Iran’s new message to parents: Get busy and have babies. In a major reversal of once far-reaching family planning policies, authorities are now slashing its birth-control programs in an attempt to avoid an aging demographic similar to many Western countries that are struggling to keep up with state medical and social security costs.
Category: Sufi news
The Possibility Of “Moharebeh Accusation” For Some Gonabadi Dervishes
Mr. Farhad Nouri, the administrator of Majzooban Noor website (Nematollaho Gonabadi Order News Site) has had an interview with Radio Farda, that the summary of his interview is as follows:
More Abuse by the Iranian Regime: Human Rights Violations Summary Report
Kurdish Political Prisoner, Ramezan Ahmad Kamal, on Hunger Strike Ramezan Ahmad Kamal, a Kurdish political prisoner and a Syrian citizen arrested over three years ago in Iran by Ministry of Intelligence agents and accused of being a member of the PKK (the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, an armed militia group), is on a hunger […]
Deciphering Iran’s Concern For Myanmar’s Muslims
Iran says it is very concerned about the killings of Muslims in Myanmar. Violence between the Buddhist and Muslim communities in the country’s Rakhine state has reportedly left dozens dead and displaced between 70,000 and 90,000 people.
Opposition leader’s son calls for father’s proper treatment
The son of Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi has written a letter to the “senior officials of the regime” to express concern regarding his father’s situation, urging the state to either transfer him to his home in Jamaran to continue his house arrest or to Evin Prison to be held like other political […]
Iran lowers prices as ‘chicken crisis’ becomes simmering political issue
Iranian demonstrators purportedly took to the streets in a rare act of public defiance last week, but not over corruption, unemployment, or social and political reform.
Human Rights: Brief News
According to the report, three members of the Kurdish Green Association, Akbar Gavili, Veria Khosravi and Kamram Rahimi, were charged by the Revolutionary Court presided over by Judge Hassan Babaai, with actions against the national interest and contacts with opposition parties.
Student activist arrested by Intelligence Ministry
Adibeh Kalantari, a 27-year old student activist from Ravansar, was arrested by agents of the Intelligence Ministry about ten days ago and her whereabouts remain unknown.
Women should only ride bicycles in their backyards
The issue of women cycling in public has resurfaced in Iran, with an ayatollah suggesting that they should only ride bicycles in their own backyards.
Concerns Over Dire Health Of On Hunger Strike Political Prisoner Esmaeil Barzegari
Reports are that hospitalized hunger striker, political prisoner Esmaeil Barzegari’s health is in critical condition, but with the Prosecutor ignoring Barzegari’s demands, he is refusing to end his hunger strike.