In his first interview with a Persian-language media outlet, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a lot of harsh things to say about Iran and its government. But the comment that really struck a nerve touched on fashion. “I think if the Iranian people had freedom they would wear jeans, listen to Western music, […]
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Iran’s president calls for academic freedoms
Iran’s president says authorities should not restrict academic freedoms and should give Iranian scholars more opportunity to take part in international conferences. Monday’s message from Hassan Rouhani is among his strongest rebukes against social limits imposed by hard-line forces in Iran. Rouhani has previously called for the lifting of curbs on Internet access and […]
Portuguese Researcher Had a Meeting and Dialogue with Dr. Noor Ali Tabandeh Majzoob Ali Shah (Part 1)
Dialogue with Majzoub Ali Shah, Qutb of the Ni’matullahi tariqat, , part I. In Tehran, Mr. Pedro Teixeira da Mota, graduate from law school, is a researcher, academic writer, translator and resident in Lisbon, Portugal. He has always traveled a lot intending to meet and talk with religious leaders regarding various religious and mystical […]
Masih Alinejad Interview With One of Gonabadi Dervishes Who Were Deported for Life
According to Majzooban Noor, the Branch 2 of Shiraz Revolutionary Court issued its verdicts against three Gonabadi Dervishes, Messrs. Hamid-Reza Arayesh, Kazem Dehghan and Mohammad-Ali Shamshirzan, convicting all of them to life in exile. They are charged with “moharebeh (enmity with God)”, “spreading corruption on the earth”, “membership in illegal group (being Dervish/ […]
A Report On Executions In Iran
537 Hangings From October 2012 To October 2013: From October 11, 2012 to October 10, 2013 at least 537 people were hanged in various cities across Iran. This figure represents a 9% increase in the number of hangings over the same period last year. Issuing and implementing of death sentences in Iran occur while […]
Gov’t says family subsidies budget facing enormous shortfall
The deputy head of budgets and planning for the Rohani government says the budget for paying family subsidies is facing a shortfall in the trillions. Mohammadbagher Nobakht said the government is looking at stopping payments to families in the top three income tiers. Currently, the subsidies are given out to all families irrespective of […]
Appeal court confirmed Masoumeh Dehghan’s imprisonment sentence
The appeal court confirmed the one year in prison, and five years ban from country departure sentence, of Masumeh Dehghan, Abdolfattah Soltani’s wife.According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), one year in prison and five years country departing interdiction sentence of Masumeh Dehghan, the retired teacher and the wife of […]
Shipbuilding workers unpaid, jobs precarious
One hundred and twenty workers at the Arvandan Shipbuilding Company in Khuzestan have not received their wages or benefits for over six months and are facing possible dismissal. The region’s Workers Association reports that in addition to the six months’ worth of unpaid wages from this year, the workers have not been paid for […]
Top cleric slams conditions on opposition leaders’ release
Iranian senior cleric Ayatollah Ali Mohammad Dastgheib has criticized placing conditions on the release of Iran’s Green Movement leaders and other political prisoners. The Masjed Ghoba website, run by supporters of Ayatollah Dastgheib in Shiraz, reports that the senior cleric has heard of the imminent release of MirHosein Mousavi, Zahra Rahnavard and Mehdi Karroubi […]
Getting Past The Censors In Iran
This week Iran’s new Culture Minister Ali Jannati denounced book censorship under the administration of former President Mahmud Ahmadinejad and said if they could, censors would have banned the Koran, which is considered to be the word of God by Muslims. That doesn’t mean censorship will necessarily ease anytime soon, seeing as Jannati also […]