Detained Sufi dervishes have been protesting with a hunger strike against the illegal transfer of some dervish brothers to solitary confinement for more than 85 days.Kasra Nouri and Saleh Moradi belong to the Nematollahi Gonabadi Dervish Order in Iran. They are also members of a largely extended family of Sarvestan, an area near Shiraz. […]
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Death penalty ‘becoming thing of the past’, says Amnesty
The report highlights an “alarming” rise of executions in Iraq, where numbers almost doubled last year compared to 2011The trend toward abolishing the death penalty continues, despite some countries resuming executions in 2012, Amnesty International says. Executions in India, Japan, Pakistan, and Gambia were disappointing regressions, Amnesty notes. But elsewhere the death penalty was […]
Ban saddened by loss of life caused by earthquake in south-west Iran
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said he was saddened by the loss of life and destruction caused by a powerful earthquake that hit Iran’s Bushehr province. In a statement, Mr. Ban’s spokesperson said Mr. Ban “extends his sincere condolences to the Iranian Government and people, particularly the families of those who have died.” According to […]
Iran ends rescue effort after Bushehr earthquake kills 37 people
Iran stopped its rescue efforts as the death toll rose to 37 after a 6.1 earthquake struck Bushehr province, home to a nuclear plant, state media said. More than 850 people were injured yesterday when the quake hit the town of Kaki, 160 kilometers (100 miles) from the plant, and about 800 houses were […]
Abrupt Reversal of Ceased Prosecution Keeps Seifzadeh in Prison
Mohammad Seifzadeh, one of the founders of the Defenders of Human Rights Center, was sentenced to nine years in prison and a ten-year ban on practicing law on charges of “acting against national security through establishing the Defenders of Human Rights Center.” The judicial orders for imprisoned lawyer Mohammad Seifzadeh, charged with “illegal border […]
Former advisor to Fars governor Jamileh Karimi arrested
A former advisor to the governor of Iran’s Fars Province has been arrested, sources told the Green Voice of Freedom today. Jamileh Karimi, a former advisor to the governor of Fars Province during the presidency of Mohammad Khatami, was arrested at her home on Wednesday morning and taken to a prison run by the […]
Dervishes Reached the 85th Day of Hunger Strike/The Gonabadi Dervishes Across Iran Urging Them to End Their Strike
Gonabadi Dervishes across Iran, in separate letters by expressing gratitude for their sacrifices and acts of heroism, urge Saleh Moradi and Kasra Nouri, two jailed Gonabadi Dervishes in Shiraz’s Adel Abad prison to end their hunger strike. According to the Majzooban Noor website, a large number of Gonabadi Dervishes across cities in Iran, by […]
New order of the Tehran Prosecutor
Tehran prosecutor has called some of the political prisoners who were furloughed for the Iranian new year, to return to the Evin prison. According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mohsen Mohagheghi the 68 years old political prisoner who was arrested December 27, 2009 by the intelligence agents and sentenced […]
Alfred Nobel
Alfred Nobel was born in Stockholm on October 21, 1833. His father Immanuel Nobel was an engineer and inventor who built bridges and buildings in Stockholm. In connection with his construction work Immanuel Nobel also experimented with different techniques for blasting rocks.Alfred’s mother, born Andriette Ahlsell, came from a wealthy family. Due to misfortunes […]
Earthquake Strikes Near Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Station
The U.S. Geological Survey reports an earthquake with a magnitude 6.3 has struck 89 kilometers southeast of the Iranian city of Bushehr. The country’s only nuclear power station is based in the area. Iran state media have so far reported three fatalities. The region is about 90 kilometres from the site of Iran’s Bushehr […]