A while ago, a crowd of dervishes gathered in Reza Welfare Centre (“Madad-kari-ye Reza” institute-“Reza Social Service institute) which was closed by the security forces. They issued a letter to the Minister of Work and Social Welfare, Ali Rabi’i, holding the manner in which the social workers were treated by intelligence agents responsible for the […]
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“Why Did I Go to Prison for Four Years, Mr. Zarif?”
Formerly Imprisoned Journalists Challenge Iran Foreign Minister’s Remarks to Charlie Rose Astonished reactions to recent statements made by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif during a television interview with PBS’ Charlie Rose, in which he defended his government’s human rights record, continue to pour in. Siamak Ghaderi, a journalist who was dismissed from his […]
Security Forces Threatened to Shut Down Reza Social Service Institute Again
After Gonabadi Dervishes broke the seal at “Madad-kari-ye Reza” institute (“Reza Social Service” institute) which has been sealed off recently, security forces tried to get the film from there and during a telephone conversation with the director of this non-profit institute, Mr. Bonakdar, threatened to shut down there again.According to Majzoban Noor, after Gonabadi […]
Rights activist, Nargess Mohammadi arrested
Nargess Mohammadi, the deputy head of Iran’s Human Rights Defenders Centre, was arrested and transferred to Evin Prison on Tuesday May 5. The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reports that Mohammadi reportedly refused to open the door to officials that arrived at her home to arrest her, but they forced their way in […]
IOPHRI demonstrations at Stockholm
The Members of International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights in Iran gathered in Stockholm to demand the freedom of Sufi political prisoners in Iran, and to stop the persecution of Sufis and other religious minorities in Iran. This action was in response to the recent increased pressure by the extremist Iranian regime against the […]
Disturbing the Public Opinion via Helping Others!!!
Reza Aid Institution (charity and aid social service) which is associated to Gonabadi Dervishes in the National Day of Aid with the direct involvement of security forces has been locked down and sealed off. This question may form in the minds of people what the relevance is between disturbing public opinion which is one […]
Khazali slams Rohani as ineffectual, raising false hope
Mehdi Khazali, outspoken government critic and head of Hayan publications criticized Iranian president Hassan Rohani for “surrendering to the ruling faction” of the Islamic Republic and has called on him to resign.Saham News has published Mehdi Khazali’s open letter to the president, in which he refers to Rohani as a mere “opening in a […]
Prominent Lawyer Says “Plan to Promote Virtue” Endangers Citizens and State
The prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh spoke out strongly against the recent approval of the Plan to Promote Virtue and Prevent Vice, a Parliamentary bill which calls on Basij militias to enforce strict hijab (female dress) on all Iranian women, in a recent interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. The […]
Prominent Activist Charged with National Security Crimes for Her Peaceful Civic Activism
A Tehran court has charged the prominent Iranian civil rights activist and deputy head of the banned Defenders of Human Rights Center, Narges Mohammadi, with crimes against national security for her peaceful activism. Narges Mohammadi told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that Branch 15 of Tehran Revolutionary Court, under Judge Salavati, […]
Dervishes in Reza Social Service institute End Sit-in Protest by Breaking the seal; If the Minister does not Respond, We Will Continue to Protest
Gonabadi Dervishes who were staging a sit-in at “Madad-kari-ye Reza” institute (“Reza Social Service” institute) in protest against illegal closure of this aid center by security forces, broke the seal this morning, Sunday, 13 Ordibehesht ( 3, May).According to Majzooban Noor, the dervishes by writing a short letter, have announced that their act has […]