GVF — Sixteen Iranian opposition groups have expressed their indignation at the Syrian regime’s ongoing onslaught against pro-democracy protests.
Tag: Iranian
Christian Church Closed by Iranian Authorities
Security forces in Iran closed down an Iranian church in the “Jannat-Abad” region in Tehran, Tuesday, reports HRA News website. The measure is in line with rising pressures by the Iranian regime on the Iranian-Christian minority throughout the country.
Iranian judiciary keeps journalist’s bail money
The Iranian judiciary confiscated Abdolreza Tajik’s bail money of 500,000 toumans after the persecuted journalist left the country.
Revolutionary Guard Takes Over Iranian Church Oversight
Protestant Church Shutdown Sparks Fears of Coming Closure Spree Iranian authorities should allow the Assembly of God church in western Tehran to reopen immediately, and should stop persecuting Persian-language churches, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today.
Prisoners of Conscience Could Die In Iranian Government Jails
Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), its Iranian affiliate (the Iranian League for the Defence of Human Rights) and Reporters Without Borders firmly condemn the inhuman treatment that human rights activists, journalists, netizens and other prisoners of conscience are receiving in Iran’s jails.
Iranian cell-phone carrier obtained banned U.S. tech
A fast-growing Iranian mobile-phone network managed to obtain sophisticated U.S. computer equipment despite sanctions that prohibit sales of American technology to Iran, interviews and documents show.
Iranian and Syrian dissidents targeted by spyware
A proxy tool used by people in Iran and Syria to bypass local censorship controls seems to be the victim of a new strain of spyware.
Senior cleric calls for apology to Iranian people
Senior Shiite leader Ayatollah Mousavi Ardebili has spoken out in Qom against the current political situation in Iran, announcing that all current and former leaders of the Islamic Republic regime must apologize to the people.
Iranian police restrict sale of neckties
Iranian security forces have forbidden retail stores from selling ties, ISNA reports.In a report on Tuesday, ISNA writes: “The latest news tells of restrictions on the sale of neckties.”
UN Inspectors Find Traces Of Iranian Uranium Enriched Beyond 20 Percent
The UN’s nuclear watchdog agency says that inspectors found some particles of uranium that had been enriched up to 27 percent at a site in Iran.