The Iranian Central Bank is allowing private and public banks to sell foreign currency in an attempt to control the falling rial.
Category: Sufi news
Enforcement of the security forces on Dr. Shareeyati for closing his office
According to Majzooban Noor reporter , The armed forces of intelligence agency and security forces threatening Dr. Abbas Shareeyati one of Gonabadi Dervishes released him and enforced him to shut his office.
Journalist Hamid Moazeni Arrested in Boushehr
Journalist, civil rights activist and author Hamid Moazeni was arrested by Bushehr Intelligence Ministry forces.
“Suffering” in Iran Nearly Doubles to 26%
Payvand – Upward of 15% are unemployed; more than 35% are underemployed – “Suffering” in Iran has nearly doubled, up from 14% in 2008 to 26% in 2011.
Liberty of conscience and its relationship with the tribal variations
Mehriran – Geneva: Speech during the September 2011 session of the UN Human Rights Council. “Iranian culture is like a carpet. A carpet which has a variety of colours and patterns, which are intertwined and interconnected.”
Iranian Authorities Remain Silent on Kouhyar Goudarzi’s Condition
The Committee of Human Rights Reporters (Updated: September 29, 2011) — Nearly two months following Kouhyar Goudarzi’s arrest, there is still no information available on his condition. According to earlier unofficial reports, Kouhyar Goudarzi was held in ward 240 solitary confinement in Evin prison.
More than 7 million poverty stricken school drop outs in Iran
According to announcements by the officials of the Ministry of Education in the past few days, the numbers of students in the country have decreased to 12 million 300,000 from last year’s 12 million 800,000 in light of the stable population growth in the past few years, the decrease of the population of students […]
Khandan defends right to seek justice
Reza Khandan, the husband of jailed human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, reported to Evin Court to present his final defence for having filed a complaint.
PEN demands release of Iranian writer, activist
More than 100 writers, poets and women’s rights activists are speaking out against the arrest of Faranak Farid, the Iranian journalist, poet and activist who was arrested on September 3 in Tabriz.
Detained Iranian Lawyer Charged With Accepting Human Rights Award
A prominent Iranian lawyer who was arrested earlier this month is reported to be facing a new charge of accepting an “unlawful” award for his human rights work.