The word “shahid” (martyr) means “witness”, in the sense of one who is a witness to the Truth of God as manifested in the Qur’an, in history, in the world, and within one’s own self.
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21 Earthquake Volunteer Aid Workers Arrested at Sarand Camp Will Go On Trial Monday November 19
After more than three months in the Intelligence Ministry’s detention in Tabriz, the 21 Sarand camp earthquake volunteer aid workers have been summoned by the Revolutionary Court to go on trial.
Little housing rebuilt months after quake: MP
Alahverdi Dehghan, the Iranian MP for Varzaghan, reported today that only 15 percent of the necessary housing has been completed for the victims of the earthquake that struck the region last August, and 5,000 families are still facing the cold without adequate shelter.
Iran faces shortages of medical supplies, infant formula
The head of the Iranian Association of Pharmacists says the price of medical products has risen by 245 percent, and infant formula and medical drugs for special diseases are in short supply at Iranian pharmacies.
Daughter of slain activists given summons
Iranian authorities confiscated the passport of Parastou Forouhar at the airport today, on Saturday, as she entered Iran on the eve of the 14th annual commemoration of her parents’ death.
Dervish Rights Activist, Alireza Roushan Entered Evin Prison To Serve 1-Year Sentence
Gonabadi dervish poet and journalist at Shargh Newspaper, Mr.Ali Reza Roushan started serving a one-year prison term in Evin.
Abolfazl Abedini exiled back to Ahvaz after testifying about Sattar Beheshti
Journalist Abolfazl Abedini has been exiled back to Ahvaz after testifying about the torture of Sattar Beheshti.
The Officials Now Say She Is Not In Ward 209, Says Reza Khandan, Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Husabnd
While incarcerated rights attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh was allowed a prison visit with her children on Monday, today, her family was denied a visit with her.
Iran Deputies To Mull Draft Law Restricting Women’s Right To Travel
Lawmakers in Iran are preparing to consider legislation that may drastically alter an adult woman’s ability to obtain a passport and travel outside the country.
UN Calls For Iran Blogger Death Investigation
A group of United Nations experts have urged Iran to undertake an independent investigation into the death in custody of Iranian blogger Sattar Beheshti.