Following the publication of a Gallup poll that put the psychological state of Iranians second only to Iraq placing them as the second most depressed peoples, domestic statistics support and compliment that and speak of unprecedented levels and spread of depression. According to an official of the country’s psychology association for every four Iranians […]
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Civil Society in Iran
By serving as the middle ground between people and their government, civil society offers citizens an outlet for advocacy and for holding government accountable. Civil society organizations (CSOs) therefore remain independent of government while carrying out activities that complement government services. In this manner, both government and citizens stand to benefit from a free […]
Iran’s Repressed Religious Minorities Using Internet To Practice Faith
Majzooban.org, a website dedicated to news and information about the Gonabadi dervishes in Iran, has been blocked more than 40 times since its launch in 2007. Iranian authorities have also arrested most of its founders. The website is an example of dozens of sites, social-media networks, and online communities that religious minorities in Iran […]
U.S. Lawmakers Criticize Human Rights Abuses in Iran
Several U.S. lawmakers criticized “major” human rights abuses in Iran including executions and state persecution of religious minorities and homosexuals. The criticism was voiced in a June 19 Congressional subcommittee hearing focused on “Iran’s Abysmal Human Rights Record” under President Hassan Rohani, who came to power about a year ago. It comes as Iran, […]
Yes and No
Human Rights discussed in Geneva – Iran fails as everThe 26th session on Human rights in Iran at the Un in Geneva – Side event organized by Südwind Developmental Organization concerning Iran Speech of Helmut Gabel for the Internationa Organization to Preserve in Iran https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g1K0aDYMus&feature=youtu.be&hd=1 There are those who fight for improvements in human […]
Families gather outside prison in protest at imminent executions, Iran
The families of four Sunni prisoners in danger of imminent execution in Iran have gathered outside Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj in protest at their death sentences. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the families, despite opposition from Iranian security forces, have refused to leave the prison until the […]
Kazem Barjesteh Sentenced By Appellate Court In Absentia While Imprisoned In Evin
The Tehran Appellate Court has upheld the 5 year imprisonment sentence of Green Movement activist, Kazem Barjesteh on charges of assembly and collusion with intent to act against the national security. Simultaneously with the Attorney General’s escalating threats against the Iranian Diaspora who are planning to return to Iran, Branch 54 of the Appellate […]
Iran urged to release imprisoned journalist Saba Azarpeik
A group of Iranian journalists has called for the release of Azarpeik who is being kept incommunicado after being detained More than 140 Iranian journalists have called on authorities to release Saba Azarpeik, who was picked up last month from the offices of a magazine in Tehran and is currently being held incommunicado. Azarpeik, […]
Dispute Over Heaven Rages In Iran
Twenty-five years after Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s death, the clerical establishment ushered in by the Islamic republic’s founding father is at odds over how far its influence on Iranians’ lives should extend. The debate pits powerful, hard-line religious conservatives against Iran’s relatively moderate president, Hassan Rohani. And at the center of the debate is heaven, […]
Weekly report on Human Right Violation in Iran (27-05-2014)
Responses to Human Rights Abuses in Iran 1. On Thursday 15th May 2014, at the commemoration of the 40 Yaak martyrs, Ali Motahari said: “What does the relationship between the people and the regime most resemble? The authority is the representative of the nation, not their owner. Why did people in medieval Europe turn […]