Farshid Yadollahi, human and Dervish rights lawyer who was sentenced by Branch 15 of the Islamic Revolution Court in July 2013 to seven years and six months imprisonment has been illegally moved to the ward 7, the public offenses section of evin prison since a month ago.Until recently, Farshid Yadollahi along with another jailed […]
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Dervish Cleric, Mohammad Nouri Was Tried Without the Presence of the Jury and Lawyer
Gonabadi Dervish Mohammad Nouri who is currently wearing clerical dress was tried by Sari’s Special Clerical Court.According to a report by Majzooban Noor, Mohammad Nouri a Gonabadi Dervish resident of the city of Sari was tried in Special Clerical Court presided by Judge Miremad on charges of “Joining the Dervish sect in Clerical dress” […]
4 Sunni teachers fired from their jobs
Three Sunni teachers have been fired from their teaching jobs in the cities of Sardasht and Bukan in the West Azerbaijan province of Iran. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Shoresh Mostafa Zadeh (who has 12 years of teaching experience), Ebrahim Rostami (10 years experience) and Fereydoun Ali Pour […]
Sunni mosque shut down by security forces
Masjid Rizvanshahr, a Sunni mosque in Talesh, Gilan province, was closed down by Iranian security forces on 19 May 2014. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the mosque was forced to close because the authorities did not issue a permit for a Sunni mosque to be built in the […]
No information about the condition of 5 arrested Christians
The status of Ehsan Sadeghi, Maryam Asadi, Ali Arfa’, Vahid Safi and Amin Mazloomi is still unknown. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), few days ago, Ehsan Sadeghi, Maryam Asadi, Ali Arfa’, Vahid Safi, Amin Mazloomi and two more people were arrested in an attack to a church in […]
Saeed Abedini beaten in hospital and returned to prison
Saeed Abedini, Reverend prisoner who had been transferred to the Dey Hospital was beaten by transfer officers and was returned to prison. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Reverend Saeed Abedini who was admitted to the Dey hospital for the last two months, after being beaten in the hospital, was […]
Iranian president wants less interference in people’s lives
Hassan Rohani urged government bodies to refrain from overt interference in people’s lives in a speech on Saturday May 24. Mehr News Agency reports that the Iranian president said in his speech regarding public health: “Let us not interfere so much in people’s lives…people cannot be bullied into going to heaven with whips.” “People […]
Arrests over ‘Happy’ video highlight Iran rift
The arrest of six Iranian youths for dancing to US singer Pharrell Williams’ hit “Happy” in a video that went viral highlights the rift between conservatives and youths fascinated by the West. Recorded on a smartphone and uploaded multiple times on YouTube, the clip shows three girls dancing and singing along to the song […]
Minister warns water shortages threaten farming
Iranian Power Minister Hamid Chitchian says water consumption must be regulated and managed properly and the illegal use of underground waters must be stopped, or the country will face continued droughts and the end of agriculture. IRNA reports that according to Chitchian, the cost of water extraction and irrigation for agricultural products makes those […]
Convicted activist may have to serve suspended sentence
The Marivon Revolutionary Court has sentenced activist Dana Lenjabadi to one year in prison.The opposition website Kaleme reports that Lenjabadi has been found guilty of “propaganda against the regime.” The report adds that he was also accused of acting against national security, but the court found insufficient evidence for this charge. He will still […]