Firuzi Publications has recently released the latest work by the renowned Iranian author Mahmud Dowlatabadi on the story of the chancellorship of Hasanak the Vizier based on Persian historian Abul-Fazl Bayhaqi’s “Masudian History”. The book entitled “The Chancellorship of Emir Hasanak” and an audio CD, which contains Dowlatabadi’s narration of the story, were published […]
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Intelligence Ministry Reviews Cases of Iranian Expats for Return
Iran has established a secretariat for the Committee for the Return of Expat Iranians, inside Iran’s Intelligence Ministry, the Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary, and Iranian Expatriate Affairs Hassan Qashqavi said in an interview with Tadbir News Website. “The Committee’s meetings are regularly held at the Intelligence Ministry, and the Intelligence Ministry has […]
Weekly report on Human Right Violation in Iran (28-01-2014)
Responses to Human Rights Abuses in Iran1. Fatemeh Karroubi, the wife of Mehdi Karroubi publicised a letter directing at public describing her husband’s physical condition. She indicated that yesterday, after a difficult 9-day treatment period and two operations Mehdi Karroubi was discharged from the hospital and was transferred to a secure building of the […]
Hairless hero: Iranian teacher shaves head in solidarity with bullied pupil
Ali Mohammadian’s gesture, copied by his entire class of more than 20 pupils, stops bullying and attracts praise from all over country When Iranian schoolteacher Ali Mohammadian noticed that one of his students was being bullied after going bald as a result of a mysterious illness, he decided to show solidarity and shave his […]
Political prisoners of Rajai Shahr on strike
political prisoners of hall 12 announced a three days long strike by which they will refuse to get prison’s ration, in protest to closing the library of ward, resumption of sending noises, mandatory uniforms for political prisoners and insulting interrogations. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), political prisoners and […]
Farzad Madadzadeh is released from prison
Farzad Madadzadeh, the political prisoner of Rajaei Shahr prison of Karaj has been released by the end of his sentence. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Farzad Madadzadeh align with his sister, Shabnam Madadzadeh, had been arrested because of covering the Karaj Tarbiyat Moa’lem university’s strikes five years ago […]
UN experts arrive in Tehran to visit uranium mine
UN nuclear inspectors arrived in Tehran Tuesday to visit Iran’s Gachin uranium mine for the first time in several years, Atomic Energy Organisation Behrouz Kamalvandi said. “These three inspectors are scheduled to travel tomorrow to Bandar Abbas province to visit the Gachin mine,” Kamalvandi was quoted by state news agency IRNA as saying. The […]
Persian language group slams local languages initiative
Members of the Academy of Persian Language & Literature have lashed out against recent statements from the Rohani administration that encourage the teaching of local languages in public elementary schools around the country. The Mehr News Agency reports that Gholamali Haddad Adel, the head of the academy, said: “The Persian Language is the standard. […]
Concerns raised over radioactive meat imports
Iranian MP Ali Iranpour has announced that red meat imported from Ukraine in recent months has been contaminated with radioactivity. The report indicates that earlier, following reports that contaminated meat from Ukraine had been imported into the country, meat inspection officials announced that the products had not been distributed and had been rejected after […]
Amid Calls for Tehran Mayor’s Resignation for Negligence, Two Firefighters Arrested Instead
Iranian citizens and politicians are calling for the Tehran mayor’s resignation in relation to the thwarted rescue efforts in the January 19 Tehran fire that left two women dead after firefighting equipment failed. This week two firefighters who had attempted to rescue the women were taken into custody, though the judicial basis for their arrest […]