The United States has said it has issued a temporary general license to ease sending aid to victims of Iran’s August 11 deadly earthquakes.
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South Korea to resume Iranian oil imports
South Korea announced on Monday that it will resume oil imports from Iran in September.The Associated Press reports that Iran will be providing both the ships and the insurance for the delivery of oil to South Korea. Two weeks ago, South Korean officials reported that they were engaged in talks with Iran to […]
Interview with Professor Ehsan Yarshater, the Founder and Editor of Encyclopedia Iranica
I want to thank you Dr. Ahkami and Persian Heritage magazine for giving me the honor to be interviewed.
Quakes in Northwest Iran Damage Historical Buildings
A number of historical monuments have been damaged after two powerful earthquakes rocked the cities of Ahar and Varzaqan in northwest Iran. According to cultural heritage experts, the roof of Sheikh Shahabeddin Ahari’s tomb, and the Qasem Khan Ahari’s house, a building from the Qajar era, have both sustained 30 percent damage.
Court Of Appeals Upheld Ten Year Sentence of University of Texas Doctoral Student Omid Kokabee
Branch 36 of the Court of Appeals has upheld the 10 year imprisonment sentence of Omid Kokabee. According to reports by Jaras, Kokabee’s lawyers have not been allowed to visit with him.
‘Meet with Mousavi and Karroubi during Tehran visit’ Amir-Arjomand tells Ban-ki Moon
The spokesperson for the Coordination Council of the Green Path of Hope, the Green Movement’s most important decision making authority, has called on the Secretary-General of the United Nations to exert pressure on Supreme Leader Mr.Ali Khamenei for the release of the country’s political prisoners, in particular opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and […]
Nobel laureate calls on UN to protect Iranian women
Iranian Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi has written to the United Nations to protest the Islamic Republic’s recent policies toward women.
Releases of prisoners of conscience after pardon not enough
Anyone held in Iran solely for the peaceful exercise of their human rights should immediately and unconditionally be released, Amnesty International has said, following the pardoning by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of at least 130 political prisoners, including prisoners of conscience, from Tehran’s Evin Prison.
A Weekly Report on Human Rights Violations in Iran from August 6-12, 2012
State-run TV Inconsiderate towards the Victims of the Azerbaijani Earthquake A Weekly Report on Human Rights Violations in Iran from August 6-12, 2012 The earthquakes which occurred in the north-west of Iran caused huge destruction and human casualties mostly in Haris, Varzeghan and Ahar city in Azarbayejan Sharghi province.Based on some reports, between […]
Gonabadi Dervishes Celebrated Eid Al Fitr
Gonabadi dervishes celebrated the Eid al-Fitr festival that ends the fasting month of Ramadan, by presence of Hazrat Haj Dr.NoorAli Tabandeh “Majzoob Ali Shah” the Grand Qutb of Nematollahi Gonabadi Order and other great shaikhs, in Amirsoleimani worship place ( Hosseiniyeh) yesterday morning on 29th Mordad 1391 ( Aug 19 , 2012).