Dariush Jalali, a student of Yasuj University who had sewn his lips together to protest against the pressure he had been facing over his activism, has reportedly been arrested.
Category: Sufi news
Iranian opposition is boycotting and calling for free and fair elections
Washington, D.C. – United4Iran, a nonpartisan human and civil rights nonprofit organization, has issued a statement today outlining deep concerns about the escalating crackdown by the Iranian government on expression and assembly ahead of the March 2, 2012 parliamentary elections.
Human Rights Organizations Call for Release of Syrian Activist
On 22 February 2012, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran joined 31 human rights organizations, including the Boroumand Foundation, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, in calling on the Syrian government to release prominent human rights defender Mazen Darwish and other detained activists. Mazen Darwish […]
UN Telecommunications Body Requires Iran to Stop Satellite Jamming
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran – Rights Groups Prompt Tougher International Laws Regarding Jamming
Iran’s Censor: Silencing Sufi Classics
english.al-akhbar.com – Singing classical Sufi music can now get you in trouble in Iran as the state’s censors seek to reign in on cultural expression. An early target, the famous Persian epic Khosraw and Shirin by Nizami Ganjavi, had some of its verses removed by Iranian officials. The latest move by the Iranian Ministry […]
Widespread arrests in Sanandaj and Mashhad
In the past two days, the Iranian ciities of Sanandaj and Mashhad have seen widespread arrests involving 220 people.
Activist on trial in Tabriz
Iranian women’s rights activist Faranak Farid went on trial today in Tabriz as several women writers, poets, lawyers and other activists attended.
Nasrin Sotoudeh’s 12 Year Old Daughter Denied Visitation with Her Mother
From the Facebook of Reza Khandan husband of Incarcerated Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh:
The Coordination Council Warns: Responsibility for the Lives of Political Prisoners Lies with the Highest Ranking Officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran
February 21st, 2012 – [Kaleme] In a statement published today, while condemning the gross violations of the basic human rights of Iranian citizens, Ardeshir Amir Armomand, the spokesperson for the Coordination Council of the Green Path of Hope warned that the responsibility for the health and lives of all incarcerated political activists and in […]
Rights group calls for accountability in Khuzestan deaths
The group Justice for Iran has issued a statement denouncing the crackdown on protesters in Khuzestan that saw two detainees killed while in custody.