Analysis: Relationship between political events and the death penalty trends in IranAfter a short break while leading up to the June 14 presidential election, a new wave of executions began on June 20 in Iran. According to official media sources, 38 people have been executed in the last three weeks. Additionally, at least 44 […]
Category: Sufi news
Iran listens for Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, the lost voice of Ramadan
Traditional Persian recording of Rabana (Our Lord) has not been broadcast since artist spoke out against government in 2010 At every Ramadan for more than 30 years, millions of Iranians have turned on the TV or the radio to listen to one particular prayer in the few moments just before Iftar, the evening meal […]
Iranian orchestra sacks its female musicians
The Khorshid Orchestra in the ancient Iranian city of Isfahan has dropped all its female musicians, claiming that many audiences don’t want to see them on stage. A manager told the Bahar newspaper that excluding their current female musicians from concerts in small towns meant that the number of performers left over was increasingly […]
Poverty and violence blamed for depression among Iranian women
Domestic violence and loneliness exacerbated by lack of both self-esteem and of opportunities for social-interaction and recreation have been identified as major causes of the widespread depression experienced by Iranian women. Lack of financial power owing to poor wages and other factors, plus dependence on others, are also hugely significant. Renowned psychologist Leyla Alizade […]
Sattar Beheshti’s Mother: “Exhume my Son’s Body And Perform Autopsy Under UN Supervision”
In an interview with Saham news, Satar Beheshti’s mother, reacted to the Coroner’s report that classified the death of her son as “death due to psychological pressure and not due to blows inflicted by the interrogators”, asked for her son’s body to be exhumed. Satar Beheshti’s mother asked the Court and high ranking Judiciary […]
Growing fears for hunger striker in Iran: Arash Sadeghi
URGENT ACTION GROWING FEARS FOR HUNGER STRIKER IN IRAN, Student activist, Arash Sadeghi, has been on hunger strike since 1 June to protest against his ill-treatment in Tehran’s Evin Prison. He has been held without charge and in solitary confinement since his arrest in January 2012. He is at risk of torture or other […]
Mehdi Motamedi Mehr is exiled to Rajaie Shahr prison
Mehdi Motamedi Mehr who was imprisoned in security ward of Evin prison since the beginning of 2013, has been transferred to Rajaie Shahr prison of Karaj. According to Mizan Khabar website, on March 16 his home was inspected, most of his personal belongings were confiscated, was transferred to Evin prison and till now […]
Letter by a number of death row prisoners at Rajai Shahr prison to the head of the judiciary
A group of prisoners at Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj wrote a letter to Ayatollah Larjani, head of the Ministry of Justice. The letter, which was provided to CHRR, is below. With respect and regards We decided to write you a letter hundreds of times to tell you of our grievances and the hardships […]
Ten Million Iranians Cannot Read or Write
Officials Express Concern over Illiteracy Conditions According to the latest official statistics provided by Iran, there are now some ten million Iranians who cannot read or write at all. The Markaze Sarshomarie Amar (Statistical Center) 14 percent of people over the age of 6 and seven percent of individuals between the ages of 10 […]
Former Iranian Minister Says New President To Inherit Economic Challenges
A former Iranian agriculture minister and current member of the advising committee helping Hassan Rohani select his cabinet has warned that the president-elect will inherit a blighted economy. When asked in an interview published in the June 9 issue of the daily “Ghanoon” about the health of the country’s agriculture sector, Issa Kalantari replies, […]