Tehran Prosecutor denied prison furlough to Kurdish and Sunni cleric Mamousta Mohammad Baraei.
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Tehran Bazaar fabric merchants pressured on VAT
Following a weeks-long strike by fabric merchants at the Tehran Bazaar, Ali Askari, the head of the Tax Revenue Organization, announced that the merchants have until September 22 to register for payment of the value added tax (VAT).
Protests and Clashes in Azadi Stadium in Tehran
Today, brave young people turned a football match between “Isteghlal” and “Tractor Sazi” of Tabriz into a protest against the clerical regime. This protest is in response to the heroic uprising of the people of Tabriz and Uremia protesting against the repressive and destructive policies of the ruling religious fascism is in Uremia.
More news of the arrested dervishes in Tehran
According to Majzoobān-i Noor Website’s newsman, up to now there is no information about the hold and location of arrested Majzoobān-i Noor Website’s managers and considering to the point that this arresting had been done by plain-clothes men, their relatives’ attempt and visiting legal references has been vain and ineffectual.
Iran lawmaker says Tehran should not back Syrian regime
By Ramin Mostaghim and Ellen Knickmeyer, Los Angeles TimesSeptember 2, 2011Reporting from Tehran and Beirut—In a sign that Syria’s crackdown on dissent is fraying one of its few alliances in the region, an Iranian lawmaker said in an interview published Thursday that his nation should be supporting the protesters and not the Syrian regime.
Sunnis demand right to hold prayers
Molavi Abolhamid Esmail Zehi The Sunni cleric Molavi Abolhamid Esmail Zehi, who leads Friday mass in Zahedan, has called on Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei to allow Sunni spiritual leaders to hold Fetr Eid mass prayers “in large cities where Sunnis are not majorities.”
Iran invites Libya rebel chief to Tehran
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akabr Salehi has invited the head of the Libyan rebels’ National Transitional Council (NTC) to visit Tehran, a foreign ministry statement said on Tuesday.
Tehran Bazaar faces strikes and protests
The Tehran Bazaar continues to face a strike, and reports indicate that at least 16 people were arrested in a demonstration staged on Saturday in protest of new tax regulations.
Tehran Police Illegally Enter Homes and Destroy Satellite Dishes
In the past week, Tehran Police Special Operations forces came together with plainclothes forces and, as part of a continuing operation, raided homes in Tehran’s Saadat Abad neighborhood and collected satellite dishes.
Letter From Ward 350 Political Prisoners To Tehran Prosecutor General: History Will Judge Both of Us
In a letter to Tehran Prosecutor General (the District Attorney), a number of Evin ward 350 political prisoners have spoken out regarding infringement on the legal rights of the political prisoners. Prisoners that apparently have a very different sets of made up and illegal rules imposed upon them.