8th of Bahman 1392 corresponding to 26th of Rabi-ul-awal 1435 is the 105th death anniversary of His Holiness Hazrat Hajj Sultan Mohammad Gonabadi “Sultan Ali Shah”. Sufism or tasawwuf, as it is called in Arabic, is generally understood by scholars and Sufis to be the inner, mystical, or psycho-spiritual dimension of Islam.The Nimatullahi Sultan […]
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Tire company workers protest lack of job security
Workers at the Iran Tire Manufacturing Company entered their seventh day of protests today, January 26, against their lack of job security. According to ILNA, 600 workers joined the strike in protest to the trend of continued worker lay offs. ILNA reprots that 80 contract workers were laid off yesterday and another 130 were […]
Hundreds of journalists call on Rohani to keep promise
772 journalists have urged the Iranian president to live up to his promise and allow the reopening of the Association of Iranian Journalists. ISNA reports that in a letter, the 772 journalists state that their community has long been awaiting the reopening of the association and they were hoping that this would have been […]
Iran’s Writers Association Criticizes State Pressure
President Rohani has said he will ease restrictions on artists. Iran’s Writers Association says security officials have prevented the group from holding its monthly advisory meeting. In a recently issued statement, the group says the meeting was due to be held on January 14 at the home of one of the members. But according to the […]
A political prisoner is exiled to Mashhad
Doctor Hani Yazarloo, the political prisoners in Evin Prison in Tehran was exiled to Vakil Abad prison in Mashhad.According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the officials of Evin prison made an excuse to deployed Doctor Hani Yazarloo to Evin court from ward 350 then they declared to the Master […]
Iran to meet with 5+1 by next month
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced on Saturday January 25 that he and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton have agreed to set up a meeting between Iran and the 5+1 delegation by the end of February. The two met on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum gathering in Davos. Zarif reports […]
Imprisoned Human Rights Lawyer Eligible for Release If New Code Enforced
The daughter of imprisoned Iranian lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani, who is serving a 13-year prison sentence, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that if the new Islamic Penal Code is implemented, her father will be eligible for release, along with several other prisoners of conscience. “We are surprised why this law’s enforcement […]
Iranian writers group complains of government pressure
The Iranian Writers Association says government officials prevented the group from holding its monthly discussion meeting. In a statement, the association says the meeting was scheduled to be held at the home of one of the members on Tuesday January 21. That member was summoned by officials from the ministry of intelligence and forced […]
Rohani tells forum Iran welcomes foreign investment
The Iranian president told the World Economic Forum at Davos that Iran is open for foreign investment. Hassan Rohani spoke as the first guest speaker following greetings from Klaus Schwab, the forum founder. “We intend to reopen trade, industrial and economic relations with our neighbours,” Rohani said, adding that “Iran’s economy has the potential […]
Press Freedom Violations Recounted in Real Time January 2014
23.01.2014- Newspaper owners held arbitrarily since 2011 Mehdi Karoubi, a 77-year-old newspaper owner who has been under house arrest since February 2011, was taken to an unknown place of detention of 17 January after undergoing two back operations – a laminectomy and discectomy – at Tehran’s Arad Hospital. A dissident theologian, former parliamentary speaker […]