Regime urged to release all imprisoned journalists and netizens Reporters Without Borders is relieved to learn that a number of prisoners of opinion, including seven journalists and netizens, were released on 15 August.
Category: Sufi news
New redlines for newspapers in Iran
Journalists in Iranian media and newspapers have received new guidelines in their newsrooms. New redlines have been introduced. Now officially censorship starts before choosing a topic for an article.
Egyptian president to attend meeting in Tehran
The Egyptian State News Agency reports that Egyptian President will travel to Iran next week to attend the NAM summit.
Families of flogged political prisoners speak out
In the past few days, the flogging sentence of a number of political prisoners in cellblock 350 in Evin Prison was carried out. According to reports, the flogging of Kamyar Iazi, who is a doctor, was to the extent that his body bled as a result.
Iran’s Ramadan repression intensifies on eve of Eid
Iranian security forces have put down peaceful demonstrations and intensified their wave of arrests of Ahwazi Arabs ahead of Eid ul-Fitr, the Islamic celebration that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
Iranians show little confidence in gov’t response to devastating earthquakes
Tensions are flaring between the Iranian government and the Iranian people, who are criticizing minimal rescue efforts in the aftermath of tandem magnitude 6.3 and 6.4 earthquakes that rattled Iran’s northwest East Azerbaijan province Saturday.
U.S. exports to Iran on the rise
The Wall Street Journal reports that U.S. exports to Iran are increasing despite the rising enmity between the two countries.
Human Rights: Brief News
Senor reformist, source of religious authority, criticizes suppression of protests following 2009 presidential elections In a Ramadan speech to security forces, Ayatollah Dastgheib emphasized, “Our brothers in the Intelligence Ministry, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Basij and members of the judicial authority all need to be very careful.
“Banditry and Extortion” Replace “Apostasy” Charges for Christian Pastor!
Youcef Nadarkhani, a Christian pastor accused of apostasy will be put on a new trial on August 27. Nadarkhani, who refused to repent from being a Christian in earlier judicial proceedings and faces a death sentence, is now facing the new charges of “banditry and extortion.”
Critical Condition Of Gonabadi Dervish Mohammad Ali Shamshirzan
Gonabadi dervish, Mohammad Ali Shamshirzan, who has been incarcerated in Adel Abad prison for more than 3 months is in a dire health condition now.