Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have carried out a new wave of arrests of cyber activists and members of pro-opposition social networking websites. Kaleme, a leading opposition website, reported on Thursday that at least five Iranians who had shared news about the situation of political prisoners on Facebook have recently been held by the security apparatus […]
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South Africa’s Nelson Mandela dies in Johannesburg
Nelson Mandela, the global statesman who delivered South Africa from the dark days of apartheid, has died aged 95. Mr Mandela had suffered from a series of lung infections over the past two years and died at home in the company of his family.South Africa’s first black president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has […]
Four Iranian cities rank among world’s 10 most polluted
The latest ranking by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) shows four Iranian cities are among the most polluted in the world: Ahvaz, Sanandaj, Kermanshah and Yasooj. The Mehr news agency is reporting on the latest survey done by the WHO and the IARC, which have […]
Iranian gov’t rejects Ahmadinejad’s debate challenge
In response to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s invitation to a public debate, the spokesman for the Hassan Rohani administration was quoted as saying: “The government has no time for such things.” ISNA reports that Mohammad Baqer Nobakht told reporters that Ahmadinejad must accept that the statistics released by the Census Organization speak for themselves and that […]
Weekly report on Human Right Violation in Iran (30-11-2013)
Responses to Human Rights Abuses in Iran1. On Friday 22nd November 2013, Mohammad-Hassan Yousef-Pourseifi, a political prisoner in section 350 of Evin prison, went on an indefinite hunger strike in protest against his lack of medical treatment.2 .Esmaeel Barzgari, an Azerbaijani artist and a political prisoner who is currently in section 350 of Evin […]
A Report on Dervish Rights Violation in Iran During the First 100 Days of Government of “Hope and Prudence”
President Hassan Rohani was declared the first round’s outright winner on 15 June and took office on 3 August.Rohani repeatedly said during his campaign that “all the political prisoners should be released.” He also said on several occasions that he wanted a change “in favour of free speech and media freedom.” These promises encouraged […]
A political prisoner got denial for his furlough at the last moment
The attorney general opposed and denied to grant Abolfazel Abedini’s furlough. According to the report of Human Rights Activits News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Abolfazel Abedini Nasr the Khouzestani journalist who was supposed to leave prison on furlough got denial on his furlough at the last moment by the attorney general. One of Abolfazel’s […]
Court rejects first degree murder in Beheshti case
The lawyer for the family of deceased blogger Sattar Beheshti reports that the court has rejected the charge of first degree murder and will proceed with the charge of manslaughter regarding the death of the blogger while in custody of cyber police. Beheshti was arrested by the cyber police in October 2012 for the […]
Ahmadinejad challenges Rohani to public debate
Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has reacted to Iranian President Hassan Rohani’s 100-day report by inviting him to take part in a public debate. The Fars News Agency reports that Ahmadinejad has written to Rohani, asserting that the report’s heavy criticism of the Ahmadinejad administration is “unfair and unfounded” and that “in the interests […]
6 Sunni hunger strikers are in critical condition
After transferring two Sunni prisoners who were on hunger strike to prison’s clinic, physician in charge has warned about the condition of these six prisoners to warden. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Monday December 2, which was the day 28th of hunger strike of the six Sunni prisoners […]