atmosphere in several areas of Tehran on May 22, following news of the disqualification of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei as candidates, several eyewitnesses told the International Campaign for Human Rights in […]