Ales Bialiatski, Pussy Riot and Nasrin Sotoudeh and Jafar Panahi are the three finalists shortlisted for the 2012 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in a foreign affairs committee and development committee vote on Tuesday 9 October. The laureate will be announced on Friday 26 October following a decision of the Conference of […]
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Human Rights: Brief News
Four members of pro-reform Maqhreb newspaper staff arrested Amir Musa Kazemi, Editor-in-Chief, has said that he is still unaware of the charges against Managing Editor Mohammad Mehdi Emami-Naseri, who was arrested on October 1 and has been incarcerated in Evin prison.
Oscars: Foreign language film contenders unveiled
A record 71 countries are in contention for next year’s foreign language film Oscar – although Iran, recipient of this year’s prize, is not among them.
EU’s Ashton appeals to Iran to stay activist’s execution
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Tuesday urged Iran to stay the execution of activist Gholamreza Khosravi Savadjani, sentenced for allegedly supporting the People’s Mujahedeen of Iran.
Health Ministry to study effects of interference waves
The Iranian Health Ministry has announced it is setting up a committee to monitor the effects of satellite waves on human health.
Activist demands justice from head of judiciary
Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, a detained Iranian human rights activist, has called on the head of the Iranian judiciary to prosecute the officials who beat him and other aid workers last month at a relief camp for earthquake victims in northwestern Iran.
Treatment Status Of Gonabadi Dervish, Mostafa Daneshjou In An Interview With His Attorney
Gonabadi dervishes’s lawyer,Mr.Yaaser Amlashi talks about the latest health and therapeutic conditions of jailed Gonabadi dervishes’s lawyer, Mr.Mostafa Daneshjou who has been sent to “Imam Khomeini” hospital emergency because of his severe respiratory disease and asthma on 8th Mehr 1391(Sept 29 2012).
Iranian journalist sentenced to eight years in jail
Saam Mahmoudi Sarabi, an Iranian journalist, has been sentenced to eight years in jail and a 10-year ban from media activities in Iran.
HRW Calls For Release Of Jailed Iranian Teachers
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Iranian authorities to immediately free seven jailed teachers and to end the harassment of dozens of others.
Iranian Parliament Votes To Consider Subsidy Reform
Iran’s parliament has voted to consider suspending plans for further reform to the country’s food and fuel subsidies, with lawmakers citing the financial hardship caused by the country’s currency crisis.