The following list includes the political prisoners of women’s section of Evin Prison in Tehran. These prisoners have been sentenced in total to more than 190 years of imprisonment. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), there are 22 women in this section, 15 of whom are political and civil […]
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3 Political Prisoners Transferred to Solitary Confinements of IRGC
Jafar Eghdami, Saeid Masouri and Afshin Baimani, political prisoners of hall number 12 in Rajaei Shahr prison, have been transferred to intelligence ward, known as Sepah (Revolutionary Guard) ward. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), these three prisoners were summoned for interrogation to this ward for unknown reasons, on […]
Tragedy strikes labour protests at Kerman mining company
Workers’ representative Mohammadali Mirzai was killed in an accident with a coal trailer during labour protests in Zarand, Kerman, after police shot tear gas into the crowd. ILNA reported on Tuesday June 16 that more than 350 workers at the Madanjoo Company in Zarand staged a protest by blocking the road, after spending three […]
Minister announces persistence of ban on women in stadiums
Iran’s interior minister says there has been no change to the ban on women entering stadiums to watch sports events and the prohibition will be enforced. ISNA reported on Monday June 16 that according to Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, no new directives have been issued regarding women attending sports events in stadiums, and the authorities […]
Vast majority of Iranians don’t get regular exercise
Iran’s Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports warns that only about 20 percent of Iranians incorporate exercise and sports activities in their daily lives. IRNA reports that a ministry spokesman expressed concern regarding the small percentage of the population engaging in daily exercise, saying that in most countries, at least 60 percent of the […]
IRGC company slammed for damaging ancient graves, artifacts
Tehran’s head of National Heritage Sites has spoken out against the Revolutionary Guards construction company Khatam al-Anbia for initiating construction projects in Firouzkouh at the ancient sites of Siadeh, which date back to the Parthian era. Mohammadreza Nemati told ISNA that a subsidiary of Khatam al-Anbia began the Semnan Fiber Optics project in the […]
Children’s rights activist arrested once again
Solamz Ikdar, the Iranian journalist and children’s rights activist, was arrested on Monday June 15 after complying with a summons to appear in court. Ikdar works for the Farhikhtegan daily and also has a history of journalistic activities with the Shargh and Bahar dailies. Ikdar was arrested four years ago at the funeral of […]
Children’s rights activist arrested once again
Solamz Ikdar, the Iranian journalist and children’s rights activist, was arrested on Monday June 15 after complying with a summons to appear in court. Ikdar works for the Farhikhtegan daily and also has a history of journalistic activities with the Shargh and Bahar dailies. Ikdar was arrested four years ago at the funeral of […]
Hospitals see patient influx from Sistan-Baluchistan dust storms
More than a thousand people have ended up in hospital as a result of the dust storms overwhelming major cities in Sistan-Baluchistan Province.Provincial officials report 1,160 people needed hospital services due to the dust storms. The report ads that 732 people were affected by respiratory problems, 190 by cardiac complications, 223 had eye problems and […]
MP requests reason for media ban on former reformist president
Iranian MP Ali Motahari has called on the Tehran Prosecutor to announce the grounds and produce the warrant for the media ban on former president Mohammad Khatami. ISNA reports that in a letter to the Tehran Prosecutor, Motahari writes that according to a number of statements, the media ban on Khatami was not imposed […]