The number of candidates registered in Iran’s upcoming parliamentary elections has dropped by 30 percent from previous elections.
Category: Sufi news
Jailed reformist wants Iranian leader to resign
Jailed reformist Abolfazl Ghadiyani has called on Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Kahmenei to step down from his all-powerful position for the sake of the system.
Rights activist sentenced to three years in jail
The Iranian judiciary has sentenced women’s rights activist Fereshteh Shirazi to three years in prison.
Industrial park project threatening ancient city of Pasargadae
The Achaemenid city of Pasargadae, which is home to the tomb of Cyrus the Great and many other ancient sites, is being threatened by an industrial park project.
Extremism is a poison to Islamic awakening: Hassan Khomeini
Hassan Khomeini, the grandson of Imam Khomeini, says the Islamic movements in the region should be guarded against extremism.
Shutting Down Political Prisoners’ Cell Block in Urmia
Following the transfer of six political prisoners to solitary confinement in the Urmia Central Prison, Mehr Ali Farhang who is in charge of political prisoners’ cell block has announced that Ward 12 will be closed down soon.
History of Christmas
It would be easy enough to imagine Christmas as a simple continuum of tradition dating from the birth of Christ. You’d begin with the nativity story, apply the December 25th date to Jesus’ birth, establish the gift-giving precedent of the magi and work from there.
Iran’s House of Cinema ruled illegal
The Iran Public Culture Council (IPCC) has ruled the Iranian House of Cinema (IHC) is illegal, the Persian service of FNA reported on Wednesday. The decision was made on Tuesday during an IPCC meeting, which was held to settle a lawsuit filed against the organization by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance early […]
5 girls under 10 years of age married in southern Iranian province
The head of the General Department for Registration of Documents said that five girls under 10 year of age were married in the Province of Hormozgan.
Jailed reformist slapped with new sentence
Senior Iranian reformist figure Abolfazl Ghadiyani has been given a new three-year sentence for the charge of “insulting” the Iranian leader.