Journalist and blogger was arrested this week by Iranian authorities, the latest casualty of a new crackdown on media activists.
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8000 Prisoners In Evin Are Under Harsh Conditions With No Heating, Cold Cells And No Medical Care
The prisoners confined in Evin prison are under very harsh condition these days due to shortage of heating fuel.
G5+1 wants to resume nuclear talks with Iran
The EU foreign affairs office says it is still waiting for the Islamic Republic to respond to its letter from last October, which called for resumed negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program.
Jailed blogger on hunger strike hospitalized
Jailed Iranian blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki has been transferred to hospital in critical condition.
Court was held on charges of Kouhyar Goudarzi
Committee of Human Rights reporters – The hearing of the charges of Kouhyar Goodarzi, a human rights activist, was held this morning in the Revolutionary Court Branch 26, under supervision of Judge Pir Abassi.
Labour activist Mahdi Farahi Shandiz to serve 3-year prison sentence
The Human Rights Activists news agency has reported that unionist teacher Mahdi Farahi Shandiz was arrested in the first week of January to serve a three-year jail term.
Foreign Office Questions Spate Of Executions And Arrests Amid Rising Tensions
(The Huffington Post) The British government has denounced the spate of recent executions and arrests in Iran, including the detention of a number of journalists over the past month, amid rising tensions between Tehran and London.
Rafsanjani calls for open elections
The moderate Iranian cleric Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is calling for the inclusion and participation of all groups and all political stripes in the coming parliamentary elections.
Iran says blocking Strait of Hormuz still on the table
Iran’s representative at the United Nations has announced that Iran is not bent on blocking the Strait of Hormiz, but serious threats against the Islamic Republic would mean that all options are on the table. Mohammad Khazai also rejected recent reports that Iran is extending arms assistance to Syria.
Iran’s Press TV To Disappear From British Television Screens
Iranian channel Press TV will disappear from British television screens after the British media regulator revoked its license.