Despite the Iranian government’s stated intention to move towards the selective blocking of Internet content (“smart filtering”), a top government official proclaimed that the social networking giant Facebook would continue to be completely blocked in Iran. Abdolsamad Khorramabadi, a high-level advisor to Iran’s Prosecutor General and Secretariat of the State’s Working Group to Determine Criminal […]
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Tunne Kelam: Stop attacks by the Iranian Government against humanitarian and social service organisations
When in 2013 the new President of Iran Hassan Rouhani was elected, he promised that he would stop the political oppression and will restore civil freedoms and rights to all ethnic and religious groups. Sadly, during the following almost two years, the opposite has taken place. Clamping down on civilians and minorities that are […]
“No Books, No Book Fair,” Says Publisher of Banned Books
Leading Iranian Publisher Boycotts Tehran International Book Fair Iranian publisher Shahla Lahiji has boycotted the annual Tehran International Book Fair for the fourth year running, to protest the government’s refusal to issue licenses to her publishing house. “Since 2014, I have suggested 55 books for publication, but none of them have been issued a […]
Iran’s New Search Engine Denies Access to Political or Human Rights Content on Internet
A new Internet search engine developed by the Iranian government, Parsijoo, has been designed to keep Iranian users from accessing any political or human rights-related content. According to research conducted by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, the new engine’s display of search results does not follow the norms of other engines […]
Husband of Jailed Activist Narges Mohammadi Asks Rouhani’s Minister to Review Her Case
250 Activists and Journalists Sign Statement Calling for Her Release Iranian Judiciary authorities have advised the family of detained human rights activist Narges Mohammadi that her May 5, 2015 arrest and transfer to Evin Prison was in fact enforcement of her six-year prison sentence dating back from a 2011 judicial case, which she had […]
Reza Entesari Prevented by Prison Authorities for Emergency Transfer to Hospital
Despite the opinion of the head of infirmary of the ward 8 of Evin prison for the need to emergency dispatch of the jailed Gonabadi dervish, Reza Entesari to hospital, prison authorities refused his transfer.Noon yesterday, following the transfer of the mentioned dervish to the infirmary of ward 8, the chief of the infirmary […]
Half of Iran’s fields now dried out
Iranian environmental officials say Iran’s exploitation of water resources is three times the world standard and continuing this pattern will speed the country’s desertification.Zahra Jaavaherian, the head of sustainable development and the economy for the Department of the Environment, told ISNA that half of the country’s fields have now dried out. The report goes […]
Republish/ Remembrance of Shah Nematollah Vali
Remembrance of Shah Nematollah Vali Hajj Dr. Nour ‘Ali Tabandeh1 I am indeed very grateful for another opportunity to speak about Shah Nematollah Vali, and as a result I am thankful to all those who made efforts towards this end and have made this seminar possible. I am sure that none of those in attendance will […]
Gonabadi Dervishes mark anniversary of Mr. Hadi Tabandeh’s death
First anniversary of death of Mr. Hadi Tabandeh, the son of Hajj Dr. Noor Ali Tabandeh, Majzoob Ali Shah yesterday on 19th of Ordibehest ( May,9 ) was held to mark a year since his death in (Doulatsara) the house of the great Qutb of Nematollahi Gonabadi Sufi Order, His excellency Dr. Noor Ali […]
Reza Entesari Transferred to Infirmary of Prison
The pain of chest and high blood pressure caused Reza Entesari, the jailed rights activist of Gonabadi Dervishes, to be sent to the infirmary of Evin prison last night.Majzooban Noor reports that Reza Entesari was sent to the infirmary while the prison authorities illegally, two times consecutively, had hampered him to be transferred to the […]