While Iran faces a shortage of 80,000 nurses, statistical reports indicate that 1,000 nurses emigrate from Iran each year. Iran’s College of Nurses has criticized the failure to value the role of nurses and the lack of appropriate government policies to address the country’s nurse shortage. Mohammad Sharifi Moghaddam, a spokesman for the College […]
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Former president describes pressures facing Rohani
Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami says current president Hassan Rohani is under serious pressure from his political opponents as he deals with political and cultural issues. The Etemad daily writes that according to Khatami, President Rohani’s opponents are trying to tell him: “we are still here and have power and will not let things […]
Illegal Addition of New Charges Makes Death Sentence for Soheil Arabi More Likely
New Charges Seem Aimed at Avoiding Commutation of Sentence In an arbitrary and illegal act, new charges that carry a death sentence and which do not allow a pardon were added and the death sentence of Facebook user Soheil Arabi was confirmed by the Supreme Court in Iran. “In a surprising act, the charge […]
Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Vows to Continue Protest
Well-known Iranian human rights attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh says she’s determined to continue protesting a decision to ban her from practicing law. Sotoudeh started picketing outside the offices of the Iranian Bar Association in Tehran a month ago, holding signs reading “right to work” and “rights of dissenters,” after the association, reportedly under official pressure, […]
No Justice for Survivors of Acid Attacks in Iran
On November 13, Tanya St.Arnauld a victim of acid attack appeared in the courthouse of Longueuil courthouse in Quebec Canada. . Her face, back, neck and arms, suffered from a second and third degree burn in the 2012 attack of her ex-boyfriend Nikolas Stefanatos. He pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and according to prosecutor […]
Majlis Summons Minister of Intelligence Over Report
In an unprecedented and bold move, fifteen Majlis representatives summoned Hassan Rouhani’s minister of intelligence over the publication of a report on the activities of the Revolutionary Guards’ Intelligence Agency. The representatives are all close to the conservative hardliners commonly known as the principlists who are critics of the current administration. Fars news agency, […]
Monthly Report – A Review of the Human Rights Situation in Iran (3)
The following is a monthly report summarizing the human rights status in Iran in October / November (Solar calendar, month of Aban), 2014. This report has been prepared by the office of Statistics and Publications of the Human Rights Activists Association of Iran. Considering the ongoing suppression and ban on independent human rights activist […]
Human Rights Watch: Honors for Persecuted Writers
Five Iranians are among 35 writers to win the prestigious Hellman-Hammett award for courage and conviction in the face of political persecution. The other 30 winners come from 11 countries. Security and judicial authorities in Iran have continued their crackdown on free expression despite hopes that Hassan Rouhani’s election as president in 2013 would […]
Death Sentence Upheld For Iranian Internet Activist
Iranian opposition websites are reporting that an appeal court in Iran has confirmed the death sentence for an Internet activist who allegedly insulted Prophet Muhammad. Soheil Arabi was reportedly arrested last year by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps over his posts on Facebook, where he is said to have been active under different names. […]
Iran’s next budget adjusted for continued sanctions, low oil price
Iran’s Minister of Economics has announced he is prepared to present the country’s budget to Parliament now that the outcome of Iran’s nuclear talks has determined that international sanctions will persist. The budget for the coming year reportedly assumes an oil price of $70 per barrel. One day after parties agreed on extending the […]