The head of Iran’s northern tea factories union has announced that more than 65 tea production units have been shut down, and the “uncalculated policies” of the Ahmadinejad administration have put a heavy strain on tea production in Iran.
Category: Sufi news
Authorities agree to hospitalise opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi
Authorities in Iran have agreed to allow imprisoned opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi to be examined by a trusted doctor and to be hospitalised following a deterioration in his health, a site close to the Karroubi family reported on Friday.
Eight Members Of The Pan-Iranist Party Arrested
The Pan-Iranist Youth Organization reports: Thursday evening the home of Reza Kermani was raided and ten members of the Paniranist party were arrested and taken to the police station in Shahrak Naz in Karaj.
Iran says blogger may have died as a result of “shock”: report
Iran said on Thursday a blogger who died while in police custody may have lost his life as a result of a form of shock, the official IRNA news agency reported, adding that investigations were not yet concluded.
Visits withheld from female Evin prisoners
Tehran’s Prosecutor has stopped all in-person visits in the women’s section of Evin Prison, according to opposition websites.
A Brief Report on Human Rights Situation in Iran in Aban 1391 [October- November 2012]
Shirin Ebadi, Human Rights Defender and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, in continuation of her monthly reports, has reviewed the human rights situation in Iran in Aban 1391 [October- November 2012].
Gonabadi Dervish Released on Bail of 550 Million Toman
According to reports from the city of Kavar, Gonabadi dervish, Mohammad Ali Shamshirzan resident of Kavar town in Fars province was released on bail of 550 million toman after enduring more than Seven months behind bars in Shiraz Adel Abad Prison.
Jailed Iranian Rights Lawyer On ‘Unlimited’ Hunger Strike
Jailed Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, who has reportedly been on hunger strike for more than a month, appears determined to continue the act of protest indefinitely.
Opposition Leader Mir Hossein Mosuavi’s Daughter Threatened, Her Visitation Rights Revoked
Following the report by Kaleme regarding the latest status of detained opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi and his wife Zahra Rahnavard, one of Mousavi’s daughters was contacted by a security official who threatened her, informing her that her visitation rights have been revoked for the time being.
Dead blogger’s mother says he was killed in prison
The mother of the Iranian blogger who died in the custody of cyber police a week after his arrest has told opposition media that she does not believe statements by the authorities regarding her son’s death and she is convinced he was killed in prison.