The Iranian authorities must release a journalist and prisoner of conscience who has been on hunger strike since 26 May in protest at being denied permission to visit his sick son, Amnesty International said.
Category: Sufi news
Iranian reformist wants public vote on nuclear issue
Senior Iranian reformist figure, Abdollah Nouri urged the Islamic Republic government to find a speedy resolution to the nuclear disputes with world powers and also called for a referendum on the issue.
Sanctions on Iran punish its people, not its leaders
The embargo on oil imports and sanctions against the central bank won’t stop Iran’s rulers pursuing their nuclear ambitions.
You Cannot Publish Any News You want
On the day that Iran’s press jury determined that two publications “Iran Jome” and “Chelcheragh” were in violation of the press law, and rejected any leniency on them, the minister of culture and Islamic guidance issued his “final warning” to the media and said conditions in the country did not allow the media […]
Hossein Ronaghi Maleki free on medical leave
Iranian blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki was granted leave from Tehran’s Evin Prison after payment of bail on 2 July, approximately three weeks after undergoing an operation he needed on his kidney.
Iranian activist to serve 7 years in jail
Iranian activists and journalist Nasour Taghipour has been arrested to serve out a seven-year sentence.
Asal Esmaeilzadeh, Political Activist, in Danger of Imprisonment
Political activist Asal Esmaeilzadeh– who was sentenced in January 2011 by Judge PirAbassi in branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court to four months in prison and eight months *suspended imprisonment– has been summoned to the Shahid Moghaddas Prosecutor’s office in Evin prison.
Violent arrest of lecturers and students
Internal security forces have arrested over twenty activists in the township of Sarab. The detainees were transferred to solitary confinement in the intelligence headquarters inTabriz.
Iran Poet Sentenced to Three Years Prison
Iran’s nationalist poet, Mostafa Badkoobei aka Omid, was today sentenced to three years prison and five years ban from reciting poetry in public.
Political Prisoner Houshang Rezaei Has Been Sentenced To Death
Political prisoner Houshang Rezaei, who had recently been transferred to Rejaei Shahr prison from Evin prison, has been sentenced to death by Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran.