A number of Iranian MPs have called on the heads of Parliament and the judiciary to publish the list of representatives in the eighth Iranian Parliament who received bribes from Mohammadreza Rahimi, the former vice president who has now been convicted of corruption. ILNA said 22 MPs have delivered a letter to Ali Larijani, […]
Category: Sufi news
Demonstrations in Amsterdam in Support of Sufis
Following the recent Iranian Supreme Court approval of the Shiraz Revolutionary Courts ruling upon which 7 Gonabadi dervishes were convicted of belligerence and corruption on earth and sentence of exile; the representatives of international organisation to preserve human rights in Iran gathered in Amsterdam to protest the Iranian Supreme court decision and demand for […]
Supreme Court Convicted 7 Dervishes of Belligerence (enmity with God)
Iran’s Supreme Court approved of the Shiraz Revolutionary Courts ruling upon which 7 Gonabadi dervishes were convicted of belligerence and corruption on earth. Based on this ruling, 3 of these dervishes were sentenced to life long exile and 4 were sentenced to 28 years (in total) of temporary exile. According to Majzooban Nour, Branch 15 […]
Rohani reportedly ordered review of house arrests
Opposition website Saham News reports that Hassan Rohani has ordered a review of the house arrest of the leaders of the Green Movement in the next session of the Supreme Council of National Security. The report indicates that President Rohani announced in the last session that the house arrest of Mehdi Karroubi, MirHosein Mousavi […]
Facebook users charged for alleged threat to “Iranian lifestyle”
A group of Facebook users has been arrested for the charge of “spreading corruption and degeneration of the Iranian lifestyle” The Mehr News Agency reported on January 31 that the detainees were the chief figures in an active network and were identified in a project referred to as “ankaboot” (spider). The head of the […]
Court to hear case against two media outlets
The trial for the shut down of Shargh daily newspaper and Setareh Sobh magazine will take place on Sunday February 1, IRNA reports. The report indicates that the session will take place with the Press Supervisory Board as jury and Siyamak Modir acting as judge. Shargh is charged with publishing falsehoods with an intent […]
Rohani supports freedom and independence of universities
In the seventh Farabi Festival, Iranian president Hassan Rohani defended freedom and independence in the study of Humanities stressing that political interference in science and academic pursuits is not in the interest of the government or universities. Farabi Festival, which has dedicated its seventh session to the study of humanities, convened on Saturday January […]
Anger in Ahwaz over government inaction on dust pollution
Ahwaz residents took to the streets on Friday January 30 to protest the lack of any effective government action to combat the previous day’s dust storm, which pushed the concentration of air particles to more than 66 times the acceptable level. Iranian media did not cover the demonstration, but the public posted a number […]
Minister sees losing battle in blocking social websites
Iran’s Minister of Communications says internet social networking sites cannot be blocked because the country cannot replace them. The Fars news agency reports that in a speech in Khoramshahr on Thursday January 30, Mahmoud Vaezi said: “We cannot block social networking programs because we cannot replace them.” He stressed that blocking these sites, therefore, […]
MP Motahari points to intensified attack on free speech
Tehran MP Ali Motahari says freedom of speech has become more strained under the Rohani administration and self-censorship has become more common in the media. He stressed that continued pressure on the Rohani administration is the chief cause of the strain on the media. Motahari said in an interview with Tasnim website that when […]