Report of the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran presented to the United Nations Human Rights Council in March 2015. Read the Report *******International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran – In his interim report on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran […]
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FIFA chief criticizes Iran for barring women from sports matches
The head of FIFA, Sepp Blatter, has spoken out against banning women from sports stadiums, urging Iran to end the prohibition of women from entering sports venues. In FIFA’s weekly magazine, Blatter says that when he travelled to Iran in November 2013, he encountered the ban on the presence of women in sports stadiums. […]
Court of Kavar Forms a New File for Salehedin Moradi
The family of Salehedin Moradi, a rights activist of Gonabadi Dervishes, was told by the prosecutor of city Kavar that the arrest sentence of the mentioned dervish in detention center of Information Office so – called No. 100 has been ordered and conducted by this judicial Institution. This official figure mentioned that the charge […]
On the Occasion of Death Anniversary of Dr. Mohammad Mosaddegh
“There is no better way to govern Iran than democracy and social justice!”Mohammad Mossadegh Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh was born on May 19, 1882. His father, Hedayat Ashtiani, was the Finance Minister under Naser-oddin Shah Qajar, and his mother was a granddaughter of the Crown Prince Abbas Mirza Qajar. After the Constitutional Revolution of 1906, Mohammad […]
UN Secretary-General Expresses Alarm about Executions, Retaliation Against Activists and Attacks on Women in Iran
In his interim report on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran published on Tuesday, March 3, 2015, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon detailed a long list of human rights concerns, leading with the ongoing application of the death penalty, retaliation against activists cooperating with the United Nations and […]
Four Gonabadi Dervish Lawyers Released from Prison
Hours ago, 4 of lawyers and rights activists of Gonabadi dervishes after more than four years, were released from prison.According to a report by Majzooban Noor, Afshin Karampour, Farshid Yadoullahei, Amir Eslami, and Omid Behroozi have been released when the sentence of imprisonment of seven and half had changed into three and half in jail […]
Alireza Roushan’s Rewritten Work on Asrār-Nāma of Attar amongst the Best of Children’s Literature
Narrative of Asrār-Nāma of Attar Nishaburire written by Alireza Roushanwasselected amongst the top ten superior works of children’s literature and also a candidate of the “Turtle award”.The third annual celebration of presenting of symbol of the Flying Turtle was held on Friday evening (8 Esfand) in the central library of the city.In the […]
Teachers hold silent demonstrations across Iran
Iranian teachers across the country gathered in silence in front of their local education ministry offices to protest their employment conditions. ILNA reports that on Sunday March 1, several silent gatherings were held across the country including Tehran, Kermanshah, Qazvin, Ilam, Kohgilouyeh and Boerahmad, Hormozgan, Kurdistan, Fars, Khorasan and Lorestan. In Tehran one of […]
Former vice president gets quick prison furlough
The Tehran Prosecutor has announced the approval of a furlough for Mohammadreza Rahimi, the former vice president who began serving a five-year prison sentence on corruption charges just two weeks ago. The prosecutor’s office reportedly has approved a one-week leave because the prisoner’s wife is suffering from a terminal disease and is currently in […]
Higher education in Iran means higher jobless rate
Iran’s Minister of Science and Technology says the unemployment rate among university graduates is higher than the general unemployment average, and that is why the country’s academic elite go abroad for work. Mohammad Farhadi said on Friday February 27 that one million students graduate from universities across the country each year but they find […]