An Iranian deputy intelligence minister has threatened the country’s reformists with mass arrest, just days before a scheduled two-day reformist convention, the Green Voice of Freedom has learned.
Category: Sufi news
No charges laid in deadly school fire
Tavakol Heydari, the head of the Western Azerbaijan justice department, has announced that no one has been charged for the fire incident at a Sheenabad elementary school.
Jailed activist warns of “election coup” in the making
With the next Iranian presidential election slated for June of 2013, Mostafa Tajzadeh, a jailed political activist and prominent reformist, has warned of another “election coup” being in the works.
Sign the petition to Free Gonabadi dervish Saleheddin Moradi Sarvestani
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Imprisoned Journalist Siyamak Ghaderi Responds To Faezeh Hashemi’s Report From Prison
Imprisoned journalist Siyamak Ghaderi has written a letter to Faezeh Hashemi, the imprisoned daughter of former president Hashemi Rafsanjani, in response to a letter she published from prison ( here ) highlighting the positive aspects of being in prison.
Air Pollution Triggers Tehran Shutdown
Officials in Tehran have ordered schools, universities, government offices, and other institutions to close on January 5 because of high air pollution in the Iranian capital.
The migratory wild ducks face a dangerous layover in Iran
When the wild ducks of Siberia set foot in Mazandaran, northern Iran, they risk losing their lives! Only if they are lucky they’ll survive the 3000-kilometer trip and make it back to Siberia.
Solitary Confinement Cause of Soltani’s Illnesses, Says Daughter
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, the daughter of Abdolfattah Soltani said that her father was hospitalized two weeks ago, following a deterioration in his health.
Tehran says hoping for nuclear talks ‘very soon’
Iran hopes talks with six major powers about its atomic program will begin very soon, the country’s top nuclear negotiator said on Wednesday during a trip to India.
Amnesty International: Still no explanation or justice for blogger who died in custody
The mother of an Iranian blogger who died in custody was among those attacked by security forces today at her son’s graveside, prompting Amnesty International to call once more for a thorough and impartial investigation into the 35-year-old’s death.