The martyrdom anniversary of His Holiness Haj Mullah Sultan Mohammad Gonabadi ” Sultan Ali Shah”, was held by the imprisoned Dervishes rights activists in Evin and Adel-Abad prisons.According to Majzooban Noor, imprisoned Dervishes in wards 7 and 8 of Evin prison held a ceremony which marks the martyrdom anniversary of His Holiness Soltan Ali […]
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Former Iranian leader calls on UN to promote “reconciliation”
Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami has issued an open letter to the United Nations Secretary General calling for immediate action to “achieve historic reconciliation” in response to growing extremism across the world. In a letter published on his website on Thursday January 15, Khatami refers to Iranian initiatives for “Dialogue among Civilizations” and “Coalition […]
Iranian Judiciary Shuts Down Newspaper for Publishing “I am Charlie Too” Quote
Two days after the conservative Iranian newspaper Kayhan demanded judicial authorities close down reformist newspaper Mardom-e Emrooz, which was only in operation for only 16 days, the newspaper was shut down by orders from Branch 2 of Media Court of the Iranian Judiciary for publishing “I’m Charlie” on its front page. The reformist Mardom-e […]
MPs lodge complaint against Motahari
Fifty Iranian MPs have filed a complaint with the Supervisory Board of Representatives against Ali Motahari, the outspoken Tehran representative who has been very critical of the house arrest of MirHosein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi and Zahra Rahnavard with no judicial proceedings. In his latest speech last week in Parliament, Motahari once again began to […]
Bafgh mine workers protest in Tehran for back wages
Mine workers at Koshk Mine in Bafgh travelled to Tehran to stage a demonstration in front of the Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade to protest management’s neglect of their demands. ILNA reports that one of the workers, who was taking photos of the protests, was taken to the ministry’s security office. The miners […]
Activist files complaint over attack involving machetes
Iranian political activist Abdollah Momeni has filed a complaint with the judiciary for the recent attack against him near his home by two cyclists wielding machetes. The Kaleme website reported two days ago that two motorcyclists attacked Abdollah Momeni while wielding machetes, adding that the he suffered some “superficial wounds”. Momeni’s son reports that they […]
Faezeh Hashemi: They Do Not Have the People’s Vote; Want to Obtain Votes Through Other Means
Hashemi Rafsanjani’s activist daughter Faezeh told Rooz that she did not view yesterday’s events in the Majlis unrelated to next year’s parliamentary elections. According to her, MPs who know that they don’t have the public vote want to get votes through other means. She believes that the verbal and physical attack of Ali Motahari […]
In Memory of His Holliness Sultan Ali Shah Gonabadi
Hazrat Hajj Sultan Mohammad Gonabadi Sultan Ali ShahRenewer of the Nimatullahi Order in Iran Sufism is the spiritual reality of Islam, even if it was not known as “Sufism” at the inception of Islam. Phenomenologically speaking, it proves to be the essence of Islam, which gives life to it, like the soul gives life […]
This week in human rights in Iran (December 18-January 8)
Freedom of Religion On December 18, IranWire published the transcript of interviews that a Baha’i student conducted with three members of the Majlis. Raha Bushehri, a third-year high school student aware that despite excellent grades, his being Baha’i means that it will be impossible for him to continue his education, contacted the three representatives […]
Judicial Authorities Reject Parole Requests of 70 Political Prisoners
Judicial authorities rejected the request of seventy political and security prisoners, imprisoned in Evin prison to be released earlier. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), a large number of prisoners in Evin prison, including 13 prisoners of ward 350, were imparted that their conditional release requests have been rejected. […]