Four years into his mandate as the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Dr. Ahmed Shaheed told UN member states at a meeting of the Human Rights Council today in Geneva that although he has yet to be let into the country for a site […]
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UN Envoy Says Human Rights Deteriorated In Iran
The UN rights investigator on Iran has hailed “some limited improvements” in the country since the 2013 election of President Hassan Rohani but warned “the overall situation has worsened.” The UN’s special rapporteur on human rights in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, spoke to reporters in Geneva on March 16 before presenting his latest report on […]
Mohammadreza Poorshajari Sentenced to Imprisonment and Exile
Mohammadreza Poorshajari was sentenced to 1 year imprisonment, 2 years exile in Ardakan, a small town near the city of Yazd, and seizure of his personal belongings and his cash which he had during his imprisonment, by the revolutionary Court in Karaj. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran […]
Iranians Celebrate Chahar-Shanbeh Soori, Festival of Fire
Sorkhie to az man, Zardieh man az to, literally means your redness (health) is mine, my paleness (pain) is yours. This phrase is whispered in Chaharshanbeh Soori, ancient purification ritual, while people jump over the fire.Châhârshanbe Suri is a fire jumping festival celebrated by Persian people around the world. The event takes place on […]
Majzooban Noor Releases a Statement on the Occasion of Freedom of Four of Rights Activists of Dervishes
Majzooban Noor Website by issuing a statement on the occasion of the release of four of the Gonabadi lawyers, announced that the motivation of this website is to break the news boycott, to follow the dervishes’ civilian rights, and also to give awareness to public and authorities about the violation of the rights of […]
5 Political Prisoners in Evin Prison Transferred to Solitary Confinements
Amir Doorbin Ghaziani, Samkoo Khelghati, Salar Setodeh, Omid Zareinejad and Mohammad Shojaei, 5 political and security prisoners in the quarantine of ward 7 of Evin prison were transferred to solitary confinements. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), following the protest, by some of political prisoners in the […]
Mehdi Hashemi receives prison sentence and cash fines
The spokesman for the Iranian judiciary announced that Mehdi Hashemi, the son of Iran’s Expediency Council chief, moderate cleric Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani, has been sentenced to imprisonment, cash fines, confiscation of assets and a ban from seeking any government employment. Fars News Agency reports that Hashemi is facing seven years in jail and cash […]
Presidential powers called insufficient to fulfill promises of liberty
The head of Iran’s expediency council says that while he supports Hassan Rohani, the president made campaign promises about political and social liberties that go beyond the limits of his executive power. In an interview published in the Aftob daily on Saturday March 14, Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani said: “Political issues and freedoms are not […]
White House Warns Senate Republicans To Stop Interfering With Iran Talks
The White House has issued a new warning to the Republicans in the U.S. Senate to stay out of negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program. White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough told the Republican Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker in a letter on March 14 that legislation he is sponsoring […]
Leader’s office says government must force people toward heaven
The head of the Iranian Supreme Leader’s office introduced the new commander of security forces in Iran by declaring the government is responsible for forcing people to choose the path toward heaven. UENA reports that during the introduction ceremony for the new security chief, Ayatollah Mohammadi Golpayegani said that an Islamic government is charged […]