Monday April 16th, 2012 – [Jila Baniyaghoob] Monday is once again upon us, bringing with it visitation day for political prisoners at Evin prison.
Category: Sufi news
Mrs. Bahareh hedayat is the laureate of the first Edelstam Prize 2012
Edelstamprize.org – The Harald Edelstam Foundation today presents the name of the Laureate of the first Edelstam Prize, Mrs. Bahareh Hedayat.
Canada Asks Iran To Grant Clemency
Canada’s foreign minister has called on Iran to grant clemency to a Canadian-Iranian sentenced to death for espionage.
Iran Central Bank Issues Warning After Major Credit-Card Hack
Iran’s central bank has urged all credit- and debit-cardholders in the country to change their personal identification code numbers to increase the security of their transactions.
Iranian official resigns over impeachment threat-media
By Marcus George DUBAI, April 15 (Reuters) – An Iranian official accused of involvement in the torture of protesters while in custody has resigned from his post after parliament threatened the government with impeachment, Iranian media reported on Sunday.
Security scare prompts ATM stampede
Iran’s Central Bank has called on bank card holders to change their PIN numbers after news broke that as many as three million ATM cards may have had their security compromised.
Labour activist gets six years
The Iranian judiciary has sentenced labour activist Reza Shahabi to six years in jail and a five-year ban from labour activism.
Iran, Western Powers Hold ‘Constructive’ Nuclear Talks
Michael Mann, spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, speaks to media in Istanbul, April 14, 2012.
Iran urged to quash prison sentence for ‘Mourning Mothers’ activist
Women in Tehran are facing jail sentences for campaigning against decades of human rights violations.
UN Security Council passes plan to deploy Syria monitors
BBC – The UN Security Council has passed a resolution authorising the deployment of an advance team of monitors to Syria to oversee the ceasefire there.