Payvand – Rising level of air pollution in the capital city of Tehran has forced people with respiratory and heart ailments to stay at home, Press TV reports. Iran’s Health Ministry has issued a warning for the elderly and children to avoid any unnecessary travel to the city center.
Category: Sufi news
Christian worshippers arrested in Ahvaz
Islamic Republic forces have arrested a group of Christians in Ahvaz just as Christmas approaches.
Faezeh Hashemi trial gets underway
ISNA reports that the daughter of the moderate cleric is being tried on a charge of “propaganda against the regime” in a trial led by Judge Salavati.
Challenging Iran’s Supreme Leader: Letters To Ayatollah Khamenei
By Golnaz EsfandiariDecember 23, 2011Journalist and filmmaker Mohammad Nourizad has repeatedly defied one of Iran’s most sacred taboos.
Mother Of Political Prisoner Sentenced To Prison For Publicizing Son’s Case
Iran has sentenced the mother of a political prisoner to 23 months in prison apparently for publicizing her son’s case in media interviews.
Iranian Christian Journalist Discusses Government Campaign to Target Protestants
The Farsi Christian News Network is an organization comprised of Iranian journalists disseminating information about Christians in Iran.
Labour activist ends hunger strike
A jailed Iranian labour activist has ended a 30-day hunger strike after being hospitalized.
Iran puts restriction on trade with UAE
Iran has outlawed the use of letters of credit for goods imported from the United Arab Emirates as well as transactions carried out in dirhams.
Switzerland freezes additional Iran assets
Switzerland ratcheted up sanctions against Iran on Thursday, announcing it was freezing the assets of 180 Iranian people and enterprises.
Zia Nabavi’s Latest Handwritten Notes from Prison | Part 1
Written by Seyed Ziaoldin (Zia) Nabavi“He who marries the spirit of this age will find himself a widower in the next.” Dean William Inge.