Some Iranians are protesting against a state media ban on former President Mohammad Khatami by posting his pictures on social media under the hashtag “We will be Khatami’s media” (in Persian: #رسانه_خاتمی_میشویم) The ban was formally announced earlier this week by judiciary spokesman Gholam Hossein Mohseni-Ejei who said that, according to a judicial order, […]
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Iranian Media Told, Again, Not to Mention Ex-President Khatami
The spokesman for Iran’s judiciary has confirmed that Iranian media remain banned from mentioning former reformist President Mohammad Khatami and publishing his comments, statements, and pictures. Speaking to journalists on February 16, Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei said media outlets that violate the ban would be dealt with. He made the comments in response to a question […]
UN Must Intervene in the Environmental Crisis in Iran – Call by 11 NGOs
The environmental crisis in Ahwaz and other cities in Western and Southwestern Iran is indeed becoming a humanitarian disaster. Dust storms which have existed for years in this part of Iran, have been significantly intensified in the last few days and made local people to breath dust instead of air” write 11 NGOs in […]
Judiciary chief defends opposition house arrests as legal
The head of Iran’s Judiciary says there is no legal obstacle to the house arrest of the leaders of the Green Movement according to the country’s laws. Speaking at a conference commemorating two martyrs, Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani slammed recent U.S. statements about the house arrest of Mehdi Karroubi, MirHosein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard as […]
Hamid-Reza Moradi Admitted to Hospital
Hamid-Reza Moradi Sarvestani, imprisoned Gonabadi Dervish and human rights activists, who recently his treatment had been stopped suddenly and transferred back to prison without medical discharge, was readmitted to hospital in order to follow up the condition of illness.According to Majzooban Noor, Hamid-Reza Moradi Sarvenstani who suffers from heart diseases as well as severe […]
One man’s trash is a child’s treasure: The issue of child labor in Iran
Most of the street children live in the slums of south Tehran and are sent out to work every morning by their parents. Like all big cities, Tehran produces vast amounts of garbage. But, as is often the case, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, or in this particular instance, a child’s treasure. […]
Rights group slams opposition house arrests on fourth anniversary
Iran’s Human Rights Defenders Centre says the house arrests of MirHosein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi and Zahra Rahnavard are illegal and neither the Supreme Leader nor the Supreme Council of National Security has the legal authority to impose such a sentence. The three opposition leaders have been under house arrest since February of 2011 for […]
Iran’s Former Vice President Taken To Evin Prison
Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported that the country’s former first vice president has been taken to prison to serve a jail term for corruption. Mohammad Reza Rahimi was taken by police officers from his home in Tehran and transferred to the Evin Prison on February 15, IRNA said. Rahimi was convicted by Iran’s […]
Banned Iranian Film Wins Berlinale’s Golden Bear For Best Film
A new movie by dissident Iranian director Jafar Panahi won on February 14 the Golden Bear prize for best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. Panahi appears in the film Taxi as a Tehran cab driver, swapping stories with the residents of his city. The jury president, U.S. director Darren Aronofsky, said described […]
The Green Movement Stirs and Rouhani Responds
On February 14, Iran’s Green Movement leaders will enter their fifth year of house arrest. Despite his implicit campaign promise, President Hassan Rouhani has been unable to gain the release of former Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi, his wife Zahra Rahnavard, and former speaker of parliament Mehdi Karroubi. As recent events indicate, however, supporters […]