Faezeh Hashemi, the daughter of Expediency Council head Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, will be put on trial on Sunday August 14.
Category: Sufi news
Jailed journalist Saam Mahmoudi released on bail
Jailed Iranian journalist Saam Mahmoudi Sarabi was released today after more than eight months in prison. The Kaleme website reports he was released after his family posted bail of $300,000.
Former prisoners prepared to testify on rights violations
Iranian Parliament has criticized President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for interfering in the responsibilities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by appointing Ali Saeedlou as the president’s aide for international affairs.
Larijani says Majlis election should not eclipse economy
QOM – Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has said that people’s economic problems should not be overshadowed by political groups’ struggle for the March parliamentary election.
Iran’s Basij chief offers peacekeepers for Britain
Commander Naghdi, the head of Iran’s Basij militia, described the recent riots in Britain as “an uprising for justice” and announced that his Ashura Battalions are prepared for deployment to Britain as peacekeepers.
To The UN Special Rapporteur: Number Of Iranians Killed Is A Tragedy, Not A Mere Statistic
The United Nations Human Rights Council has recently designated former Maldives foreign minister Ahmed Shaheed as the Special Rapporteur to investigate the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Renowned Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad (photo) has written him an open letter.
Teacher In Imminent Danger Of Execution
Abdolreza Ghanbari’s death sentence order has been sent to the Revolutionary Court’s Implementation Division.The Human Rights Activists News Agency reports the Amnesty and Clemency Commission has rejected Ghanbari’s clemency request and has sent the case to the Implementation Division.
Iran arrests head of ‘Water gun fight’ Facebook Page in Shiraz
Arash Atr Sayi, the administrator of the ‘Water gun fight’ Facebook page was arrested in Shiraz and was taken to an unknown location by the security forces of the Islamic Republic.
Iran arrests all beggars in Tehran and confiscates 90% of their money
The Assistant Head of the Social Services of the Welfare and Social Cooperation Organization said regarding the fine set for beggars, “Ninety percent of the money they have with them will be confiscated”.
Chief of police says ‘improperly veiled’ women will be arrested without warning
The head of Khorasan Razavi Public Security Police said, “With the Moral and Social Security Intensification Plan, all troublemakers in Mashhad were arrested and referred to Judicial sources”…