Jason Rezaian, the Iranian-American Washington Post reporter, made his first court appearance in Tehran on Tuesday May 26 along with the other two accused in the case, including his wife, Yeganeh Salehi.According to an ISNA report, the session was held behind closed doors before Judge Salavati and a date for the hearing has not […]
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Yarn factory closure throws 100 more women out of work
One hundred workers have been laid off from the Acryl Top Factory in Behshahr and every one of them was a woman.ILNA reports that the Acryl Top factory in Mazandaran Province produced various kinds of yarn and thread. All of the workers reportedly had significant seniority and have now been referred to collect employment […]
Army commander warns of “terrorist” forces near Iranian border
The commander of the Iranian Army warned on Sunday that “terrorist and heretical forces” are near Iran’s borders and he called for a strengthening of army and Revolutionary Guards forces in the region.The Fars News Agency reports that Amir Ahmadreza Pourdastan gave a speech on Sunday May 24 to mark the liberation of Khoramshahr […]
Female activists meet to protest Mohammadi’s arrest, women’s problems
In an initiative by the Association of Women Citizens, a group of Iranian women calling themselves the “Friends of Nargess Mohammadi” gathered at the Tehran home of the prominent human rights activist to express their concern about her health in prison.The Feminist School website reported on Wednesday May 22 that a number of prominent […]
Journalist banished to exile after completing prison term
Ahmad Zeidabadi, a jailed Iranian journalist who reached the end of his prison term on Thursday May 21, was immediately transferred to Gonabad to serve out the exile portion of his sentence.The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reports that the cost of traveling to Gonabad and living there must be paid by Zeidabadi. […]
Writer Prosecuted for Facebook Posts Critical of State Censorship
Authorities in Iran are prosecuting another writer on national security charges for signing statements and writing posts that criticized state censorship on the Facebook page of the Iranian Writers’ Association. Reza Khandan Mahabadi, a member of the Board of Directors of the Iranian Writers’ Association, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran […]
Radio Zamaneh: Gonabadi Dervish issues message of faith after gaining freedom
Mostafa Daneshjoo, a Gonabadi dervish, was released on Monday May 19 after four years in jail.The Majzooban-e Noor website reports that Daneshjoo’s release order was served on him in hospital, where he was under treatment for asthma and pulmonary complications. In a video message, Daneshjoo reacted to his release, saying: “Years of incarceration have […]
Leader’s critic to spend another year in solitary confinement
Mostafa Tajzadeh, a prominent political prisoner and former deputy interior minister, was not released at the end of his six-year sentence and has to serve another sentence.The Human Rights Activists News Agency reported on Monday that Tajzadeh’s six-year prison sentence has ended. Fakhrosadat Mohtashamipour, Tajzadeh’s wife, wrote on her Facebook page that while her […]
Prisons inquiry in peril after MPs meet with security officials
Only days after Parliament announced that it would conduct an inquiry into the state of prisons across the country, there is talk of canceling the initiative. Mohammadali Mousavi, a member of the Judiciary Committee of Parliament, told the Shargh daily that there has been a meeting between the MPs designing the inquiry and military […]
The Case of Acid Throwings in Isfahan Remains on the Chief’s Desk
With seven months since Iranian media first reported a series of acid throwing incidents in Isfahan, a senior police official announced that the cases were still in the investigation phase. General Mohammad-Reza Moghimi, the head of the country’s police force said that he was personally working on the case and was “hopeful” about finding […]