Hamid-Reza Moradi and Mostafa Daneshjou, imprisoned Dervish lawyers in ward 350 of Evin prison were transferred from the Shohada-e Tajrish hospital to Tehran Heart Center yesterday, on 27th of Bahman 1392 ( Feb 16, 2014). According to a report by Majzooban Noor, Gonabadi Dervishes, Hamid-Reza Moradi and Mostafa Daneshjou were transferred to Tehran Heart […]
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Iran’s forgotten prisoners
A former prisoner in Iran appeals for human rights not to be forgotten when the nuclear talks start on Feb. 18. With great interest, eyes around the world are watching the beginning of Iran’s nuclear deal and its exclusion from the peace conference on Syria. While these are indeed important developments for the entire […]
This Valentine’s Day, bring human rights into the conversation with Iran
For much of the world, February 14 is known as a day to celebrate love. But in Iran, Valentine’s Day has come to mark another occasion as well—the anniversary of the house arrest of Iran’s leading opposition figures Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi and Zahra Rahnavard. On February 14, 2011, Iranian authorities placed Mousavi, […]
Senior Qom cleric says hangings need not be public
The senior Iranian Shiite Cleric in Qom responded to a question on the necessity of public hangings, saying the practice can be avoided if it causes negative consequences. Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi was asked if Sharia law required hangings to be public and whether there are any restrictions that prohibit children and minors from […]
U.S. Calls For Release Of Iran’s Opposition Leaders
Washington is calling on Tehran to release three Iranian opposition leaders who have been under house arrest since 2011 without being formally charged with any crime. The U.S. State Department issued the call on February 14 – marking the third anniversary of the detention of former presidential candidates and opposition leaders Mehdi Karrubi and […]
Gonabadi Dervish, Abdolghafour Ghalandari Nejad Refuses to Appear in Court
Gonabadi Dervish and one of the collaborators of Majzooban Noor website, Abdolghafour Ghalandari Nejad, refused to attend his trial which was supposed to take place this morning-26 Bahman in Branch 2 of the Revolutionary Court in the city of Bandar Abbas.According to a report by Majzooban Noor, a trial date had been set down […]
Gonabadi Dervishes Get Trial After 10 Months in Jail
Four detained Gonabadi Dervishes have finally been given a trial after spending 10 months in Shiraz’s Adel-Abad prison. The Majzooban Noor website reports that on Thursday morning 24th of Bahman 1392 (February 13, 2014), Messrs. Mohsen Esmaeeli, Seyed Ebrahim Bahrami, Mohammad Ali Sadeghi and Mohammad Ali Dehghan stood trial for the charges of “forming […]
Release opposition leaders under house arrest three years on
The easing of restrictions placed on former presidential candidates Mehdi Karroubi and Mir Hossein Mousavi and his wife, university professor and political activist, Zahra Rahnavard, since the election of President Rouhani is not enough, warned Amnesty International on the third anniversary of the house arrest of the three opposition figures. The opposition leaders have […]
Sunni group offers to exchange abducted guards for prisoners
The Jeysh-ol-adl organization has issued a statement calling for the release of 300 Sunni prisoners in exchange for the release of five Iranian border officers who were abducted by the group last week. The organization’s statement calls for the release of 50 of its members as well as 200 other Sunnis being held in […]
Rights group calls opposition house arrests “illegal”
The Human Rights Defenders Centre has issued a statement declaring that the house arrests of Zahra Rahnavard, MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi are “illegal.” The statement, signed by Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi, marks three years since the three opposition leaders were put under house arrest. It says that according to the Iranian […]