The Ardebil Steel Plant closure on Monday June 2 has left 275 workers without a job. The Mehr news agency reports that the Ardebil Steel Plant, located in City of Namin, operated in three shifts. The report indicates that the workers were suddenly locked out of the factory and the closure came without any […]
Category: Sufi news
Persecution in universities as Iran ‘squeezes the life out of’ academic freedom
The Iranian authorities have waged a ruthless campaign of repression over the past three decades against students and academics who are routinely harassed, detained or barred from studying or teaching because of their peaceful activism, views or beliefs, said Amnesty International in a report released today. Silenced, Expelled, Imprisoned: Repression of students and academics […]
Behzad Arabgol transferred to ward 5 of Rajai Shahr Prison
Behzad Arabgol was transferred to the ward 5 by the Rajai Shahr prison’s authorities. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), this political prisoner was beforehand exiled from Evin prison to Rajai Shahr prison and he was kept in quarantine till yesterday. His transference to the ward 5 is against […]
7 political prisoners exiled to Rajai Shahr Prison
Seven prisoners of ward number 350 of Evin prison, has been exiled to Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj yesterday morning. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Reza Shahabi, Reza Akbari Monfared, Javad Fooladvand, Asghar Ghottan, Asadollah Hadi, Gholamhossain Asadi and Ali Sallanpoor are the political prisoners who have been […]
Iranian Media Smears Champion Of Unveiled Women
The world took notice when Iranian women used a Facebook page to openly defy the clerical establishment by posting pictures of themselves in public without a hijab. Now the country’s hard-liners appear to be using more traditional media to hit back at the woman who set up the page through a smear campaign that […]
State-run TV’s Disinformation Encourages Violence Against Women
Broadcasts on Hijab Campaign Spread Defamatory Messages and Blatant Falsehoods June 2, 2014—The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran calls on President Rouhani to immediately institute supervision of Iran’s state TV and end the broadcast of programs that falsely defame dissidents and implicitly justify violence against women who do not wear the hijab, […]
Fate of Tehran journalist unknown after arrest
The situation of detained journalist Saba Azarpeyk remains unclear five days after her arrest in Tehran. The Kaleme opposition website reported on Wednesday that Azarpeyk was arrested at her place of work in the offices of the Tejareat-e Farda weekly magazine. Azarpeyk’s family reports that they have not been informed where she is being […]
At Least 4 Dead In Tehran Dust Storm
At least four people have been killed and 30 others injured when a dust storm hit the Iranian capital, Tehran. Iranian news agencies reported that the storm roared into the city on June 2 with winds of up to 110 kilometers per hour. The storm caused temporary power outages in some districts and broke […]
A Report on the Situation of Omid Behroozi, Jailed Gonabadi Dervish Lawyer in Evin’s Ward 350
Imprisoned Gonabadi Dervish lawyer, Omid Behroozi has been denied medical treatment despite suffering from physical problems.According to a report by Majzooban Noor, jailed Dervish in ward 350 of Evin prison, Omid Behroozi despite numerous problems including neck arthritis and severe hearing loss in his left ear was prevented from being transferred to the hospital […]
3rd, 4th & 5th Shaban: The Birthday Anniversary of “Great Saviors of Islam”
3rd, 4th & 5th Shaban: The Birthday Anniversary of Imam Hussein (A.S.), Hazrat Abbas Alamdar (A.S) & Imam Zainul Abedin (A.S.).3rd Shaban: The Birthday Anniversary of Imam Husayn (A.S.)4th Shaban: The Birthday Anniversary of Hadrat Abul Fazl Abbas (A.S.)5th Shaban: The Birthday Anniversary of Imam Zainul Abedin (A.S.) 3Rd Shaban Birthday Anniversary Of Imam HusseinImam […]