Did you hear that winter’s over? The basiland the carnations cannot control their laughter. The nightingale, back from hiswandering, has been made singing master over the birds. The trees reach out theircongratulations. The soul goes dancing through the king’s doorway. Anemones blushbecause they have seen the rose naked. Spring, the only fair judge, walks […]
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UN head praises Nowruz as unifying force
The UN Secretary General issued a message on the occasion of Nowruz and the arrival of spring. “On this International Day of Nowruz, I offer my best wishes to those who celebrate, and express hope that all people can use the occasion to reflect on the beauty of nature, the promise of spring and […]
Condemn Systemic Violations and Renew the UN Special Rapporteur’s Mandate
This week, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran joined 16 other human rights organizations in a joint letter asking the United Nations Human Rights Council to renew the mandate Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in Iran Ahmed Shaheed. The organizations also urged the council to “Strengthen the resolution of […]
Jailed Gonabadi Dervishes’s Families’s Resistance, Resulted/ They Could Meet at 8 PM
The families of seven imprisoned Gonabadi Dervishes in Evin prison, who had gone there to visit jailed Dervishes and refused to leave the prison visiting room until they would be allowed to visit their loved ones, after 10 hours of waiting could meet them.According to Majzooban Noor, yesterday morning on 18th Esfand 1391 (March […]
The Families of Imprisoned Dervishes Threatened With Arrest
The families of seven imprisoned Gonabadi Dervishes in Evin prison, have been trapped for hours inside the prison visiting room.According to Majzooban Noor, today, 18th Esfand 1391 (March 18 2013), in the morning the families of seven Dervish lawyers and Majzooban Noor website’s managers had gone to the prison visiting room to meet with […]
Weekly Reports on Human Right Violation in Iran;
Weekly report on Human Right Violation in Iran by International Organisation to preserve Human rights in IranResponses to Human Rights abuses in Iran 1. On Monday the 11th of March 2013, Ahmad Shaheed” the United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Iran, presented his fourth report. Ahmad Shaheed read the summary from the […]
Lack of anesthetics and shutting down the operation rooms in Iran
The head of anesthesia and urgent cares of Iran warned seriously about lack of anesthetic in Iran and said “because of lack of anesthetic for operation rooms some of private and governmental hospitals in Tehran are in danger of shutting down.”according to Mehr news report, Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Qiamat claimed that “the latest follow […]
Political activist Mahdi Motamedi-Mehr arrested
Authorities in Iran have arrested a member of the Freedom Movement of Iran. According to opposition site Mizan Khabar, Mahdi Motamedi-Mehr, a member of the FMI’s political bureau and head of the groups’ Education and Research Committee, was arrested by security forces at his home on Saturday. Previously, the activist had been sentenced by […]
Reformist figures arrested, no reason given
Opposition websites report that a group of top reformist figures has been arrested by Iranian authorities. The Kaleme website reports that former lawmaker Hossein Loghmanian and four other reformist activists were arrested en route from Hamedan to meet former president Mohammad Khatami in Tehran. The four others, according to Kaleme, include three men and […]
Denial and Personal Attacks: Iran’s Larijani Responds at the UN
United Nations Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed elicited a blustering response from the Iranian delegation when he presented the findings of his most recent report on the situation of human rights in Iran to the Human Rights Council yesterday. In remarks both yesterday and today, Iranian delegation leader and Iranian Human Rights Council head Mohammad […]