A leading Iranian official held a press conference in Tehran today attacking the UN Human Rights Council, the Secretary General, and the Special Rapporteur for their reports on cases of violations of human rights in Iran. Meanwhile, members of the Iranian delegation in Geneva and supporting NGOs spoke to the International Campaign for Human […]
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Ashton Defends Meeting With Iran Rights Activists
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has defended her meetings with human rights activists during a recent visit to Iran. Ashton’s spokesman, Michael Mann, said meeting with civil society representatives is a central part of Ashton’s foreign travels. Mann spoke on the sidelines of nuclear talks now under way in Vienna between Iran […]
Father begins sit-in over denied visit to jailed blogger son
Ahmad Ronaghi Maleki, the father of jailed blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, began a sit-in on Monday March 17 in front of Evin Prison to protest “the behaviour of the prosecutor and prison officials. “Saham News reports that Ronaghi Maleki had gone to visit his son, but the officials refused to let him to deliver […]
Judiciary denies customary furloughs to political prisoners
Iranian opposition groups say that the judiciary has decided to cancel the New Year furlough customarily extended to political prisoners in Iran in March. The opposition report indicates that the decision comes in reaction to the meeting of to EU diplomat Catherine Ashton with Iranian women’s rights activists in Tehran as well as the […]
A Complaint Filed by Female Dervishes Injured in Crackdown on Rally in front of Prosecutor’s Office
28 female Dervishes were injured by the Special Guard forces on the second day of the rally staged to protest against the unjust conditions of imprisoned Dervishes. They filed a lawsuit against the Special Guard forces that had encountered them in an inhuman and violent manner and demanded their being summoned and reprimanded.According to reports […]
Jailed Dervishes End Hunger Strike in Iranian Prisons; Sick Dervish Prisoners Transferred to Hospital
Imprisoned Gonabadi Dervishes ended their hunger strike after 14 days.According to Majzooban Noor’s reporters, 10 imprisoned Dervishes in Evin, Rajaei-Shahr, Shiraz’s Nezam prisons and the central prison of Bandar-Abbas who were on hunger strike to protest the authorities’ failure to provide them with adequate medical treatment and the illegal interfering in medical treatment […]
Unpaid steelworkers hold protest in Kurdistan
Zagros steelworkers in Kurdistan staged a protest in front of the Ministry of Labour to demand the payment of eight months in back wages. One of the workers told ILNA that their employer has not paid their wages and also failed to pay their premiums for the Social Security Fund. Last July, the owners of […]
Mousavi, Rahnavard meet with her mother
Zahra Rahnavard and MirHosein Mousavi met with Rahnavard’s aging mother, Ehtermolsadat Navab Safavi, on Sunday March 16 under the supervision of Iranian security officers. The Kaleme website reports: “this family meeting had unexpectedly coincided with a meeting of a group of teachers and families of political prisoners.” According to Kaleme, the security officers at […]
Iran’s Unusual Attacks Against a United Nations Special Rapporteur
To believe Iranian officials, neither the decision to keep the leaders of the Green Movement under house arrest, nor that of releasing them, involves the judiciary. High level officials take publicly pride in the politically-motivated detention of the 2009 presidential candidates as they do in the rise in execution numbers. Recent statements in support […]
UN Members Strongly Criticize Executions and Lack of Basic Freedoms in Iran
At Monday’s meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed presented his report on the situation of human rights in Iran. Following his presentation, representatives of member countries, NGOs, and the Iranian delegation offered their responses. In the 10-minute presentation of his statement, Shaheed said he had made several […]