Shahindokht Molaverdi, the vice president of Women and Family Affairs, is pushing to include a date on Iran’s official calendars to focus attention on the abolition of child labour. IRNA reports that Molaverdi called on all government offices to take this step as an effective way of promoting the prohibition against child labour. June […]
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Sistan-Baluchistan dust storms force residents inside
Storm winds reaching up to 115 kilometres per hour have forced residents in Sistan-Baluchistan Province to stay in their homes due to high volumes of dust and particles in the air. Sistan-Baluchistan meteorology official Ali Molashahi told IRNA that Zabol, Hirmand, Hamoon, Zahak and Nimrooz currently have 25 times the acceptable level of airborne […]
More people arrested due to social media activity
The spokesman for Iran’s judiciary announced that five people have been arrested for their activities on social media networks. Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei told a press conference on Monday June 8 that five individuals who used online networks and mobile phones to rally people to the streets have been arrested. Ejei did not identify the […]
“Propaganda”, Fresh Pretext Pressure on Dervishes/Closure of Social Services/Conviction of one Dervish to Whip/collection of Images Donated by Kasra Nouri to Nezam Prison
Yet the ink of conviction of the holder of the ceremonies of Gonabadi dervishes in Goulpayegan city ,because of what the officials of intelligence organization have composed in their reports as “propaganda for Gonabadi Order”, has not been desiccated that the prison authorities of Nezam in Shiraz made Kasra Nouri collect and remove all […]
Evin Memorial Campaign
On Monday May 11, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the former Tehran police chief and current mayor of Tehran, made statements about the need for green spaces in the capital, then expanded on recent speculation about the transformation of Evin Prison into a public park. Officials are planning to build new prisons and to shut down […]
EU Delegation In Iran ‘Blocked’ From Speaking To Media
Reports say Iranian security personnel stopped a delegation from the European Parliament from speaking to foreign media in Tehran on June 7. The delegation, headed by Germany’s Elmar Brok, had planned a press conference at their hotel at the end of a two-day visit. However, security officials at the hotel reportedly didn’t allow the […]
Monthly Report – An Overview of the Human Rights Situation in Iran in March – April, 2015
The Department of Statistics and Publications of the Human Rights Activists Association of Iran has published the following monthly report on the human rights situation in Iran during the period of March – April, 2015 (Persian calendar month of Farvardin, 1394). This report cannot perfectly and comprehensively reflect the details of human rights concerns […]
Health ministry interferes in nursing elections
After a year of protests by the nursing community in Iran and the issuance of open letters and petitions, the ministry of health is now declaring a large number of nurses ineligible to participate in the College of Nursing elections. ILNA reports that the elections will take place on June 20 in all provinces, each […]
Centuries-old trees in Fars destroyed by fire
Reports from Fars Province indicate that forest fires have destroyed 110 hectares of trees, including the 800-year-old trees of Miyanjangal. The head of Fesa municipality’s environment department, Saeed Hormoziannejad, told Seda va Sima that the forest fires began on Saturday at 10 AM and were finally brought under control through the cooperation of the […]
Punishment of 74 Lashes for a Gonabadi Dervish
Gonabadi Dervish resident of the city of Golpayegan, Abbas Salehian was sentenced to 74 lashes by Branch 101 of Golpayegan penal court on charges of “committing a forbidden act by promoting the Gonabadi Sufi order faith”.According to a report by Majzooban Noor, Mr. Abbas Salehian, who is responsible for holding Dervish ceremonies in the […]