The mother of Sattar Beheshti, the blogger who died five days after his arrest by Tehran Cyber Police, says the Ministry of Intelligence has made their lawyer, Giti Pourfazel, sign a pledge never to speak about the Beheshti case with the media. Gohar Eshghi, the mother of the deceased blogger, has filed a suit […]
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Tehran closes dozens of internet cafes
Tehran Police have shut down 67 internet cafes, citing various violations of city regulations. Hossein Sajedinia, the head of the Tehran police force, told ISNA on Saturday that the internet cafes have been shut down as part of “a neighbourhood security project.” He added that 352 internet cafes were inspected in the past week […]
Concern grows over detained journalist
One month after the arrest of Iranian journalist Ahmad Asgari, there is still no official news of his whereabouts. The Human Rights Reporters Committee reports that Asgari was arrested by security forces last month in Tehran. The report indicates that Asgari suffers from epilepsy and there is concern that he will not be provided […]
Jailed journalist releases report on political prisoners
Jailed Iranian journalist Bahman Ahmad Amouyi reports that there are 1,000 political prisoners in Islamic Republic prisons. The Kaleme website reports that Ahmadi Amouyi, who was arrested following the 2009 election protests and has been serving his sentence in Evin and Rejai Shahr Prisons, published his report from inside the prison. The report adds […]
Halt Execution of Arab Minority Men
Four Ahwazi Arabs Sentenced to Hang After Unfair Trials (London, July 26, 2013) – Iran’s judiciary should stop the executions of four members of Iran’s Ahwazi Arab minority because of grave violations of due process, Amnesty International, the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, and Human Rights Watch said today. The judiciary should order a […]
Fears over health of Mehdi Karroubi, Iran opposition leader
Fresh concerns have been raised about the health of Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, under house arrest since 2010. Mr Karroubi’s son said he was taken to hospital three times recently due to heart and lung problems. Mehdi Karroubi, 76, was detained after anti-government street protests. He has not been formally charged. Mr Karroubi […]
On the Occasion of Martyrdom Anniversary of Imam Ali (A.S.) and the Nights of Ghadr
Ghadr Nights (19th, 21st and 23th Ramadhan) and the revelation of the holy Quran are the associated Quranic phrases, which have always been of different interpretations among mystics, philosophers and commentators. If the holy Quran revelation in part or whole be accepted, Ghadr Night, the time of holy Quran revelation, then conforms to philosophical and mystical views. […]
Several Mmembers of the Freedom Movement’s Central Council Were Summoned
The Intelligence Ministry has summoned several members of the Freedom Movement’s Central Council and its Youth Branch. According to reports, Hashem Sabaghian, a member of the Central Council and Fakhreddin Hakimi, Amir Hossein Kazemi, and Mojtaba Khandan, members of Freedom Movement’s Youth Branch were summoned yesterday. The Intelligence Ministry interrogators call the Freedom Movement […]
Majlis Representative: All We Can Do Is Ask
“There is No Medicine; Remain on the Waiting List” When some callers ask for medicine which is not available in drugstores, pharmacists ask them to leave their phone numbers on the waiting list. And when they ask when the medicine may be available, the response they get is “nobody knows.” Sometimes callers are asked […]
Hossein Ronaghi is in critical health condition
Although Hossein Ronaghi Maleki is in critical health condition and cannot take his medicines because of stomach bleeding the authorities do not allow him to be transferred to clinics. According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the blogger and political prisoner Hossein Ronaghi Maleki is suffering from serious kidney disease […]