World renowned Iranian architect and sculptor died in Vancouver, Canada, at the age of 94 on Monday.Houshang Seyhoun was born on August 22, 1920 in a family of art. His grandfather Mirza Abdullah Farahani was one of the greatest musicians in contemporary Iran. In 1949 he received his Ph.D. in Art from Paris. Among […]
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Security forces chief replaces deputy
Deputy chief of police Ahmad Radan has been replaced by the head of police intelligence and security forces, Hossein Ashtari. The Fars News Agency reports that the move was made by Esmail Ahmadi Moghaddam, the head of security forces, who was reappointed to his position by Ayatollah Khamenei last week. Radan, who became Ahmadi […]
Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) Became a Prophet
By the age of 40 he the Noble Prophet (s.a.w.) was still living among an extremely backward people who were devoid of any traces of civilization and humanity. These hard conditions severely tormented his pure soul. He observed nothing in that society but the darkness of ignorance. He would go to the Ka’aba, but instead […]
Iran court convicts editor, writer from banned daily
An Iranian court convicted on Sunday the editor and a contributor of a banned newspaper over a series of charges, including lying about Islam and spreading anti-regime propaganda, reports said. The media watchdog banned the reformist Bahar daily in October 2013 after it published an article the authorities deemed as an insult to Shiite […]
Amnesty International: Prisoners out of solitary confinement
Further information on UA: 94/14 Index: MDE 13/025/2014 Iran Date: 23 May 2014 URGENT ACTION PRISONERS OUT OF SOLITARY CONFINEMENT All the Iranian prisoners taken to solitary confinement in Section 240 of Tehran’s Evin Prison after the 17 April raid, when security officers beat and injured political prisoners and prisoners of conscience, have been […]
A Facebook user arrested in Dehdasht
Bahman Tafazoli was arrested and detained in Dehdasht’s prison due to his activities in Facebook. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), A Dehdashti resident, Bahman Tafazoli, was detained by the IRGC Intelligence after being summoned to the intelligence headquarters of IRGC due to his activities in Facebook, on 20th […]
Iran’s Zarif, EU’s Ashton Meet In Istanbul
Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Zarif and the European Union’s foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton are meeting in Istanbul May 26 and May 27 to discuss Teheran’s nuclear program, sources tell RFE/RL. The meeting comes ahead of the next round of official negotiations between Iran and the five permanent member of the UN Security Council […]
Evin infirmary head latest casualty in prison staff changes
Majid Rezazadeh has been removed from his position as the head of the Evin Prison Infirmary, the opposition website Kaleme reports. According to Kaleme, Rezazadeh’s treatment of political prisoners in Evin had been very inappropriate throughout his tenure, adding that his role in the attack on Ward 350 prisoners was “destructive” and “negative”. Kaleme […]
Police, security forces violently end river demonstration
A human chain of more than 500 people along the Zayandeh River in Isfahan was violently broken up by police and plainclothes forces. The local website Saheb News reports that protesters were quickly swarmed by officers and forced to leave the area. The report adds that at least two people were injured and seven […]
The Families of Imprisoned Gonabadi Dervishes Met with Behzad Nabavi
The families of jailed Gonabadi Dervishes met with Behzad Nabavi yesterday morning on 4th of Khordad 1393 (May 25, 2014). According to Majzooban Noor reporter, following the release of Mr. Behzad Nabavi (a senior member of the reformist group Mojahedin of Islamic Revolution Organization) fromjail, a group of imprisoned Dervishes’s families met with him […]