Two teachers of the literature and electricity strands residents of Damghan, were banned from teaching by Semnan province’s department of education due to being Dervish.Semnan’s Deputy Education has said that this order has been issued by the Harasat of the department of education (The Harasat is a unit in each Iranian organization that acts […]
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Iran Moves To Muzzle Media Coverage Of Acid Attacks
Iranian officials are moving to muzzle media coverage of a string of recent acid attacks targeting young women in the central city of Isfahan. The attacks have sparked outrage and fear among many Iranians who last week took to the streets of Isfahan and Tehran to protest and call for government action. Seven or […]
Monthly Report – A Review of the Human Rights Situation in Iran, September/October
The following is a monthly report summarizing the human rights status in Iran in September/October (Solar calendar, month of Mehr), 2014. This report has been prepared by the office of Statistics and Publications of the Human Rights Activists Association of Iran. Considering the ongoing suppression and ban on independent human rights activist organizations […]
Mahdieh Golroo arrested in Tehran
Mahdieh Golroo, student activist, was arrested by security forces and was taken to an unknown place on 26th October, in the morning. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), in the morning of 26th October, Mahdieh Golroo was arrested by security forces at her home after inspecting and confiscating […]
EPP Group Call to the release of nine Gonabadi Dervishes in Iran
” I am deeply concerned about the condition of nine imprisoned Dervishes who are members of the Nematollahi-Gonbadi-Order in Iran. A month ago, the Dervishes went into a hunger strike in response to the ongoing suppression of members of the Iranian-Muslim- Sufi- citizens (the Dervishes) in Iran. The dervishes only interrupted their hunger strike […]
Iranian Activist Sotoudeh Freed After Detention
Iranian security forces have released rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh after detaining her for several hours in Tehran followng a protest. Sotoudeh, a well-known human rights attorney, told Reuters on October 26 that she was held along with several other activists the previous day after a rally against a three-year ban on her from practicing […]
Shirin Ebadi’s letter to the International Bar Association Regarding Nasrin Sotoudeh
Following previous reports, it is with much regret to inform you that Lawyers Disciplinary Tribunal of Iran suspended Ms. Nasrin Sotoudeh’s licence. She is barred from practicing law for three years. Nasrin Sotoudeh was previously convicted to six years imprisonment due to her work in defending political defendants and prisoners of conscience. She has […]
Acid attacks on women highlight political divisions
Media coverage of protests against the throwing of acid and other violence against women in Isfahan and Tehran was met with resistance from government bodies, even as President Hassan Rohani called for swift action against those who throw acid. The Kaleme opposition website reports that photojournalist Arya Jafari, who heads the ISNA photo department […]
Dousing Acid in Isfahan and Tracing its Origins in Tehran: A brief look at plain-clothes agents’ dousing acid on Dr. Saberi’s car
Not long after hearing about plain-clothes agents’ dousing acid on the car of Dr. Saberi, a Nematollahi Gonabadi Sufi and university lecturer, on 13, Mehr (October, 5, 2014), did the issue of dousing acid on women in Isfahan hit the headlines. The day after two motor cyclists pursued Dr. Saberi and doused acid on […]
Iran Executes Woman For Killing Ex-Intelligence Officer
Iranian authorities have hanged a 26-year-old woman for the murder of a former intelligence official. Iran’s official IRNA news agency quoted the Tehran prosecutor’s office as saying Reyhaneh Jabbari was hanged at dawn on October 25. A Facebook page, “Save Reyhaneh Jabbari From Execution In Iran,” that campaigned for her release confirmed her execution. […]