Iranian Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi has written to the United Nations to protest the Islamic Republic’s recent policies toward women.
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Releases of prisoners of conscience after pardon not enough
Anyone held in Iran solely for the peaceful exercise of their human rights should immediately and unconditionally be released, Amnesty International has said, following the pardoning by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of at least 130 political prisoners, including prisoners of conscience, from Tehran’s Evin Prison.
A Weekly Report on Human Rights Violations in Iran from August 6-12, 2012
State-run TV Inconsiderate towards the Victims of the Azerbaijani Earthquake A Weekly Report on Human Rights Violations in Iran from August 6-12, 2012 The earthquakes which occurred in the north-west of Iran caused huge destruction and human casualties mostly in Haris, Varzeghan and Ahar city in Azarbayejan Sharghi province.Based on some reports, between […]
Gonabadi Dervishes Celebrated Eid Al Fitr
Gonabadi dervishes celebrated the Eid al-Fitr festival that ends the fasting month of Ramadan, by presence of Hazrat Haj Dr.NoorAli Tabandeh “Majzoob Ali Shah” the Grand Qutb of Nematollahi Gonabadi Order and other great shaikhs, in Amirsoleimani worship place ( Hosseiniyeh) yesterday morning on 29th Mordad 1391 ( Aug 19 , 2012).
Lashed then freed
Regime urged to release all imprisoned journalists and netizens Reporters Without Borders is relieved to learn that a number of prisoners of opinion, including seven journalists and netizens, were released on 15 August.
New redlines for newspapers in Iran
Journalists in Iranian media and newspapers have received new guidelines in their newsrooms. New redlines have been introduced. Now officially censorship starts before choosing a topic for an article.
Egyptian president to attend meeting in Tehran
The Egyptian State News Agency reports that Egyptian President will travel to Iran next week to attend the NAM summit.
Families of flogged political prisoners speak out
In the past few days, the flogging sentence of a number of political prisoners in cellblock 350 in Evin Prison was carried out. According to reports, the flogging of Kamyar Iazi, who is a doctor, was to the extent that his body bled as a result.
Iran’s Ramadan repression intensifies on eve of Eid
Iranian security forces have put down peaceful demonstrations and intensified their wave of arrests of Ahwazi Arabs ahead of Eid ul-Fitr, the Islamic celebration that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
Iranians show little confidence in gov’t response to devastating earthquakes
Tensions are flaring between the Iranian government and the Iranian people, who are criticizing minimal rescue efforts in the aftermath of tandem magnitude 6.3 and 6.4 earthquakes that rattled Iran’s northwest East Azerbaijan province Saturday.