Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the head of Iran’s Expediency Council and a seasoned Islamic Republic politician, says “free and open elections would solve many of the current problems of the country.”
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Discovery of the Second Persian Geometrical Inscription
The second Persian geometrical inscription which was carved in Kaftarli (Kaftarlou) hill have been discovered in Akhtarabad region in Shahryar. Due to the similarity of this geometrical writing with those previously found in Susa clay stamps and Jiroft’s inscription, experts estimate that this newly discovered geometrical inscription must have dated back to at […]
Connections severed or slowed and Google Mail blocked in latest anti-Internet offensive
Reporters Without Borders condemns the government’s latest offensive against the Internet coinciding with celebrations marking the Islamic Revolution’s 31st anniversary. Online access has again been disrupted, as it is whenever opposition protests are expected.
Amnesty: Naderkhani acquittal shows urgent need to allow religious freedom
The acquittal of Pastor Yousef Naderkhani in a re-trial in Iran’s northern Gilan province demonstrates just why the Iranian authorities must guarantee the rights of all religious minorities in Iran, Amnesty International said.
Press freedom violations recounted in real time (from 1st January 2012)
11.09.2012 – Two bloggers freed Mohammad Reza Ali Pyam, a blogger and satirical poet openly critical of the government, was released on bail of 100 million toman (100,000 euros) on 9 September pending trial. The editor of the blog Halloo, Pyam was arrested at his home by men in plain-clothes on 14 August.
UN General Secretary Alarmed by Vast Human Rights Violations in Iran
Posted by IHRV On September – 11 – 2012 A Weekly Report on Human Rights Violations in Iran from August 25 to September 2, 2012.
Mandatory Unpaid Furlough for 280 Workers Employed at Ahvaz Urban & Suburban Railway
280 employees at Kayson an Engineering and Construction company and contractor to Ahwaz Urban & Suburban Railway Organization have been forced to take unpaid furlough as a result of the company’s financial woes.
After Canada severed ties, Iran expects more countries to close embassies in Tehran
An Iranian semi-official news agency says Iran expects more countries to follow Canada’s example and close their embassies in Tehran.
OMCT: Repression of human rights defenders goes on uninterrupted in Iran
Paris-Geneva, September 11, 2012. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), was informed of four new cases of arbitrary detention against human rights defenders in Iran. Several rights activists and journalists have been […]
Judge praises public punishments for some convicts
The head of the Tehran Criminal Court says sentences issued for armed robbers, rapists and those who cause public disorder must be carried out in public for the good of society.