Messers Ahmed Shaheed, special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, and Heiner Bielefeldt, special rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, issued a joint statement today expressing concern over the situation of religious minorities in Iran.
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Students In Iran Face Growing Clampdown As Academic Year Begins
Dozens of university students in cities across Iran have been interrogated or arbitrarily arrested in recent weeks, marking an escalation in the authorities’ clampdown on students as the academic year begins, Amnesty International said today.
Iran scraps cheaper foreign currency for studies abroad
Iran’s Minister of the Economy has announced that the Central Bank will not be responsible for providing foreign currency for students pursuing their education abroad.
International Day of Peace
(Not to be confused with World Day of Peace.) The International Day of Peace, sometimes unofficially known as World Peace Day, is observed annually on 21 September.
Concern for plight of jailed teachers
Iran’s “Campaign to Support Jailed Teachers” has issued an announcement in protest against the “concerning situation” of teachers in Iran’s prisons.
42,000 Computers Will Be Isolated From the World
As the slow speed of the Internet in Iran last week brought forth complaints by computer users who also expressed fears over the government’s measures to fully control their access to the internet, the country’s minister of communications announced that the project known as “national internet” would be launched next week and […]
Iranian book market in crisis
Iranian publishing is facing a critical situation, with fewer people buying books and more and more bookshops closing down. The Ghanoon website reports that stores in the major city of Isfahan in particular “are facing a slow death.Most have already closed down for lack of cash and been replaced by other businesses.”
Christians face arrest, persecution in Iran, U.N. experts say
More than 300 Christians have been arrested since mid-2010 in Iran where churches operate in a climate of fear and Muslims who convert to Christianity face persecution, United Nations human rights investigators said on Thursday.
“Anti-woman” tradition kept from official list
Iranian women’s rights activists have scored a victory by keeping a local tradition from being enshrined in Iran’s National Heritage registry list — a tradition that involves ending blood feuds between families by forcing a woman from one family to marry into the other.
Iran’s Green Movement condemns anti-Islam movie, violence
Iran’s opposition Green Movement has called on the United Nations to undertake all necessary measures towards preserving the respect for the sacred values following widespread anger in the Muslim world over a movie which depicts Prophet Mohammad as a fool, a womaniser and a homosexual.