Iranian Elections Headquarters announced that Iran’s three main reformist organizations are banned from the upcoming parliamentary elections.
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Political activist arrested over public statement
Iranian political activist Mohammad Tavassoli has been arrested and charged with allegedly forging signatures on a public statement.
Reformist figure rejects court’s legitimacy
Ebrahim Yazdi, Secretary General of the reformist Freedom Movement group, announced yesterday that he does not recognize the legitimacy of the Revolutionary Court to process his case.
Evin Court refused to accept the set bail for Peyman Aref
Even though Iran’s Revolutionary Court has issued a bail of 20 million tomans ($18,500) for Peyman Aref, the officials at Evin prison refused to accept the bail money and prevented his release.
Activists’ jail terms lengthened
An Iranian appeals court has approved new sentences for three prominent student activists who are already serving out earlier sentences.
Illegal inspection of a number of Gonabadi Dervishes’ houses in Kavar
On Aban 10, 1390 (November 01, 2011) violent conflicts and illegal inspections of several Gonabadi Dervishes’ houses were begun.
Saudi Arabia Deports Iranian Pilgrims With ‘Forged Visas’
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has confirmed that Saudi Arabia has deported 150 Iranian hajj pilgrims who were charged with entering the country with forged visas, RFE/RL’s Radio Farda reports.
Release the Leaders of the Green Movement
With the passage of over 250 days since the leaders of Iran’s Green Movement Mehdi Karoubi, Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard were put under illegal house arrest, and while just a few more months are left for elections to the ninth Majlis, a number of current lawmakers have, in the last month, made […]
Letter from Prison: Nasrin Sotoudeh explains to her children why she can’t see them
Nasrin Sotoudeh’s newest letter to her two children Letter by Nasrin Sotoudeh
Parliament set to criminalize more web activities
Iran’s Parliament is preparing a proposal to widen the scope of computer crime laws to include text messages, weblogs and comments left on websites.