An former Intelligence Ministry official has been arrested in Iran.
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Illegal residents being processed by the thousands: official
The head of immigration for Tehran Province has announced: “560,000 unauthorized citizens have been identified and processed.”
Official Silence One Year After Haleh Sahabi’s Death
On the anniversary of Haleh Sahabi’s death, her brother Hamed Sahabi spoke with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran about the yearlong silence and the slow progress of the case with the Judiciary.
IAEA official killed in road accident
A road accident in Iran involving two inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency has left one of them dead.
Senior Saudi official urges Gulf unity to confront Iran, Arab Spring uprisings
The Washington Post – Saudi Arabia’s deputy foreign minister says Gulf Arab states must seek full integration of key affairs such as diplomacy and defense to counter perceived threats including Iran’s nuclear ambitions and Arab Spring spillover.
100,000 labour layoffs in last year, says official
GVF — More than 100,000 Iranian workers lost their jobs in the past year alone, says the head of Iran’s House of Labour.
Iranian official resigns over impeachment threat-media
By Marcus George DUBAI, April 15 (Reuters) – An Iranian official accused of involvement in the torture of protesters while in custody has resigned from his post after parliament threatened the government with impeachment, Iranian media reported on Sunday.
Iran ‘blocks’ official London 2012 Olympics website
Iran appears to have blocked the official website for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Yazd Judiciary official promises crackdown on religious minorities
The head of the Yazd Judiciary, Gholamhossein Heidari said in the meeting of the Ethnic and Religion Commission of the Yazd Security Council, “If ethnicities, groups and various religions that are known as ‘Zaleh’ [meaning worthless] and the government does not recognize carry out activities in an attempt to cause disruptions and problems […]
Iranian official’s statement at UN cannot conceal persecution of defence lawyers
Amnesty International – Amnesty International deplores the statement at a UN press conference on 16 November 2011 by Mohammad Javad Larijani, the Secretary General of the Judiciary’s High Council for Human Rights, that “[n]o lawyer is in prison because he is a lawyer or he is a defender of human rights.”