Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi must appear before Iranian authorities to provide “certain explanations,” Iranian media report. ILNA states that Farhadi’s passport was briefly confiscated when he entered the Imam Khomeini Airport on Tuesday July 9. ILNA writes: “It appears that Farhadi has to appear at a certain location indicated by airport officials to provide […]
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Rumi: The month of Ramadan has come!
O you who believe! fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, as that you may guard (against evil). ~ The Qur’an 2:183 They who turn (to Allah), who serve (Him), who praise (Him), who fast, who bow down, who prostrate themselves, who enjoin what is good and forbid what […]
Coroner releases autopsy findings for jailed blogger
The Iranian Coroner’s Office has announced that the results of Sattar Beheshti’s autopsy have been finalized, classifying the cause of death as “death due to psychological pressure.” Sattar Beheshti, a blogger, was arrested last October by Tehran’s Cyber Police, and five days later his family was informed of his death. His body bore signs […]
First post-election nuclear talks may come next month
Nuclear talks between Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog may resume in August, diplomats said on Monday July 8. The potential meeting would be the first round of IAEA talks with Iran since the election of moderate candidate Hassan Rohani. Despite early statements of optimism from Western leaders about Rohani’s victory, the U.S. has […]
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The news of Molavi Abdolhamid’s meeting with Dr. Hassan Rohani was one of the most delightful pieces of news from last week, simply because for years our Shia and Sunni compatriots have suffered from disunion and separation. The geographical isolation of our Sunni compatriots has, over many years, led to their isolation from management […]
Political Participation and Religious Freedom, Immediate Demands
Interview with Zahedan’s Friday Prayer Leader, Molavi AbdolhamidZahedan’s Friday prayer leader and the leader of the Sistan and Baluchistan province’s Sunni community, Molavi Abdolhamid, describes the Sunni community’s demands from the new administration in an interview with Rooz. Reports recently released by social media networks indicated that Hassan Rohani received the highest margin of […]
Iran central bank eliminates cheaper dollar rate
Iran’s central bank has eliminated a subsidized, cheaper rate for foreign currency and reported a weaker official rate in its place, according to Iranian media and the central bank’s website on Saturday. The Iranian rial has lost much of its value in the last two years, under pressure from international sanctions over Tehran’s disputed […]
Government to assign email addresses to all Iranians
Iran is to assign all citizens an individual email address which the communications minister said on Monday would aid interaction between state authorities and the people. It was unclear whether the move would add to regulations on Internet use imposed by a conservative Islamist leadership wary of secular cultural influences it blames on the […]
No Information About Christian Converts, Continued Pressure on Members of Evangelical Churches
One month after the arrest of three Christian converts in Isfahan, their conditions remain unknown and there is no news about their fate. According to reports from the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran’s sources, since the May 29 arrests of Mohammad Reza Farid, Saeed Safi, and Hamid Reza Ghadiri, their families […]
Weekly report on Human Right Violation in Iran (05/07/2013)
Reactions to the violation of human rights in Iran1. Giti poorfazel, the lawyer representing Sattar Beheshti’s family, the web-logger who passed away in prison said that one of the Iranian intelligence agents, who had interrogated his client, was the main cause of Mr Beheshti’s death. On Wednesday 26th June, Mrs Poorfazel criticised the authority […]