The trial for the shut down of Shargh daily newspaper and Setareh Sobh magazine will take place on Sunday February 1, IRNA reports. The report indicates that the session will take place with the Press Supervisory Board as jury and Siyamak Modir acting as judge. Shargh is charged with publishing falsehoods with an intent […]
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Rohani supports freedom and independence of universities
In the seventh Farabi Festival, Iranian president Hassan Rohani defended freedom and independence in the study of Humanities stressing that political interference in science and academic pursuits is not in the interest of the government or universities. Farabi Festival, which has dedicated its seventh session to the study of humanities, convened on Saturday January […]
Anger in Ahwaz over government inaction on dust pollution
Ahwaz residents took to the streets on Friday January 30 to protest the lack of any effective government action to combat the previous day’s dust storm, which pushed the concentration of air particles to more than 66 times the acceptable level. Iranian media did not cover the demonstration, but the public posted a number […]
Minister sees losing battle in blocking social websites
Iran’s Minister of Communications says internet social networking sites cannot be blocked because the country cannot replace them. The Fars news agency reports that in a speech in Khoramshahr on Thursday January 30, Mahmoud Vaezi said: “We cannot block social networking programs because we cannot replace them.” He stressed that blocking these sites, therefore, […]
MP Motahari points to intensified attack on free speech
Tehran MP Ali Motahari says freedom of speech has become more strained under the Rohani administration and self-censorship has become more common in the media. He stressed that continued pressure on the Rohani administration is the chief cause of the strain on the media. Motahari said in an interview with Tasnim website that when […]
Dr. Azmayesh Interview with Radio Farda about Confirming Charge of Moharebeh against Dervishes by the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has upheld the sentence issued to seven Gonabadi Dervishes, by the Shiraz Revolutionary Court.The seven Gonabadi dervishes residents of Kavar County, have been found guilty of “enmity with God” and “corruption on earth”; three of them are sentenced to lifetime exile and the other four are to spend 28 years in […]
Holding a Memorial Ceremony for His Holiness “Salih Ali Shah” in Evin and Adel-Abad Prisons
The death anniversary of His Holiness Hajj Shaikh Mohammad Hassan Baidokhti, ” Salih Ali Shah”, was held by the imprisoned Gonabadi Dervishes yesterday evening in Evin and Adel-Abad prisons.According to Majzooban Noor, imprisoned Gonabadi Dervishes in wards 4, 7 and 8 of Evin prison held a ceremony which marks the death anniversary of His […]
High court confirms exile sentences for Dervishes
The Supreme Court has upheld the sentence issued to seven dervishes by the Shiraz Revolutionary Court, according to media outlets linked to Gonabadi Dervishes. The seven dervishes have been found guilty of “enmity with God” and “corruption on earth”; three of them are sentenced to lifetime exile and the other four are to spend […]
Prominent Human Rights Activist Detained and Kept from Seeing Vice President of German Parliament
Human rights activist Narges Mohammadi was detained by security agents for several hours as she tried to meet with the Vice President of the German Parliament, Claudia Roth, in Tehran on the afternoon of January 25, 2015, according to http://dw.de/p/1ERmO“>Saham News. She was released at midnight, after she was interrogated and threatened with imprisonment. Roth, […]
In Memory of His Holiness Hajj Sheikh Mohammad Hassan “Saleh Ali Shah”
His Holiness Hajj Sheikh Mohammad Hassan Salih Ali Shah was born on the 8th Dhu’l-hajjah 1308 A.H.L. corresponding to the 24th Tir 1270 A.H.S. (1891 A.D.) in the village of Baydukht Gonabad, which was the birthplace and residence of his honorable father and grandfather, till the beginning of the year 1328 A.H. L. when his […]