Fars News Agency reported that the “colleague at the illegal network BBC, has been arrested in Tehran for spreading lies and disturbing public opinion.”
Category: Sufi news
One month since his arrest, Houman Fakhar remains incommunicado
Even though a month has gone by since the arrest of children’s rights activist and member of One Million Signatures Campaign Houman Fakhar, there is still no news of him.
Transfer of Hamid Reza Moradi to the communal block
Hamid Reza Moradi, one of Majzooban Noor website’s managers, was transferred from section 209 of Evin prison to the communal block.
Iran bans skiing for women without legal chaperons
Women have been banned from entering skiing ramps alone. This is a new order from State Security Forces which even includes women over 18.
Challengers of 2009 election banned from parliamentary elections
Iran’s Guardian Council announced that anyone who was actively involved in the post-election protests of 2009 will be barred from participating in the coming parliamentary elections.
Blast in Tehran suburb leaves 15 dead
A spokesman for Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Corps says that a massive explosion at a military base west of the Iranian capital has killed 15 people.
Journalist Siyamak Ghaderi’s Wife: When I Told Authorities About My Husband’s Tortures, They Just Laughed At Me
Journalist Siyamak Ghaderi has been incarcerated in Evin prison over a year and a half without being allowed use of furlough for even a day.
Ardeshir Amir Arjomand Requests Immediate Attention by UN Special Rapporteur to the Recent Human Rights Violations in Iran
November 9th, 2011 [Kaleme] In a letter addressed to Mr. Ahmed Shaheed, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran, Dr. Ardeshir Amir Arjomand, spokesperson for the Coordination Council of the Green Path of Hope, asks the Special Rapporteur for his immediate pursuit of and attention to the most recent human rights violations in […]
Syria accused of crimes against humanity
• Tens of thousands of people took to the streets to protest against the regime of president Bashar al-Assad despite an increase in the government’s crackdown against demonstrations. Protests even occurred in the Baba Amro destrict of Homs which has seen the most violence in recent weeks.
Mohammad Mostafaei will receive Norwegian award for outstanding achievements
On Tuesday November 15th, prominent human rights lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei will be awarded the Norwegian PEN’s Ossietzky prize for outstanding achievements in the field of free expression.