According to Radio Zamaneh, greater Tehran’s Police Chief announced on Sunday June 29 that with the commencement of the month of Ramadan, his forces will respond to public displays of eating and smoking. Muslims fast from dawn to dusk throughout the month of Ramadan, which means they must refrain from eating food, drinking water […]
Category: Sufi news
Morality police clashes with campus security
According to Radio Zamaneh, a student at the Applied Arts University has been arrested by Iran’s morality patrol, referred to as an Ershad Patrol. The Kaleme opposition website reports that campus security tried to prevent the Ershad Patrol from returning to the campus after the student’s arrest, and a serious conflict arose between the […]
Iranian-American jailed for spying seeks case review
According to Radio Zamaneh, Amir Mirzai Hekmati’s lawyer reports that he has filed a request for a review of his client’s file for the charge of “spying for the United States.” Hekmati, an Iranian-U.S. citizen and former U.S. marine, had been sentenced to death in the preliminary court but that sentence was reduced to […]
Arrest warrant reissued for journalist Azarpeyk
According to Radio Zamaneh, the lawyer for detained Iranian journalist Saba Azarpeyk reports that the judiciary has renewed the temporary arrest warrant for his client. In an interview with IRNA, Mahmoud Alizadeh Tabatabayi said the one-month temporary arrest warrant for Azarpeyk expired on Friday June 27 and the media court has now renewed the […]
Journalist denies propaganda charges as bail is set
According to Radio Zamaneh, a bail of 200 million toumans was set by Evin Court for Iranian journalist Mashallah Shamsolvaezin on Saturday June 28. Shamsolvaezin told ISNA: “I appeared in Evin Court for the first time last Tuesday, and after discussions, the investigation was postponed until Saturday June 28.” He added: “The charges they […]
Introduction of new president rouses tension on campus
According to a report by Radio Zamaneh, the introduction of the new president for Amir Kabir University became a scene of violent tension on Saturday June 28. Mehr News Agency reports that while the amphitheatre was full to capacity, a group of students forced their way in, causing the door to break and one […]
Ailing jailed activist transferred to hospital
According to a report by Radio Zamaneh, Mohammad Saleh Khazali, the son of Iranian political activist Mehdi Khazali, says his father’s health has deteriorated so severely in prison that he has been transferred to hospital. On his Facebook page, the son of the jailed activist reports that his father is currently at Imam Khomeini […]
Eastern Azerbaijan responds to critical shortages
According to a report by Radio Zamaneh, the governor of Eastern Azerbaijan announced on Saturday night that the province’s water and power supply are in a critical state, and until the situation returns to normal, the provincial Crisis Management Base will take over the administration of affairs. It was revealed in an earlier announcement […]
Ramadan begins
“There’s a hidden sweetness in the stomach’s emptiness.We are lutes, no more, no less. If the soundboxis stuffed full of anything, no music.If the brain and the belly are burning cleanwith fasting, every moment a new song comes out of the fire.The fog clears, and new energy makes yourun up the steps in front of […]
A thankful Message from His Excellency the Qutb of Nematollahi Gonabadi Order, concerning the condolence messages from Dervishes, different groups and civil rights activists.
A thankful Message from His Excellency the Qutb of Nematollahi Gonabadi Order, Haj Dr. Noor Ali Tabandeh, “MajzoobAli Shah” concerning the condolence messages from Dervishes, different groups and civil rights activists.The Holy Great Gutb, Haj Dr. Noor Ali Tabandeh, in a message thanked Dervishes, political prisoners, civil rights activists, prisoners of conscience and all […]