On 10 September, Abdolfattah Soltani, human rights lawyer and a founding member of the Defenders of Human Rights Center was arrested. Soltani’s wife, Massoumeh Dehghan, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that security forces also illegally entered his offices, and confiscated several of his personal and family documents.
Category: Sufi news
Lawmakers propose plan to save Lake Oroumiyeh
Thirty Iranian MPs have prepared a plan to revive shrinking Lake Oroumieyh in northwestern Iran in the next three years.
Tehran Bazaar fabric merchants pressured on VAT
Following a weeks-long strike by fabric merchants at the Tehran Bazaar, Ali Askari, the head of the Tax Revenue Organization, announced that the merchants have until September 22 to register for payment of the value added tax (VAT).
IAEA Chief Says Iran’s ‘Greater Transparency’ Not Enough
The director-general of the UN nuclear agency said today that Iran had demonstrated “greater transparency” lately.
Javid Fakhrian Sentenced to One Year in Prison
Student activist Javid Fakhrian has been sentenced to one year in prison for anti-regime propaganda by membership in a group.
The non-legal measures in Kavar unanswered as usual
Because of the conflict between Nematollahi Dervishes and the advocates of a theology student in the city of Kavar, arrests of Nematollahi Dervishes were still going on in this city on Monday, September the fifth.
Amir Khorram Detained to Serve Prison Sentence
Amir Khorram was kidnapped following the summons order by the court in order to serve his sentence.
Karroubi says reformists have no place in next elections
Detained Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi says there is no place for reformists in the coming parliamentary elections.
Iran: Allow Peaceful Protests Over Lake’s Destruction – Hundreds Arrested in Azerbaijan Region
Iranian authorities should allow peaceful protests against government policies that may be accelerating the drying up of Lake Urmia in Western Azerbaijan province, Human Rights Watch said today.
Continueing detention of Gonabadi Dervishes
According to Majzooban Noor reporter , On Sunday 11 Sep , Mrs. Farzaneh Nouri, one of the Gonabadi dervishes Without the legal and judicial warrant arrested in Shiraz by security forces and plainclothes men and was taken to an unknown place .