A member of Iran’s parliamentary committee on health and treatment announced that 12 million Iranians suffer from mental illnesses and added, “But despite the large number of individuals with mental issues, there are only 40,000 hospital beds for them.” In the past too, many other specialists had spoken of a shortage of beds and […]
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Janati: Eating Meat is not Very Good
Ahmad Janati, the aged and influential Friday prayer leader of Tehran who earlier this year too criticized Hassan Rouhani’s administration for its nuclear diplomacy and called on the public to bear out the pressures caused by international sanctions by famously saying, “What is wrong if we have to eat just one meal a day […]
Pipe workers fired in Saveh after protesting unpaid wages
After more than 30 days of strikes, a number of workers at the Safa Pipe and Rolling Company in Saveh have been terminated. ILNA reported on Saturday May 23 that the number of fired workers has not yet been confirmed but it is somewhere around 10. Workers report that most of them are on […]
Detained Washington Post reporter has first court session
Jason Rezaian, the Iranian-American Washington Post reporter, made his first court appearance in Tehran on Tuesday May 26 along with the other two accused in the case, including his wife, Yeganeh Salehi.According to an ISNA report, the session was held behind closed doors before Judge Salavati and a date for the hearing has not […]
Yarn factory closure throws 100 more women out of work
One hundred workers have been laid off from the Acryl Top Factory in Behshahr and every one of them was a woman.ILNA reports that the Acryl Top factory in Mazandaran Province produced various kinds of yarn and thread. All of the workers reportedly had significant seniority and have now been referred to collect employment […]
Army commander warns of “terrorist” forces near Iranian border
The commander of the Iranian Army warned on Sunday that “terrorist and heretical forces” are near Iran’s borders and he called for a strengthening of army and Revolutionary Guards forces in the region.The Fars News Agency reports that Amir Ahmadreza Pourdastan gave a speech on Sunday May 24 to mark the liberation of Khoramshahr […]
Female activists meet to protest Mohammadi’s arrest, women’s problems
In an initiative by the Association of Women Citizens, a group of Iranian women calling themselves the “Friends of Nargess Mohammadi” gathered at the Tehran home of the prominent human rights activist to express their concern about her health in prison.The Feminist School website reported on Wednesday May 22 that a number of prominent […]
Journalist banished to exile after completing prison term
Ahmad Zeidabadi, a jailed Iranian journalist who reached the end of his prison term on Thursday May 21, was immediately transferred to Gonabad to serve out the exile portion of his sentence.The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reports that the cost of traveling to Gonabad and living there must be paid by Zeidabadi. […]
Writer Prosecuted for Facebook Posts Critical of State Censorship
Authorities in Iran are prosecuting another writer on national security charges for signing statements and writing posts that criticized state censorship on the Facebook page of the Iranian Writers’ Association. Reza Khandan Mahabadi, a member of the Board of Directors of the Iranian Writers’ Association, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran […]
The Birthday Anniversary of Imam Husain (A.S), Imam Ali Al-Sajjad (AS) and Hazrat Abbas (AS)
The Birthday Anniversary of Imam Husain (A.S), who was born on the 3rd of Shaban, 4 A.H. (626 AD); Imam Ali Al-Sajjad (AS) who was born on the 5th of Shaban, 38 AH (660 AD) and Hazrat Abbas (AS) who was born on the 4th of Shaban, 26 AH (648 AD) Imam Hussain (AS) […]