Three Gonabadi dervishe’s lawyers and managers of Majzooban Noor website (Nematollahi Gonabadi Order News Site) who have been confined in section 350 of Evin prison, Messrs.Mostafa Daneshjou, Afshin Karampour and Amir Eslami, were taken to hospital this morning on 11th Mordad 1391 (Aug 01, 2012).
Category: Sufi news
Iran’s Population to Increase to 150 Million?
opinion article The unprecedented and unconvincing decision of the last thirty years was in fact not so strange or unexpected. In fact, it is decisions made rationally, logically and persuasively are decisions that bring forth shock and bewilderment.
Iran threatens to boycott Venice film festival over EU sanctions
A boycott would be unlikely to cause too much damage to this year’s programme on the Lido, considering that no Iranian films are up for the 2012 Golden Lion. Meanwhile, a Venice premiere is confirmed for Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master.
Jailed activist released on bail
Jailed human rights activist Nargess Mohammadi was finally given a temporary furlough today on bail of 600 million toumans.
Gonabadi Dervish, Mostafa Abdi Was Summoned To Tehran Revolutionary Court
Gonabadi dervish, Mostafa Abdi, would be summoned to Branch 15 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court for next Shahrivar 28 1391 (Sept 18 , 2012).
Detainees Arrested On Charges Of Social Network Membership Are Still In Limbo Status
It has been more than three years that the gathering of people at the left side of Imam bridge, from where the Evin magistrate’s office is located, up the steep hill that leads to Evin’s entrance gate, with a small gray door and it’s small window a, has become normal and does not draw […]
International Religious Freedom Report for 2011 – Iran
The constitution and other laws and policies do not protect religious freedom and in practice, the government severely restricted religious freedom. The government’s respect for and protection of the right to religious freedom continued to deteriorate.
Human Rights: Brief News
4 Azeri citizens are being held in East Azerbaijan ProvinceYusef Khodadadi, Chairman of the Ardabil Revolutionary Court, reported the arrest of two Azerbaijani “spies.” He said that four Azeri citizens are currently being held in prison in the province.
Mortazavi’s appointment deemed “illegal”
Iran’s Court of Administrative Justice has announced that the appointment of former Tehran prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi to the helm of the Social Security Fund was illegal.
Iran sentences four people to death for bank fraud
An Iranian court has sentenced four people to death for a billion-dollar bank fraud that tainted the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, state media reported on Monday.