A group of Iranian human rights activists and court attorneys has called on the Tehran Prosecutor to investigate the “moving and painful” deaths of Haleh Sahabi and Reza Hoda Saber.
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Open letter to the newly appointed UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran
Of one Essence is the human race, Thusly has Creation put the Base; One Limb impacted is sufficient, For all Others to feel the Mace. Iranian poet Saadi (~1200-1292) Dr. Ahmed Shaheed UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran c/o Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Palais […]
Death Sentence Upheld for Christian Citizen Yousef Naderkhani
The death sentence of the Iranian Christian convert Yousef Naderkhani has been upheld by the appeals court on the charge of apostasy.
Hoda Saber’s last picture before death in prison
This picture shows Hoda Saber, the latest victim of the Iranian regime’s human rights violations. The picture was taken in Evin prison on 23 August 2010, a month after he was initially arrested. Saber, 52, a leading political activist, died after ten days on hunger strike in protest at the death of Haleh Sahabi, […]
UNESCO adds Persian garden to World Heritage List
Tehran Times – The Persian garden was registered on UNESCO’s World Heritage List on Monday. The decision to register the property on the list was made during the 35th session of the World Heritage Committee, which opened in Paris on June 19. The meeting comes to an end today.
Ezzatollah Sahabi obituary
Often jailed, he was a tireless campaigner for democracy in Iran.Ezzatollah Sahabi arrives at the Iranian parliament in 2004. He led the Nationalist-Religious Coalition. Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA The deaths of the prominent Iranian democracy activist Ezzatollah Sahabi, aged 81, and his campaigning daughter, Haleh, who died at his funeral, aged 54, have highlighted political tensions in […]
Ahmadinejad warns establishment against extending arrests to cabinet
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warns that the recent arrests of government officials are “politically motivated” and aimed at “pressuring the administration,” adding that if his cabinet is targeted with similar tactics, he will reveal certain things to the public.
Lashing Sentence Carried Out on 14 Dervishes
The lashing sentence of 14 Gonabadi dervishes who were detained while protesting the unlawful treatment of dervishes has been carried out.
Security and police forces broke into Gonabadi dervishes’ ceremony in Dashti village in Isfahan
Security and police forces broke into Gonabadi dervishes’ ceremony in Dashti village in Isfahan and arrested some dervishes.
Citation of 4 Dervishes of Dashti village in the suburbs of Isfahan
Four Ni’matollahi Gonabadi Dervishes of Isfahan were summoned . According to Majzooban-e- Noor reporter on Saturday 25/06/2011 Mr. Morteza Rahimi, Ali Vakili, Rasoul Rahimi, and Mostafa Rahimi the son of Azizollah were summoned to the police department located on Rudaki street in Isfahan and then were accompanied by officers called Sajjadi and Abbasi and another person in […]