The revolutionary court of Shiraz has sentenced Mr. Ibrahim Farabad Fallahiyeh to six years in prison. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the revolutionary court of Shiraz has sentenced Mr. Ibrahim Farabad Fallahiyeh to six years in prison, according to submitted document to his attorney, dated on July 19, […]
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Sugar company workers demand back wages
ILNA reports that on Saturday August 9, 500 workers from the Haft Tapeh Sugar Cane Company staged a protest against the non-payment of back wages. The workers are from various departments in the factory, including agriculture, engineering, maintenance, research, accounting and administration. The report indicates that Haft Tapeh employs close to 1,000 workers, half […]
Iran lightens punishment for birth control procedures
The Iranian Parliament says the Health Commission has amended the new fertility bill, eliminating prison sentences for vasectomies and tubectomies. Abdolrahman Rostamian reports that physicians who perform these procedures will not face imprisonment but in the new draft of the bill they first would be given oral and then written warning and would finally […]
Passenger Plane Crashes Near Tehran Airport
A passenger plane has crashed near Tehran, killing more than 40 people, including seven children. Iran’s state media reported that the aircraft crashed while taking off from Mehrabad airport, west of Tehran, on August 10. Reports say the Iran-140 jet went down in a residential area after its engine went out. The plane was […]
Sattar Beheshti Murderer Gets Three Years in Prison
Cyber police interrogator Akbar Taghizadeh has been sentenced to three years in prison, two years in exile, and 74 lashes for the murder of dissident blogger Sattar Beheshti, who died under torture while in police detention in November 2012. Giti Pourfazel, the Beheshti family lawyer, told Iranian Students News Agency that the verdict against Sattar’s […]
Talking about Dervishes Migrate from Iran to Evin Campaign, with Farhad Noori
The website of Majzooban Noor, as the news station of Nematollahi Gonabadi Dervishes, has recently launched the ” Dervishes migrate from Iran to Evin” campaign where applicants register to volunteer to migrate to Evin Prison.In this regard, Farhad Noori, the current editor-in-chief of Majzooban Noor news website, explains the objectives of and reasons behind […]
UN rights experts condemn the recent wave of arrest and sentencing of civil society actors
GENEVA (8 August 2014) – United Nations human rights experts* today expressed grave concern over the recent escalating trend of arrest and sentencing of individuals exercising their rights to freedom of expression and opinion, peaceful assembly and association. Since 22 May 2014, at least 36 individuals that include journalists, bloggers, filmmakers and authors, many […]
Reminding Deputy Revolutionary Prosecutor of the “Law”/ Farshid Yadollahi Refused to meet Ali Tourk
Imprisoned Gonabadi Dervish lawyer in Evin prison, Farshid Yadollahi after sending a letter to the Shahid Moghaddas Office of the Prosecutor, refused to meet with the Director of this Prosecutions, Mr. Ali Tourk, due to the authorities’ insistence on wearing prison uniform.According to Majzooban Noor, Deputy Revolutionary and Public Prosecutor and the head of […]
Embassies reopen as Britain, Iran mend ties
Iran has announced that the British embassy in Iran and the Iranian embassy in Britain will soon be completely reopened. Iran’s non-resident charge d’affaires reported that the British Embassy will soon reopen fully in Tehran and all its sections will become active. Mohammad Hossein Habibollahzadeh told the Khaneh Mellat News Agency that the Iranian […]
Former president condemns journalist’s sentence
Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami visited the family of jailed Iranian journalist Serajeddin Mirdamadi on Tuesday August 5 and expressed dismay about his arrest and his “unfair” sentence. Mirdamadi was sentenced to six years in jail on Sunday July 27 in the preliminary court. Khatami was quoted as saying: “In the upper echelons of […]