Dr. Kamiar Alaei said he spent his time in Tehran’s Evin prison teaching other inmates about health issues.Kamiar Alaei, an internationally recognized expert on HIV and AIDS prevention, has expressed hope that Iran will soon release his brother and fellow physician, Arash Alaei, from prison.
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A Letter to Dr. Ahmed Shaheed The UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Iran by a Former Diplomat
“Speak the truth and shame the devil.”Dear Dr. Ahmad Shahid,What compelled me to write this letter is the fact that we share a common background serving as diplomats for our countries. Such commonality brings us closer together and encourages mutual understanding of a single issue.
Mousavi daughters say parents deprived of most basic rights
GVF – Iran’s former reformist president, Mohammad Khatami, has met with the family of Mir Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard, the leaders of Iran’s opposition Green Movement currently in captivity.
Imprisoned Journalist Ahmad Zeidabadi Writes Letter to Wife on Her Birthday
June 12, 2010, Parham (second from right), Ahmad Zeidabadi’s youngest child pictured here at his eighth birthday with his mother, Mahdieh Mohammadi, (far right) and two brothers (first two on the left).The Advar News site has published a letter written by Ahmad Zeidabadi on July 20th from Rajai Shahr ‘Gohardasht’ prison to his wife […]
Family Of Dead Iranian Prisoner Complains To Judiciary Head
The family of journalist Reza Hoda Saber, who died of a heart attack last month while on a hunger strike in Iran’s Evin prison, has complained to judiciary head Mohammad Sadegh Larijani about the circumstances of his death, RFE/RL’s Radio Farda reports.
Rajai Shahr Political Prisoners Denied Phone Rights for Past 8 Months
According to Kaleme, for eight months now political prisoners in Rajai Shahr ‘Gohardasht’ prison have been denied all telephone contact with their families.
Iran’s largest lake turning to salt
From a hillside, Kamal Saadat looked forlornly at hundreds of potential customers, knowing he could not take them for trips in his boat to enjoy a spring weekend on picturesque Oroumieh Lake, the third largest saltwater lake on earth.
Outbreak of Cholera in Tehran and Karaj Prisons
HRANA News Agency – In the recent weeks, an outbreak of Cholera has been reported in Ghezel Hesar, Rajai-Shahr and Pardis prisons.
Ahl-e Haqq’s Shrine in Kermanshah Destroyed
HRANA News Agency – Last week, Iranian security forces destroyed the shrine of a religious minority commonly known as Ahl-e Haqq (Yarsan). The construction of this shrine was not yet complete when it was demolished.
Clarification and Answering to the Questions (Part One)
PrefaceMajzoobān e Noor Website along with its mission of informing and illuminating Erfan (Gnosis) and Islamic Tasavof (Being Sufi) issues and news in Iran for the masses, surveys the obscure cases, neglected items, or suspicions which Faqr (Poverty and Destitution in front of God) foes have constructed.