Iranian authorities have imposed a travel ban on several prominent religious activists, RFE/RL’s Radio Farda reports.
Category: Sufi news
Iranian Deputy Says Female Defendants Should Not Wear Chador In Court
Iranian parliament deputy Laleh Eftekhari has criticized female defendants who appear in court wearing the compulsory chador, RFE/RL’s Radio Farda reports.
Photos: The underprivileged people of Kerman
These are snapshots from the lives of people in the southern parts of Kerman, Iran. These people live in the most primitive conditions and are deprived of proper housing, water, sanitation, education and health care.
Reports Received from Evin Prison: Forces are in Fear of Human Rights Defenders and Advocates (In other Sites)
According to eyewitness reports from in front of Evin prison, a huge volume of anti-riot police together with a significant number of plainclothes secret agents from the Intelligence Ministry have gathered in front of Evin prison.
Women’s Rights Activist Fereshteh Shirazi Held Incommunicado
Fereshteh Shirazi, women’s rights activist and member of the One Million Signatures Campaign, has been denied face-to-face prison visits and telephone contact with her family only a week after her arrest.
Social Activists Beaten in Tabriz Prison
A number of social activists have been beaten and battered by Iranian security forces in Tabriz Prison. These individuals were arrested in recent weeks following demonstrations to save Lake Urmia.
Tehran Prosecutor Denied Furlough to Mamousta Mohammad Baraei
Tehran Prosecutor denied prison furlough to Kurdish and Sunni cleric Mamousta Mohammad Baraei.
US Again Slams Iran Over Nuclear Aims
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu criticized Iran Monday for its nuclear activities, accusing the Islamic Republic of “denial, deceit and evasion.”
Incarcerated Journalist Mohamad Davari: My Work In Documenting Prison Rape And Torture Led To My Arrest
Journalist, Editor-in-Chief of Saham News, Mehdi Karoubi’s presidential campaign activist and a teacher’s rights activist, Mohamad Davari has been in Evin prison for over two years without being allowed a furlough.
Iranian regime bans women from house ownership
A woman cannot own a house from the Mehr Housing Company and her husband’s name has to be registered on the house ownership papers.