Reza Entesari and Mostafa Abdi, two rights activists of Gonabadi Dervishes, who had been transferred to the solitary confinement due to the refusal to the mandatory fresh air since Thursday, have been returned to the general ward on Saturday, yesterday.These two imprisoned dervishes since nine months ago who have been moved to the general […]
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Five Gonabadi Dervishes Freed from Information Office in Kavar City
Four Gonabadi dervishes from Varamin city who had gone for the trip to Kavar; afterward, with another dervish from the latter city had been arrested, today at noon were released by ending the interrogation.A report by Majzooban Noor says that these dervishes named Davoud Nasiri, Jafar Ahmadi, Morteza Kangarlou, Masoud Ahmadi, Zabihoullah Kourdpour, for […]
Facebook Users Arrested, Others Will Be Arrested Soon, IRGC Warns
More than 30 people have been targeted by the cyber crime unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) this month, including a dozen arrested for their “immoral” activities on Facebook. In a surveillance operation code-named “Ankaboot” (Spider) aimed at identifying and rooting out Facebook pages and activities that spread “corruption” and western-inspired lifestyles, […]
Imprisoned Journalist Denied Medical Treatment for Serious War Wounds
Denial of Medical Care is Routine for Political Prisoners in Iran Imprisoned journalist and political activist Serajeddin Mirdamadi is in need of urgent medical attention at Evin Prison’s infamous Ward 8, a source told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. Authorities are refusing to transfer him to the hospital to be treated […]
Religious minorities in Islamic Republic of Iran are under pressure
On Wednesday, March 11th, 2015, the twenty-eighth session of the UN Human Rights Council, The second side event was campaign to expose human rights abuses in Iran with the theme of “religious minorities in Iran,” held by Südwind, Which is the provision of non-governmental organizations. The meeting was attended by a number of human […]
Muhammad Ali joins call to free journalist Jason Rezaian
Former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali lent his voice to those calling for the release of detained Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, as Rezaian’s family and his newspaper petitioned for his release at a press conference in the United States on Thursday. In a statement issued on March 12, Muhammad Ali referred to Rezaian […]
Talks to lift UN sanctions may thwart Republican senators
World powers have begun talks on lifting US sanctions on Iran as a result of the possible agreement between Iran and the 5+1 to end their nuclear disputes. A report on Reuters indicates that such a move would restrict any attempt by U.S. Congress to undo a deal. Recently, a letter signed by 47 […]
Transfer of Two Rights Activists of Gonabadi Dervishes to Solitary Confinement
Two Rights Activists of Gonabadi Dervishes Sent to Solitary Confinement from Ordinary Ward Yesterday morning two rights activists of Gonabadi dervishes imprisoned in Evin Prison were transferred to the solitary confinement.According to Majzooban Noor, yesterday morning 22, Esfand, 1393 ( March, 13, 2015) Mr. Reza Entesari and Mr. Mostafa Abdi two rights activists of […]
March 2015 report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
The report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahmed Shaheed. Submitted in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 25/24 to the 28th session of the UN Human Rights Council in March 2015. READ FULL REPORT (PDF) Reuters – A United Nations human rights investigator called […]
FOCUS REMAINS ON IRAN WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND LEGAL SYSTEM AFTER UN REPORT
Sepp Blatter, the president of the international soccer organization FIFA, has publicly called upon the nation of Iran to end its ban on women in its stadiums, according to the Associated Press. The move comes about a week after a group of Iranian activists sent a letter to FIFA urging it to suspend Iran’s […]