Iran’s ideologists are searching for a position of power within the diversity of Islamic countries. They once stood up in order to ignite a world revolution and spread the Shiite Caliphate throughout the globe. Iran’s revolution in 1979 was targeted against the Shah’s reign and was initially supported by a multitude of diverse […]
Category: Sufi news
Lawyers protest in solidarity with suspended colleague
A group of Iranian lawyers stages a sit-in in front of Iranian Bar Association offices in Tehran to protest the suspension of human rights lawyer, Nasrin Sotoudeh’s licence. The group that gathered at the Bar Association on Tuesday November 18 included many of Sotoudeh’s peers from across the country as well as several civic […]
Recent celebrity deaths highlight prevalence of cancer
The recent passing of Iranian pop singer Morteza Pashaei and young actor, Majid Bahrami has focused attention on the growing number of deaths caused by cancer in the country. Pashaei was afflicted with stomach cancer and Bahrami had blood cancer. Half a million people in Iran suffer from cancer; 90,000 new cancer cases are […]
Air pollution triggers emergency response in Tehran
Tehran has announced that due to the decline in air quality, emergency services will be available in various locations around the capital to attend to citizens as needed starting Monday November 17. IRNA reports that in addition to emergency vans, ambulances will be available in the city’s five major squares. Meanwhile, the head of […]
Kerry Holds Off On Joining Iran Nuclear Talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has pushed back a visit to Vienna, where international negotiators are trying to seal a deal on Iran’s nuclear program ahead of a self-imposed November 24 deadline. Kerry had been expected to arrive in Vienna in the middle of the week as part of the push for a […]
UN Committee Calls On Iran To Stop Executions
A UN committee has approved a resolution expressing deep concern about rights violations in Iran, noting the “alarmingly high frequency” of the use of the death penalty. The UN General Assembly human rights committee passed the resolution on November 18 with 78 yes votes from member countries, with 35 voting no and 69 abstaining. […]
New Report Reveals State’s Growing Efforts to Control Internet Access in Iran
November 19, 2014—The Rouhani administration should use all its authority to end the government’s initiatives to restrict Iranians’ access to the Internet, immediately cease state efforts to monitor users’ online accounts, and end the prosecution of individuals for their peaceful online activities, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. In a […]
Gonabadi Dervish Charged with “Acting against National Security by Liking and Sharing Posts on Facebook
A Gonabadi Dervish was charged with “acting against national security” and “disturbing public opinion”, by “Liking” a news article posted by Human Rights Activists News Agency and sharing two poster on facebook about “Gonabadi Dervishes gathering” and “Black Thursday” attack on political prisoners in Ward 350 of Evin Prison.According to Majzooban Noor, based on […]
Respect Ethnic Groups and Their Culture
Sunni Cleric Molavi AbdolHamid Writes to the Head of IRIB The Friday Imam of the town of Zahidan in Iran’s Sunni-populated province of Sistan and Baluchistan, Molavi AbdolHamid sent a letter to the new director of the state-run national radio and television organization (IRIB) calling on him to respect the culture and dress of […]
Iran Lawmakers Reject Rohani’s Science Minister Nominee
Iran’s conservative-dominated parliament has rejected President Hassan Rohani’s nominee for science minister over his pro-reform tendencies. The parliament on November 18 overwhelmingly voted against the candidacy of Fakhroddin Ahmadi Danesh Ashtiani, who has called himself an “independent” figure and promised to appoint new faces as his deputies. Ashtiani, 59, had served as deputy science […]