Alireza Seyedin, 31, a Muslim who converted to Christianity four years ago, was sentenced to six years in prison by Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court.
Category: Sufi news
“His New Charge is ‘Assistance in Espionage,’ But It’s Not Clear Whom He Was Assisting”
Saeed Naimi, who was transferred from Karaj Prison to Tabriz Prison, is currently facing new charges of “assistance in espionage.” Naimi’s wife, Saideh Islami, spoke with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran about her husband’s new charges and his current conditions in prison.
Release of two Gonabadi Dervishes
Two Gonabadi Dervishes from Kavar were temporarily released on bail and surety condition yesterday .
Ruins Of Ancient City Plundered In Southwestern Iran
An expert of the Shushtar Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Office has said that the ruins of the ancient city of Dastvar in Khuzestan Province have been repeatedly looted by groups of invaders over the past few month
Nokia Siemens to Reduce Iran Ties
WSJThe executive board of network-equipment vendor Nokia Siemens Networks said it has decided not to take on any new business in Iran and will gradually reduce its existing commitments, effective Jan. 1, 2012.
Jailed blogger goes on hunger strike
Jailed Iranian blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki has issued a letter of protest two days after starting a hunger strike at Evin Prison.
Ancient petroglyphs in Timreh vandalized
Six-thousand-year-old petroglyphs in the Timreh region of Iran are being destroyed, Iran’s Cultural Heritage website reports.
Limbs of 2 convicted robbers amputated at Adel Abad prison in Shiraz
The amputation sentences of the 2 prisoners were carried out per order of the Shiraz public prosecutor.
Mohamad Nourizad has written his 14th letter to the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei
Journalist and documentary film maker Mohamad Nourizad has written his 14th letter to the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.
Nobel Women’s Initiative highlights prison case of Iran attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh
(WNN) Iran: For the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign the Nobel Women’s Initiative highlighted the plight of Iranian lawyer and human rights advocate Nasrin Sotoudeh who still remains under incarceration in spite of international campaigns for her release.