Yesterday morning on 15 Mordad 1392 ( August, 6, 2013) four Gonabadi Dervishes were taken to the Kavar’s General Court to probe their charges.According to Majzooban Noor, 4 imprisoned Dervishes at AdelAbad prison, Mohsen Esmaeeli, Seyed Ebrahim Bahrami, Mohammad Ali Sadeghi and Mohammad Ali Dehghan were tried by Judge Kashkouli in the Branch 1 […]
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Rohani Says Iran Ready For ‘Serious’ Nuclear Talks
Iran’s President Hassan Rohani says his country is ready to engage in “serious negotiations” with Western nations over the country’s disputed nuclear program. Rohani was speaking in Tehran in his first news conference since officially taking office. “We are ready, in all seriousness and without wasting time, to engage in serious negotiations,” he said. […]
Journalists’ group urges renewed freedom for Iran’s reporters
The Iranian Association of Journalists is calling for the elimination of “restrictions imposed on the press and reporters” and says the group should be allowed to officially reopen. In an announcement issued on Tuesday August 6, ahead of the upcoming Journalists Day, the association maintain that more than 200 reporters have been arrested in […]
Officials charge journalist and his brother
Jailed journalist Khosro Kordpour, who heads the Mokerian Website, has been charged with “enmity against God.” Kordpour’s lawyer reports that his client has also been charged with “insulting the leader, propaganda against the regime and publishing falsehoods.” Kordpour’s brother, Massoud Kordpour, has also been reportedly charged with “assembly and collusion to commit crimes against […]
Weekly report on Human Right Violation in Iran (03/08/2013)
Reactions to the violation of Human Rights in Iran 1. The criticism of Mahmood Vahid Niya, a student activist, in the presence of the Supreme Leader On Sunday 28th of July, during a meeting between more than thousand students and Ayatullah Khamenei, the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mr Niya questioned Mr […]
Father of Prisoner, Ahmad Ronaghi Maleki summoned to court
Seyed Ahmad Ronaghi, father of jailed activist Hossein Ronaghi Maleki was summoned today to present himself at court in Tabriz. According to news provided to CHRR, per the summons order Seyed Ahmad Ronaghi must present himself in 3 days at Branch 8 of the Tabriz court presided by the Deputy Prosecutor, and answer questions […]
Amnesty International: New President must deliver on human rights campaign promises
The Iranian authorities must seize the opportunity presented by a change of leadership to fulfil the aspirations of many Iranians and undertake a complete overhaul of human rights in the country, said Amnesty International ahead of the inauguration of the new President this weekend. Hassan Rouhani, the 64-year old cleric who has been described […]
Iran’s Rohani Takes Presidential Oath, Unveils New Cabinet
Iran’s new president, Hassan Rohani, has taken the oath of office before the country’s parliament. Iranian lawmakers and high-ranking officials and the representatives of more than 50 countries attended Rohani’s inauguration ceremony in Tehran on August 4. “In the presence of the holy Koran and before the Iranian nation, I swear to the omnipotent […]
Inhuman treatment of journalists, more efforts to cover up Beheshti case
Reporters Without Borders reiterates its deep concern about the conditions in which many Iranian journalists are being held. Mehdi Karoubi, 76, a dissident theologian, former parliamentary speaker and owner of the closed newspaper Etemad Melli, was transferred to an unknown destination on 31 July after an angioplasty operation in a Tehran hospital. It was […]
Reaction of Political Prisoners to the Dervishes Verdicts: The Most Tragic Judicial Documents
A number of Iranian political prisoners have issued a statement protesting the unjust verdict against Gonabadi Dervishes and calling for their immediate release who after unfair trial and unfounded accusations were sentenced to almost 60 years of imprisonment.Iranian political prisoners called to abandon charges and quash the verdicts which are all against the constitution […]