Six prominent Iranian political activists have issued a statement urging the establishment to “build public confidence in domestic affairs” because it’s the best way to resolve the country’s nuclear disputes with the international community.
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Union champions detained Iranian teacher
The Iranian Teachers Union is challenging the arrest of a member of its executive board, Mahmoud Bagheri, in a letter to the head of Iran’s judiciary.
Political prisoner Asghar Mahmoudian sentenced to 6 years in prison
Asghar Mahmoudian, a political prisoner detained during opposition protests in late 2009, has been sentenced to six years in jail plus exile to Semnan.
Suicide bomber strikes Syria’s security heads
A suicide bomber has struck at the heart of Syria’s security apparatus, killing the defence minister and President Bashar al-Assad’s brother-in-law.A suicide bomber has struck at the heart of Syria’s security apparatus, killing the defence minister and President Bashar al-Assad’s brother-in-law.
Outstanding student suspended again
Peyman Aref, an activist student and journalist, was suspended once again and not permitted to continue studying. In the past, Aref was sentenced to the 74 lashes after being convicted of insulting the President.
Right groups call on Iran to release Kurdish activist
Mohammad Seddigh Kaboudvand’s health has “drastically deteriorated” in Evin prison after lengthy hunger strikes.
Second report issued on Iranian student rights violations
The human rights commission of the Iranian student organization Tahkim-e Vahdat had issued its second report to the UN’s special rapporteur on human rights for Iran.
Rafsanjani voices regrets about Iran’s situation
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the head of Iran’s Expediency Council, says the country’s political, economic and cultural situation is “regrettable.”
New ‘Mahdi malware’ cyber spy attack on Iran disclosed
Security experts have identified a cyber espionage attack that appears to have chiefly targeted computers in Iran that they say differs from previously discovered malware believed to be part of a covert U.S. and Israeli effort to monitor and delay Tehran’s nuclear development program.
Member of Mourning Mothers Iran suffers under intimidation and added prison time
Iran based human rights defender Ms. Mansoureh Behkish, who is well known in the region for her work in fighting against the death penalty as well as being one of the head organizers for the Mourning Mothers, known also as the Mothers of Laleh Park, has now been sentenced on her latest appeal […]