Iran has shut down a reformist newspaper over an article that allegedly undermined Islamic values. State TV reported Monday that Iran’s media supervisory body banned the daily Bahar, citing a law authorizing media closures over articles deemed to violate Islamic values or insult Islam. Bahar published an op-ed article on Wednesday that expressed doubts […]
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Nobel laureate calls mass execution illegal vengeance
Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi has spoken out against the mass execution of 16 convicts in Sistan-Baluchistan, saying their treatment violates legal procedures and highlights the Iranian judiciary’s lack of independence. In a letter to Ahmad Shaheed, the UN rapporteur on human rights conditions in Iran, Ebadi refers to the attack by the […]
Laid-off workers air grievances outside Parliament
Workers laid off from the Zagros Steel Factory in Kurdistan staged demonstrations in front of the Iranian Parliament this morning, Sunday October 27. The Khaneh Mellat website reports the protesters were calling for their return to work and payment of wages and benefits still owing. The protesters have staged several similar demonstrations since last […]
Mostafa Daneshjou Hospitalized in Tajrish Hospital
Imprisoned Gonabadi Dervish rights defender in ward 350 of Evin Prison, Mostafa Daneshjou was transferred to Shohada e Tajrish hospital.According to Majzooban Noor, early yesterday morning, Aban 5, 1392 (Oct 27, 2013), Dervish rights lawyer, Mostafa Daneshjou was taken to the hospital on an emergency basis and after the examination and brain scan he was […]
Iran’s Ex-FM on Assad, the US and Israel
Ebrahim Yazdi, founder of the Freedom Movement of Iran and ex-foreign minister London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Ebrahim Yazdi served as deputy prime minister and foreign minister of Iran in the short-lived government of Mehdi Bazargan in the immediate aftermath of the 1979 revolution.As such, he found himself close to the center of the storm that followed the […]
Mostafa Daneshjou Was Found Unconscious in Jail Bathroom and Is Denied a Transfer to Hospital
Imprisoned Gonabadi Dervish rights defender in ward 350 of Evin Prison, Mostafa Daneshjou was unconscious in the bathroom and transferred to the prison clinic wednesday evening Aban 1, 1392 ( Oct 23, 2013).According to Kaleme website, he has been transferred to the prison infirmary due to his deteriorating health conditions and fluctuating blood pressure for […]
IAEA Chief Expected To Meet Iranian Negotiator Next Week
The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog and a senior Iranian negotiator are expected to hold talks on October 28, ahead of a new round of international talks on Iran’s atomic program. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said its director, Yukiya Amano, will meet with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi at […]
Daughter of Iran opposition leader accuses guard of biting her
Iranian women guards struck the two daughters of reformist opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi and bit one of them after they visited their father under house arrest, one of the daughters said on Facebook late on Thursday. Mousavi, in his 70s and in poor health, has been held under house arrest since early 2011 when […]
UN Iran Rapporteur Sees No Progress On Human Rights
The UN’s special rapporteur for human rights in Iran has said the country has shown “no sign of improvement” in human rights and “continues to warrant serious concern.” In a report issued on October 23, UN Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed said Iran carried out 724 executions between January 2012 and June 2013, including 202 […]
Amnesty International: Jailed blogger denied adequate medical care: Mohammad Reza Pourshajari
URGENT ACTION JAILED BLOGGER DENIED ADEQUATE MEDICAL CAREIranian blogger Mohammad Reza Pourshajari, also known by his pen name of Siamak Mehr, is in urgent need of medical care that he cannot obtain in prison. He is serving a four-year sentence in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, north-west of Tehran. Mohammad Reza Pourshajari, aged 53, […]