Looters run from a clothing store in Peckham, London, on August 8.August 09, 2011Following three days of riots in London, Iranian lawmaker Hossein Ebrahimi has told the semi-official Fars news agency that parliament is ready to send a human rights delegation to Britain to investigate human rights abuses, while Iran’s Foreign Ministry has […]
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Jailed journalists sound ‘tyranny’ alarm bell
Fourteen jailed journalists are warning the Iranian public of grave societal danger, saying the house arrest of the opposition leaders and their wives is an frightful indication of what’s to come
Big changes for Iranian schoolbooks
ran’s Minister of Education says school textbooks will be altered in the new academic year in order to strike back at the so-called “soft war.”
Prison authorities deny use of torture
The head of the Iranian Prisons Organization has dismissed recent statements about the use of torture in prisons as “absurd lies.”
Arrested Protester Remains In Prison In Limbo Status
By persianbanooAlireza Kia, arrested on February 20, 2011 while participating in a rally to protest against the house arrest of the Green Movement’s leaders, remains in Evin prison.
Deteriorating Health Condition of Blogger/HR Activist Housein Ronaghi Maleki
By persianbanooBlogger and HR activist Housein Ronaghi Maleki was taken to Hashemi-Nejad hospital at about 11 PM last night due to deteriorating health and bleeding from his urinary track, but was returned back to Evin.
2 Years Prison Sentence For Participating In Green Movement Martyrs’ Memorial Services
By persianbanooMahmoud Asadi Shamsabadi, one of the protesters of the last presidential election, has been sentenced to two years in prison due to his presence at the grave site of the martyrs of the Green Movement.
Senators Press Obama on Iran’s Central Bank
WASHINGTON—More than 90 U.S. senators signed a letter to President Barack Obama pressing him to sanction Iran’s central bank, with some threatening legislation to force the move, an outcome that would represent a stark escalation in tensions between the two countries.
One-year imprisonment for photographer who took photos during Ashura ‘88
Security agents had arrested Arash Azarheimi, a photographer from the province of Mazandaran and city of Babolsar, for taking pictures during the Ashura demonstrations in 2009. After almost a year, he has been sentenced.
Trailblazing HIV doctors jailed in Iran
By Asieh Namdar, CNN August 8, 2011 8:27 a.m. EDT Dr. Kamiar Alaei and his brother, Dr. Arash Alaei, have been called pioneers for their community-based approach to HIV and AIDS in Iran.