ISFAHAN, Iran-Protesters in the Iranian town of Varzaneh clashed with police this week after more than a month of demonstrations against the government’s diversion of water from central Isfahan Province to other regions.
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Iranian Sufis Defy Tehran Dictatorship
On Thursday, February 21, at 10 a.m. local time, Iranian members of the Gonabadi-Nimatullahi Muslim contemplative order celebrated “the day of the Sufi” by protesting outside the Evin Prison in Tehran.
Execution in the eye’s of people
Carrying out executions before the public eye has become the norm in the Islamic Republic (IR). Every year individuals convicted of different crimes including drug-related crimes, theft, murder or rape, are hanged in public in various Iranian cities.
Verdicts through history
This is Shiraz, one of the oldest cities in Iran. It is a city near the palaces of the oldest Iranian royal dynasty, the Achaemenids. Takhte Jamshid (Jamshid’s Throne) is known by foreigners as the Persepolis.
The right to education, a forgotten right
The right to education, one of the rights noted in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, has been violated by the Iranian government for years. Shortly after the 1997 revolution, the group that had taken over the government decided to filter the dissident professors and students out of universities. This […]
Political Payback Or Justice For Tehran’s ‘Butcher Of The Press’?
Years after three young men were tortured to death after being detained for participating in mass protests that followed Iran’s 2009 presidential election, the man held responsible has finally gone on trial. Outside observers of the closed-door trial, however, hold out little hope for justice.
New dates set after ‘successful’ nuclear talks
Talks between Iran and the G5+1 ended on a positive tone on Wednesday February 27, and the two sides agreed to meet in Istanbul on March 17 and 18.
Blogger’s death apparent impetus for new interrogation rule
The Iranian judiciary has issued a directive prohibiting the interrogation of suspects at security forces’ detention centres.
Mohsen Ghashghaizadeh summoned to the Tehran Revolutionary Court
Mohsen Ghashghaizadeh was among a group from Saray-e Ahl-e Ghalam (Pen Society) who were detained in October 2012 when security agents violently raided their meeting. He has been summoned to appear at the Tehran Revolutionary court on April 9, 2013.
Saleh Moradi’s Court hearing delayed again/Accused Dervishes Still Waiting for Justice
The court hearing for four Gonabadi dervishes which has been set to begin on 8th of Esfand (Feb 26) was postponed to another time by judge’s decision.