Massoud Sepehr, another senior member of the reformist organization Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution, has been arrested by Islamic Republic authorities.
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IAEA Backs World Powers’ Resolution To Intensify Pressure On Iran Over Nuclear Program
The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has backed a resolution drawn up by the world’s major powers to increase pressure on Iran over its secretive nuclear program.
Imprisoned Journalist Awaits Surgery After Nine Months
Mehdi Mahmoudian, an imprisoned journalist and member of the Participation Front political party, was transferred from Rajaee Shahr Prison to a hospital in May 2011 and will undergo surgery Thursday morning.
Travel | heart of the kavir Irans great desert realm
A walk through an alien world, harsh and magnificent.A crowd of many hundreds have gathered by the dried-up bed of the Zayanderud (life-giver river); the river has been dry for a long time due to an extended drought that has affected Iran in recent years.
Father Breaks His Silence, One Year After His Son’s Death: The Story Of Political Prisoner Arash Arkan
Following is a translation of an interview conducted by Masih Allinejad with Ardeshir Arkan, father of Arash Arkan who was arrested during the street protest of November 4, 2009.
Iran’s Human Rights Case Might End Up at the Security Council, Says the UN Special Rapporteur
Omid MemarianAward Winning JournalistAhmed Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, believes that if Tehran does not cooperate with his mandate and continues on the current path in ignoring international mechanisms to monitor the worsening human rights crisis in the country, Iran’s human rights case might eventually end […]
Iran fires up voters with partial lifting of water pipe ban
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s government reverses unpopular ban on smoking in tea houses – but only for men.
World Powers Voice ‘Increasing Concern’ About Iran In IAEA Draft Resolution
The major world powers have agreed on a joint resolution aimed at intensifying pressure on Iran to address “deep and increasing concern” about its controversial nuclear program.
Soltani To File Suit Against Javad Larijani for False Terrorist Accusation
One day after Mohammad Javad Larijani claimed that distinguished human rights lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani, who is currently inside Evin Prison, was connected to terrorist groups, his wife, Massoumeh Dehghan, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that Soltani has never faced such an accusation and that he and his lawyers will be […]
Shooting at two Gonabadi Dervishes in Kavar by security forces
The aim of the security forces and plain clothes to arrest two Gonabadi Dervishes failed in Kavar because of resistance of Dervishes and so that they shot at them .