The prominent journalist Marzieh Rasouli was summoned to Evin Prison on July 8, 2014, for the implementation of her sentence of 50 lashes and two years’ imprisonment, she announced on Twitter, even though Rasouli has not yet received confirmation of the initial sentence from the appeals court. “They quickly want to implement the sentence,” […]
Category: Sufi news
Inmate Dies at Bandar Abbas Prison after Being Denied Medical Treatment
A human rights activist told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that Mostafa Nosrati, age 30, an inmate at the Bandar Abbas Central Prison, died on July 2, 2014, three days after he sustained injuries and was denied transfer to a medical facility. Mostafa Nosrati was serving the third year of a […]
Expediency Council head says Iran, U.S. can cooperate in Iraq
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the head of Iran’s Expediency Council, says Iran has shared interests with the U.S. in Iraq and there is no reason to avoid collaboration between the two countries on these matters. In an interview with the Japanese daily Asahi on Wednesday July 9, Hashemi Rafsanjani said: “If necessary, Iran can collaborate […]
Journalists call for release of jailed colleague
Eighty-two Iranian journalists have spoken out against the continued detention of Serajeddin Mirdamadi, an Iranian journalist who has been in custody since May 10. Kaleme reports that a statement from the journalists denounces Mirdamadi’s continued arrest and the judiciary’s refusal to release him. They write that his continued detention is a “violation of the promises” […]
Powerful Iranian figure linked to executions dies from illness
Ayatollah Mohammadi Gilani, one of the first judges of Iran’s Revolutionary courts and a former member of the Guardian Council, died on Wednesday July 9 after a period of illness. Mohammadi Gilani was hospitalized in Tehran on July 20 due to a lung infection. He had served in the past 30 years as the […]
Iranian lawmakers want to restrict Khatami from public
Former President Mohammad Khatami is under the spotlight once again, with some conservative parliamentarians asserting he is banned from public engagements, while others deny their claim. Ten Iranian lawmakers wrote a letter requesting that Justice Minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi implement what they claim is a judicial ruling banning former President Mohammad Khatami from a series […]
New Report Reveals Iranian TV’s Continued Human Rights Violations
The United States should reinstate sanctions on Iran’s state TV and radio broadcasting agency, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), for the continuation of its widespread human rights violations, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. The US Treasury had issued a six-month waiver of IRIB sanctions in February 2014, […]
Abdolfattah Soltani in critical health condition
Abdolfattah Soltani was transferred to prison clinic due to hypotension and heart complications, but in contrast with recommendation of the physicians regarding his need for chocardiography, he was sent back to the ward. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), he had experienced hypotension and heart complications on July 6th […]
Three Christians arrested in Anzali, north of Iran
The security forces has arrested three new converted to Christianity and members of a group called Iran Church, in Anzali city. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Seyed Alireza Ali Haghnejad, known as Mathews, the new converted to Christianity from Anzali city was arrested on July 5th. Mathews is […]
2 Sunnis arrested a month ago still have no contact with family
Two Sunni activists who were arrested in Iran a month ago have still not been allowed to contact their families. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 21-year old Mohammad Darabi, the son of the Friday prayer Imam for Rejaw in Kermanshah, northwestern Iran, was active in Sunni religious activities […]