BEIRUT (AP) — When the gunmen began to slaughter his family, 11-year-old Ali el-Sayed says he fell to the floor of his home, soaking his clothes with his brother’s blood to fool the killers into thinking he was already dead.
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Fatemeh Karroubi: “They Lie! My Sons Have Not Seen Their Father Since Persian New Year!”
In response to the recent lies published by media outlets associated with the ruling government claiming that opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi was seen vacationing with his son in the city of Kashan, Fatemeh Karroubi stated: ” My sons have not seen their father since Persian New Year.
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.
Rights activist Narges Mohammadi summoned to serve out 6-year jail-term
GVF — Prominent human rights activist Narges Mohammadi has been summoned to serve out a six-year prison sentence, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.
Iranian Activist, 72, Given Three-Year Suspended Sentence
Iranian pro-democracy activist Kourosh Zaim has been handed a three-year suspended sentence after judges found him guilty of acting against national security and spreading propaganda against the Islamic republic.
Denied furlough for Nowruz for second year
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Reza Khandan, husband of Iranian lawyer and human rights defender Nasrin Sotoudeh, said that Sotoudeh’s family spent a second year without her during the Iranian New Years’ holidays. Reza Khandan said that Sotoudeh’s family have not grown used to her imprisonment, […]
Journalist Reyhaneh Tabatabaie sentenced to one year in prison
GVF — Iranian journalist Reyhaneh Tabatabaie has been sentenced to a year in prison, according to reports.
NORUZ (NEW DAY); THE NEW YEAR OF THE IRANIAN PEOPLES
Nowruz, “New Day”, is the holiest and most joyful festival of the Zoroastrian year.
Monitoring Iran: One Year into the Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran
Download PDF of report (www.iranhumanrights.org/wp-content/uploads/monitoring-iran-march-2012-final.pdf) In March 2011, in response to escalating violations of international law and Iran’s ongoing non-cooperation with UN human rights mechanisms, the United Nations Human Rights Council mandated a Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
How Iranians get ready for new year : Nowrooz
Khaneh Tekani – Spring Cleaning Noruz (new year, or more literally “new day”) is the most important celebration for Iranians. Perhaps the first step in preparing for Noruz or Now-Ruz, the Persian New Year, is Khaneh Tekani,