Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani says that Iran has made several arrests over last week’s killing of an Iranian nuclear scientist.
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Snapshot: 6 Months of Human Rights Violations and Political Arrests in Iran’s Azerbaijan Provinces
During the six-month period from 21 March to 21 September 2011 more than 320 cultural, political, women’s rights, and human rights activists were arrested in Iran’s West and East Azerbaijan Provinces, according to local sources.
Iranian regime shuts down internet cafes and arrests 6 people for using proxies
The head of the Fatay Police [police force that fights so-called internet crimes] in the Southern Khorasan Province said that six internet cafes that used proxies were shut down.
Continued Arrests in Kurdistan; No News of Kurdish Activists
Last week, Iranian security forces arrested two Kurdish citizens in Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province. Citing Norooz Website, Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) has reported that Jalal Naseri and Qasem Rahimi have been arrested and taken to the Intelligence Agency’s office in the city of Mahabad.
Iran arrests 14 more in bank fraud probe: reports
TEHRAN (AFP) — Iranian officials have arrested 14 more people as part of a probe into a vast, recently uncovered bank scandal and announced they had recovered a quarter of the 1.6 billion dollars allegedly embezzled, reports said on Monday.
More arrests, threats and sentences for Iran’s journalists
Reporters Without Borders firmly condemns a new wave of arrests of Iranian journalists in recent weeks. The following journalists were arrested between 1 August and 27 September without any official reason being given.
More arrests of the Dervishes
According to majzoban noor reporter on 11 September, security forces and plainclothes men raided to Farzad Darvish ‘s personal house , one of the Gonabadi Dervishes in Sarvestan city and arrested him without legal permission then transported him to an unknown place. Complementary news will be announced.
Growing pressure and arrests of Gonabadi dervishes, following the murder of Dervish “Martyr Vahid Banani
InsideofIran – In the last week, there has been growing pressure on the Gonabadi’s Sufi Order.
Last Arrests and Probes in Kavar
Some dervishes from Sirjan and Shahrekord cities who had gone to Kavar to pay a visit to their religious brothers were arrested on Shiraz-Kavar road some minutes ago by plain clothes security forces.
Iran arrests Christian man in Rasht
Christian convert Abdolreza Ali Haq Nejad was arrested by security forces in Rasht.According to reports, Abdolreza Ali Haq Nejad known as Mathew was arrested on Wednesday August 18 in Rasht.