The chairman of one of the most powerful institutions in Iran, the Assembly of Experts, has died. Iranian media reported on October 21 that Ayatollah Mahdavi Kani, 83, died of heart failure. He had fallen into a coma in June following a heart attack. President Hassan Rohani announced two days of mourning for Kani, a […]
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Head Of Iran’s Top Clerical Body Dies
The chairman of one of the most powerful institutions in Iran, the Assembly of Experts, has died. Iranian media reported on October 21 that Ayatollah Mahdavi Kani, 83, died of heart failure. He had fallen into a coma in June following a heart attack. President Hassan Rohani announced two days of mourning for Kani, a […]
Sotoudeh Stages Sit-in to Protest Ban on Her Legal Practice
Human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh began a sit-in on October 21, 2014, at the Iranian Bar Association in Tehran to protest a ruling that puts a three-year ban on her legal practice, and in protest against the general state of legal representation in Iran. One day before starting the sit-in, in an interview with […]
This week in human rights in Iran (2)
Prisoners’ Rights Journalist Bahman Ahmadi Amooe, who was sentenced to five years and four months for acting against national security, was released from Evin prison on October 4. Jila Bani Yaghoub, his wife and a former imprisoned journalist told the BBC that he was held for an extra two and half days before his […]
Worsening Lung Disease, Mostafa Daneshjou Lost Consciousness
Mostafa Daneshjou, the jailed lawyer of Gonabadi Dervishes, last morning ,Monday, 28th of Mehr 1393 (October 28, 2014) due to the harsh hypothyroid lungs and heart arrhythmia lost his consciousness and was taken to Evin prison infirmary for a few hours and then returned again to ward 8.According to Majzooban Noor, The mentioned Dervish […]
Intelligence Office Summons a Dervish from Baidokht due to Participant in Dervishes Protest Gathering in front of Tehran Prosecutor
The prohibition of travel for Gonabadi Dervish residents of Baidokht to Tehran, frequent summons of Dervishes to the security police via SMS and phone in different cities and also chasing some scholars and influential Dervishes and keeping them under surveillance are absolutely such forms of intimidation and pressure which impose on the followers of […]
Iran Investigates Acid Attacks On Women
Police investigators next to a car splashed with acid that was reportedly thrown at a woman in the central Iranian city of Isfahan. Iranian officials said they are investigating a series of acid attacks on women that occurred in the historic city of Isfahan in recent days. The official IRNA news agency quoted police official […]
Iran Bans Human Rights Lawyer From Practicing Law
A prominent Iranian human rights lawyer says she has been banned from practicing her profession for three years. Nasrin Sotoudeh said October 19 that a Tehran court made the decision based on the demand of a court based at Evin Prison, where she was released last year after serving half of a six-year sentence […]
Honeymooning With All Factions
While it is true that the president represents all Iranians, including those who did not vote for him or those who perpetually undermine his policies. But trying to satisfy all factions and groups is not only meaningless but also not doable. Hassan Rouhani’s story is turning into a situation in which he has to […]
Ahmad Montazeri summoned after defending opposition leaders
Ahmad Montazeri, whose late father Ayatollah Montazeri was a chief critic of the Islamic Republic regime, has been summoned by the Special Court for the Clergy. The Kaleme opposition website reports that Ahmad Montazeri appeared in court on Saturday, but so far nothing has been confirmed about the charges against him. Last week, Ahmad […]