AP – The six points of U.N. envoy Kofi Annan’s peace plan for Syria, which have been accepted by the Syrian government. — Syria commits to work with Annan “in an inclusive Syrian-led political process to address the legitimate aspirations and concerns of the Syrian people.”
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Peyman Aref Returned to Prison Following One Day in Hospital; Broke Hunger Strike
Persian2English – Peyman Aref has been arrested six times since post-election Iran
Rights group slams imprisonment of women for “moral crimes”
Human Rights Watch wants the Afghani government to release 400 women who have been jailed for “moral crimes.”
Turkish officials visit Iran for talks
Turkish Prime Minister RecepTayyip Erdoğan has travelled to Iran with a high-ranking delegation to hold talks about nuclear negotiations with Iran and the Syrian crisis.
US and Iranian physicists team up to launch “Fusion for Peace” initiative
Payvand – Press Releas by Fusion for Peace – Three physicists, one US and two Iranian, have issued a statement proposing a joint US-Iran research collaboration that they contend could be an alternative to confrontation and war and, if successful, could “make uranium enrichment obsolete, block proliferation everywhere, liberate the world from oil, and […]
Rights group accuses IRGC office
Justice for Iran says the IRGC’s Center to Investigate Organized Crime should be put on the international list of human rights violators.
Mohammad Davari’s Health Condition Deteriorates in Prison
Mohammad Davari, former editor-in-chief of Saham News website, has developed acute psychological illness in prison and is in critical condition, his brother Bijan Davari told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran in an interview. “Mohammad is not well at all. Besides psychological problems, he has chest pains and his teeth have gone […]
Journalist’s Wife Speaks of His Physical Abuse and Need for Medical Treatment
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Nahid Kouhshekaf, the wife of journalist Ehsan Houshmand who has been in prison for more than two months, said that she has not had any visits with her husband since his arrest and that he has been subjected to physical abuse […]
Iran – “Shooting at the messenger doesn’t delimit the message!”
mehriran.de: “Your work as Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic Iran started in August 2011. You have met several individuals and organisations to understand the Human Rights situation in Iran. Fact is that the numbers of hangings and violations of rights have not ceased but have increased since. […]
Critical Condition Of Jailed Gonabadi Dervish, Hamid Reza Moradi In Evin Prison
Mr.Hamid Reza Moradi, who has been confined more than 6 months in Evin prison, is in critical condition .