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.
Tag: Authorities
Authorities ease restrictions on captive leader
Opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, who has been under house arrest for close to 15 months, has been given “permission to open his windows to get fresh air, to stroll in the building’s parking area and to lock his apartment door,” reports from Iran indicate.
“Confess on TV or Go to Prison,” Authorities Tell Dadkhah
Human rights lawyer Mohammad Ali Dadkhah told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that he has been under immense pressure during recent days to make false televised confessions.
Imprisoned Blogger Will Get Medical Leave Only If He Confesses, Say Authorities
On 8 April, authorities transferred Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, a blogger who has been suffering from kidney and bladder disease while in prison, to Hasheminejad Hospital.
Mehdi Khazali to Prison Authorities:”In the Event of my Death, I Ask That My Autopsy Be Performed by an International Entity”
February 22nd, 2012 [Kaleme] In a letter addressed to prison authorities at Evin prison, Dr. Mehdi Khazali has announced that in the event that he dies while in prison and as a result of his hunger strike any autopsy or forensic examination take place only at the hand of medical examiners associated with International […]
Political Prisoners In Desperate Need Of Medical Care That Is Being Denied By Authorities
There are a number of political prisoners in Evin and Rejaei Shahr prisons in poor and in critical health condition. For many, their repeated medical furlough has been denied.
Iranian authorities threaten daughters of opposition leaders (2 Reports)
The daughters of Iranian opposition leaders MirHosein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard have been threatened with arrest by Islamic Republic security forces, the Kaleme Website reports
Iranian authorities restrict work with satellite networks
The head of Iran’s security forces says Persian-language satellite networks are the “control room of disturbances” in Iran.
Authorities arrest another senior reformist
Massoud Sepehr, another senior member of the reformist organization Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution, has been arrested by Islamic Republic authorities.
Authorities prolong case of detained lawyer
The wife of detained human rights lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani says the prolonged detention of her husband under unknown conditions is “immoral and illegal.”