European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will meet with Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator, Said Jalili, in Istanbul on May 15, EU officials said. Ashton, who represents the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany, will be following up on the April 5-6 talks in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Also on May 15, […]
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The Judiciary and the Prisons Organization are responsible for the lives of inmates
Shirin Ebadi, in her report for Farvardin 1392 [March-April 2013] on the human rights situation in Iran:The Judiciary and the Prisons Organization are responsible for the lives of inmates In her latest monthly report, Shirin Ebadi, human rights defender and winner of Nobel Peace Prize in 2003, has reviewed the human rights situation in […]
U.S. Commission Decries Religious Freedom Violators
A U.S. government advisory body says that Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan are among the world’s worst violators of religious freedom. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom’s 2013 report says the countries should be designated “countries of particular concern” by the U.S. government for “particularly severe” violations — a designation that […]
No Furlough, Phone Calls, or Visitations for Imprisoned Journalist
Three years into his detention, imprisoned journalist Siamak Ghaderi has not been granted a single day of furlough, and he does not have permission to visit with his family, his wife told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. As a prisoner of conscience, he is also denied access to a telephone, she […]
Iranian workers mark May Day with protest
A group of workers gathered in front of Iranian parliament on the occasion of the International Worker’s Day to protest against their inadequate wages in the face of rising inflation. ILNA reports that the workers held a protest demanding a reconsideration of the minimum wage increase which was approved for this year. Meanwhile official […]
Fatima is Fatima
We are going to write briefly about one of the ladies Hazrat Fatima Zahra (S.A.), daughter of the Prophet (P.B.U.H.), Wife of Imam Ali (A.S.), mother of Imam Hassan (A.S.) and Imam Hussain (A.S.), the chiefs of the youth of Paradise, and Zainub-e-Kubra (S.A.) so that, it is understood and evident that how should […]
10 Protesting Political Prisoners Have Been Kept In Solitary Confinement, Threats Made Against 35 Other Prisoners
Despite a visit by the Deputy Judiciary Chief, the 10 political prisoners who were moved to solitary confinement in Evin Ward 240 on Sunday, are still incarcerated there, and the Deputy Warden of Evin prison has threatened that the other 35 prisoners protesting this illegal move will be confronted and punished. According to reports […]
Iran Continues Crackdown on Sufis
Iran continues to arrest Sufi mystics. The victims of state suppression represent the Gonabadi-Nimatullahi order, the main body of traditional metaphysical Muslims in the country. On April 20, Abdolghafour Ghalandari Nejad, a webmaster for the Gonabadi-Nimatullahi site Majzooban Noor (The Alluring Light), was detained in the south Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas. Situated […]
Iran government increasingly violating labour rights, says Human Rights Watch
The Iranian government is increasingly violating workers’ rights to peaceful assembly and association. Dozens of labor and independent trade union activists are in prison for speaking out in defense of workers.Human Rights Watch called for the government to end the crackdown and free labor rights advocates in anticipation of International Workers’ Day on May […]
Sanctions and Regime Policies Cause Growing Crisis in Iran
New Study Exposes Deterioration of Economic and Social Rights (April 29, 2013) The international community should target sanctions more effectively to impose costs on the Iranian government and not its citizens, and the Iranian government should end its policies that worsen the crisis in access to medicines, foods, and other essential imports, the International […]