Five thousand workers at the brick-making burners in Kermanshah province have been laid off over the past two years, the Kermanshah Post website reports.
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Iranian economist to serve out prison sentence
Iranian economist Fariborz Rais Dana was arrested today in Tehran to serve out a one-year sentence. The Workers’ Rights Defenders website reports that Rais Dana was arrested and transferred to Evin Prison. He sentence relates to a media interview in which he criticized the government’s plans for restructuring subsidies.
Deteriorating And Dire Health Of Hossein Ronaghi Maleki In Evin Prison, One Kidney Must Be Removed
In the wake of continued denial of medical furlough, Hossein Ronaghi Maleki’s health has deteriorated and is in critical condition.
IAEA Chief in Tehran
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency is due to hold talks today in Tehran with senior officials on the country’s controversial nuclear program.
Student Activist Mohamad Ghafarian Sentenced to 3 1/2 Years In Prison And 70 Lashes
A three and half years imprisonment and seventy lashes sentence was upheld for electrical engineering student at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mohamad Ghaffarian.
Ashi: Celestial Goddess of Ancient Persia
Cassiopeia/ Cassiopee constellation is one of the constellations that are near Pole Star and can be seen at all night at northern celestial. In contrast with Pole Star Cassiopeia is proportion of Ursa Minors and Ursa Major these two are always rolling at tow sides of Pole Star.
Trial of Ahwazi Arabs raises concern
Amnesty International reports that six members of Iran’s Ahwazi Arab minority will go on trial on May 20 amid fears that they will not receive a fair trial and may face the death penalty for the charge of “enmity against God.”
What do imprisoned mothers in Iran fear the most? ‘Being forgotten’
(WNN) Tehran, IRAN: Built in 1971 Evin prison, in Iran’s capital city of Tehran, is a place where incarceration for prisoners brings with it depression, frustration and isolation. Prisoners who are mothers often have a secret, and haunting, fear of ‘being forgotten’ by the children they have left behind at home.
Iran diplomacy gathers pace with surprise IAEA visit
By Simon Sturdee VIENNA (AFP)— The head of the UN atomic agency will visit Iran Monday, the IAEA said in a surprise announcement that raised hopes of a deal on closer cooperation just days ahead of major talks with world powers.
Activist taken to Zanjan Prison
Jailed Iranian human rights activist Nargess Mohammadi has been transferred to Zanjan Prison. The Melli-Mazhabi website reports that Mohammadi, the deputy head of the Centre for Human Rights Defenders of Iran, was transferred to Zanjan Prison from the Evin Prison infirmary in Tehran.