Mostafa Daneshjoo, a Gonabadi dervish, was released on Monday May 19 after four years in jail.The Majzooban-e Noor website reports that Daneshjoo’s release order was served on him in hospital, where he was under treatment for asthma and pulmonary complications. In a video message, Daneshjoo reacted to his release, saying: “Years of incarceration have […]
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Leader’s critic to spend another year in solitary confinement
Mostafa Tajzadeh, a prominent political prisoner and former deputy interior minister, was not released at the end of his six-year sentence and has to serve another sentence.The Human Rights Activists News Agency reported on Monday that Tajzadeh’s six-year prison sentence has ended. Fakhrosadat Mohtashamipour, Tajzadeh’s wife, wrote on her Facebook page that while her […]
Prisons inquiry in peril after MPs meet with security officials
Only days after Parliament announced that it would conduct an inquiry into the state of prisons across the country, there is talk of canceling the initiative. Mohammadali Mousavi, a member of the Judiciary Committee of Parliament, told the Shargh daily that there has been a meeting between the MPs designing the inquiry and military […]
The Case of Acid Throwings in Isfahan Remains on the Chief’s Desk
With seven months since Iranian media first reported a series of acid throwing incidents in Isfahan, a senior police official announced that the cases were still in the investigation phase. General Mohammad-Reza Moghimi, the head of the country’s police force said that he was personally working on the case and was “hopeful” about finding […]
Saeid Shirzad Faces New Charges in a Court without His Lawyer
The court session of Saeid Shirzad was conducted, while his lawyer could not attend the session, because he was not informed. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Saeid Shirzad, children’s rights activist, was transferred to branch number 15 of the revolutionary court, early last week, without any notice and […]
Visual Reports and Words of Mostafa Daneshjou after the End of Conviction and Freedom/Video + Photos
Yesterday evening on Monday, 28th of Ordibehesht 1394 (19 May, 2015), Mostafa Daneshjou, the lawyer and rights activist of Gonabadi Dervishes, who was jailed for more than four years in jails of city Sari and Evin prison in Tehran, was released. Mr. Daneshjou in a short speech stated: “the years of prison have passed, […]
Mostafa Daneshjou Freed after Sentence Served
A couple hours ago, Mostafa Daneshjou, the lawyer and rights activist of Gonabadi Dervishes, imprisoned for more than four years in jails of city Sari and Evin prison in Tehran, has been released. Majzooban Noor reports that his freedom has come into enforcement in the Shohada e Tajrish hospital, because he was hospitalized due […]
IOPHRI Protest in London in Support of Narges Mohammadi and Religious Minorities
Yesterday, the Members of International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights in Iran gathered in Trafalgar Square, London to demand the freedom of all political prisoners in Iran, and to stop the persecution of religious minorities in Iran. This action was in response to the recent increased pressure by the extremist Iranian regime against all […]
Young Activist Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Facebook Postings and Peaceful Protest
A young civil activist who has been held at Evin Prison since October 2014 has been sentenced to seven years in prison at her interrogator’s urging, a source close to the case told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, for her Facebook postings and her participation in peaceful gatherings. Atena Daemi, 27, […]
UN rights report based on false, fabricated information: Iran
Iran has denounced as unsubstantiated and false a recent report by the United Nations special rapporteurs about the alleged increase of executions in the country.In a statement released on Sunday, Iranian Judiciary’s High Council for Human Rights rejected the report as being founded upon “incorrect information and fabricated sources,” adding that no correspondence has […]