The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) had found that the Islamic Republic’s incarceration of Iranian lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani is arbitrary, and the UN watchdog has called for his immediate release.
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Letter From the Families of Dervishes to Supreme Leader of IRI and Authorities in Ruling System of Iran
Hou 121 His Excellency, The Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei With greetings We, the families of lawyer dervishes who are jailed for 17 months and whose profession is to defend the right of others, but they themselves are waiting for a justly trial and verdict behind bars.
Jailed Dervishes’s Life at risk! Saleh Moradi and Kasra Nouri’s Health Deteriorate After 25 Days on Hunger Strike
Physical situation of two Gonabadi dervishes who have been on an austere hunger strike for more than 25 days now is deteriorating and they are in critical condition.
Iran repeats accusations against detained journalists
Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence has issued a second statement regarding the arrest of a number of journalists in the past week, once again accusing them of having links to foreign media.
Controversial former prosecutor released after arrest
Saeed Mortazavi, the head of the Social Security Fund who was arrested on Tuesday evening, was released after 24 hours.
Grievance of Jailed Gonabadi Dervishes Against Principal Offender of Kavar Event
In a signed letter, Saleh Moradi and Kasra Nouri who are being held in Shiraz’s Adel Abad prison, complained of the main cause of conflicts against the dervishes in Kavar town.
Detained Journalists are Not Criminals
In an exclusive interview with Rooz, two members of Iran’s parliament, the Majlis, declared that journalists who were detained last week were not criminals and that the courts would pass a judgment on them. The two representatives, Mansour Haghighatpour and Fatollah Hosseini, said that the Majlis also would look into […]
UN To Iran: Stop Journalist Arrests
Several UN human rights experts have called on Iranian authorities to immediately stop a recent wave of journalist arrests and to release those already detained.
“Iranian Mothers for Peace” Alert the World on Sanctions and Shortage of Medicines
“Iranian Mothers for Peace,” in an open letter of January 2013 to Mr. Ban Ki-moon, the UN Secretary General, and Dr. Margaret Chan, the Director General of the World Heath Organization, have alerted the responsible world bodies and human rights organizations to the critical shortage of vital medication due to […]
Auditor fears public could lose trust in banking system
The deputy auditor of the Central Bank of Iran has warned that some banks may be involved in serious breaches of regulations that may lead to a widespread lack of trust in the banking system among the general public.