According to Radio Zamaneh, Gholamali Jafarzadeh, a member of Iran’s Planning and Budget Commission, says former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad must be indicted for the many “offences” committed by his government. Jafarzadeh told Parliament’s news agency he does not accept the rationale that Ahmadinejad’s offences can be neglected because he is no longer in power. […]
Category: Sufi news
Iranians celebrate strong performance at World Cup
Based on a report by Radio Zamaneh, Iranian president congratulated Iran’s National Soccer team for their excellent performance at the FIFA World Cup, and reports from Iran indicate that Iranians took to the streets of Tehran to celebrate the strong performance of their team against Argentina on Saturday. Although Iran lost the game with […]
MP slams censorship of Persian-language news
Based on a report by Radio Zamaneh, Iranian MP Ali Motahari says the censorship of Persian-language networks is not right and should be avoided. IRNA reports that Motahari said: “We cannot restrict society’s access to news because of security reasons.” He added, however, that immoral websites should be blocked. A committee comprised of officials […]
Four Sunni Kurds in Danger of Imminent Execution
Families Say Convictions were Based on Forced Confessions under Torture, Hold Protest Outside Prison Photo shows right to left, Kamal Moulaei , Jamshid Dehghani, Hamed Ahmadi, and Jahangir Dehghani. Four Sunni prisoners on death row were transferred from the General Ward of Rajaee Shahr prison to solitary cells at Ghezel Hessar Prison on the […]
Iran’s Repressed Religious Minorities Using Internet To Practice Faith
Majzooban.org, a website dedicated to news and information about the Gonabadi dervishes in Iran, has been blocked more than 40 times since its launch in 2007. Iranian authorities have also arrested most of its founders. The website is an example of dozens of sites, social-media networks, and online communities that religious minorities in Iran […]
Kasra Nouri Transferred Back to Nezam Prison
Imprisoned Dervish rights activist and a reporter for the news website Majzooban Noor, Kasra Nouri was transferred back to Shiraz’s Nezam prison.Based on the report by Majzooban Noor, Gonabadi Dervish, Kasra Nouri was transferred back from Adel Abad Prison to Nezam Prison in Shiraz yesterday on Saturday, 31 Khordad 1393(June 21, 2014). Since a […]
Male and Female protestors across Azadi Stadium beaten & detained
Committee of Human Rights Reporters – Per reports from areas surrounding Azadi Stadium, security forces violently attacked protestors during today’s volleyball game and a number were arrested. According to witnesses, security forces along with agents of the morality police arrested anybody who was wearing a white headscarf and forcefully dispersed the rest of the […]
Maryam Shafipour sentenced to 4 years in prison by appellate court
Former student activist Maryam Shafipour was sentenced to 4 years in prison by a court of appeals. Shafipour was detained on July 27, 2013 after she appeared at Branch 2 of Shahid Moghaddas Court per order of a summons, and was transferred behind bars at Evin prison. She was held in Ward 209 for […]
Eleven Internet Professionals Sentenced to One to Eleven Years in Prison
Yadollah Movahed, the Prosecutor for Kerman Province General and Revolutionary Courts Eleven Kerman Province Internet professionals have been sentenced to prison, with terms ranging from one to eleven years. Yadollah Movahed, the Prosecutor for Kerman Province General and Revolutionary Courts, said at a press conference on June 19, 2014, that the eleven individuals were arrested […]
Halt Execution of 33 Sunnis, Request Rights Groups
Thirty-three Kurdish men have been sentenced to death by Iranian authorities, including possibly a juvenile offender. The international and Iranian community are standing in solidarity requesting new and fair trials. In a joint statement published on June 12, 2014, eighteen human rights organization and one prominent human rights lawyer asked the Iranian authorities to quash […]