Zakaria Ghaderi, the professor of political science of Kerman Azad University, has been deprived of lecturing, by the pressure of the university security. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Dr. Zakaria Ghaderi says that the discussed subjects in his classes and his papers, are the reason of this decision. […]
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Crackdown on journalist and activists jeopardize human rights in Iran, UN expert warns
The arbitrary and unlawful arrest and prosecution of journalists and activists in Iran weakens the protection of human rights of all in Iran, a United Nations expert said today. “Silencing these critical voices is unacceptable – it undermines public debate and deprives Iranians and the rest of world of important information on the […]
Ancient Persepolis ruins corroding due to lichen
Iran’s most famous ancient site, the ruins of Persepolis, is being threatened by lichen. The Mehr News Agency reports that more than 100 kinds of lichen have been identified in Persepolis, while 10 years ago only 65 kinds were found. The lichen consists of slow-growing fungi and algae that absorb the minerals of the […]
Dust storms hit one province, will soon hit others
Eastern Azerbaijan Province has been put under emergency alert with dust storms moving into the region on Thursday June 4.Hamid Ghassemi, the head of the provincial Environment Department, said air quality in Tabriz and a number of other cities is cause for concern. Nasr News reports that while 100 PSI is considered an acceptable […]
Nationalist-Religious activist given heavy jail sentence
Hossein Rafii, a Nationalist-Religious political activist, has been sentenced to six years in jail and he is barred from political and media activity for two years.A Nationalist-Religious website reports that Rafii was charged with “activity and membership in the Nationalist-Religious Council, propaganda activities against the Islamic Republic regime by giving interviews to anti-regime media […]
Iran dismisses news announcement by EU parliamentarians
The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has dismissed as ”news-making” a recent report that said 220 members of the EU Parliament had made an announcement calling on Iran to give way to what they called international rules. The Foreign Ministry has asserted that the EU Parliament has had no recent statement on Iran, IRNA […]
People and the Administration; A Bilateral Relationship
At a time when the president has failed, or has not wanted, to lift the securitized atmosphere in the country and has not succeeded in stopping the military-men from interfering in the political and cultural affairs as a way to uphold the civil rights of the Iranian people, his first deputy, Eshagh Jahangiri, last […]
Declaration of Nowruz 1394 (21 March 2015)
Declaration of Nowruz 1394 (21 March 2015)His Holiness Hajj Dr. Nour Ali Tabandeh Majzoub Ali Shah HU121 O! You who changes the hearts and visions,O! You who directs the night and day,O! You who changes situations and dispositions,Change our dispositions to the best of dispositions. I extend my felicitations and greetings on the auspicious Nowruz, […]
Young Activist Sentenced to 12.5 Years in Prison for Facebook Posts
A Revolutionary Court in Tehran has sentenced artist and civil rights activist Atena Faraghdani to a total of 12.5 years in prison for drawings and content critical of the government that the young activist posted on her Facebook page. Faraghdani’s lawyer, Mohammad Moghimi, stated in an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights […]
Crackdown on Christianity: Iran sentences 18 to prison over faith
Iran’s revolutionary court imposed harsh prison sentences last week on 18 Christian converts for charges including evangelism, propaganda against the regime, and creating house churches to practice their faith, according to sources with knowledge of the Islamic Republic’s secretive judicial system. The sentences totaled just shy of 24 years, according to a Persian-language report […]