The amputation sentences of the 2 prisoners were carried out per order of the Shiraz public prosecutor.
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Mohamad Nourizad has written his 14th letter to the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei
Journalist and documentary film maker Mohamad Nourizad has written his 14th letter to the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.
Nobel Women’s Initiative highlights prison case of Iran attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh
(WNN) Iran: For the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign the Nobel Women’s Initiative highlighted the plight of Iranian lawyer and human rights advocate Nasrin Sotoudeh who still remains under incarceration in spite of international campaigns for her release.
Iran says EU “definitely” will not impose oil sanctions
Reuters – Iran said on Sunday the European “definitely” will not impose sanctions on the country’s oil exports as the measure will harm the global crude market, the Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi said.
Iranian activist held incommunicado
Iranian political prisoner Mohammad Tavasoli is being held incommunicado at Evin Prison, his family reports.
Student Maziar Yazdanpanah begins his 6-month prison sentence
Maziar Yazdanpanah, student at Mazandaran University, presented himself to the Babolsar Revolutionary Court to begin serving his 6-month prison sentence.
Iran Mandaeans in exile following persecution
Al Arabiya – More than 300 Iranian families were forced to leave their homeland in the western province of Khuzestan after facing a series of discriminatory acts for following the faith Sabian Mandaeism which is not officially acknowledged in the Islamic republic.
BBC Persian; Dr Seyed Mostafa Azmayesh, English Subtitles
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Iran’s ‘A Separation’ bringing people together
By Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times December 11, 2011When Iranian cinema has been in the news of late, it is largely for the legal troubles of leading filmmakers, faced with jail terms, house arrests and bans from travel, interviews and even making future films.
Huawei to scale back business in Iran
Chinese telecommunications- equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co. said it will scale back its business in Iran, where the company provides services to government-controlled telecom operators, following reports that Iranian police were using mobile-network technology to track down and arrest dissidents.