There is no news on the status of the arrested earthquake aid worker activists after they were transferred out of Tabriz prison.
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UN’s Ban Ki-moon urges Iran to release opposition leaders, activists
The voices of Iranian people must be must during next year’s presidential election, secretary general tells audience at Tehran university.
Open letter from Reporters Without Borders to Ban-Ki-moon on the occasion of his visit to Iran
Ban Ki-moon Secretary-General United Nations New York United States Paris, 29 August 2012 Dear Secretary-General, As you prepare to attend the summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Tehran on 30 and 31 August, Reporters Without Borders wishes to draw your attention to the woeful state of freedom of information in Iran, and to the […]
Gonabadi Dervish, Kasra Nouri’s Trail Was Held in Shiraz “Shahid Atlasi” Branch
Today on 8th Shahrivar 1391 (Aug 29 2012) branch 106 of Shiraz’s General Criminal Court “Shahid Atlasi”, presided over by Judge Ashouri, tried Gonabadi dervish,Kasra Nouri.
Story of unemployed journalists in Iran
Iranian independent journalists are under extra pressure these days. Both employed and unemployed journalists, who live their lives in a journalistic theme, have always lived with the thought of newsrooms and newspapers in the back of their head.
Continued Pressure On Gonabadi Dervishes In Kavar With The Approaching Anniversary Of The Bloody Attack On Dervishes
The wave of arrests and attack by Basiji and plain-clothes and also more pressure on Gonabadi dervishes in Kavar, a town in Fars Province, still continues even after nearly a year of Kavar events.
Iranian activists urge Egypt’s Morsi to speak out against house arrest of green leaders
A group of activists in Iran’s pro-democracy Green Movement have called on Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to speak out against the continued house arrest of opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi during his visit to Tehran.
Human Rights: Brief News
Holders of bank accounts opened to assist earthquake victims summoned for questioning In the wake of the recent earthquake, civilian groups were set up to transfer aid to the victims.
Court Of Appeals Upheld Ten Year Sentence of University of Texas Doctoral Student Omid Kokabee
Branch 36 of the Court of Appeals has upheld the 10 year imprisonment sentence of Omid Kokabee. According to reports by Jaras, Kokabee’s lawyers have not been allowed to visit with him.
‘Meet with Mousavi and Karroubi during Tehran visit’ Amir-Arjomand tells Ban-ki Moon
The spokesperson for the Coordination Council of the Green Path of Hope, the Green Movement’s most important decision making authority, has called on the Secretary-General of the United Nations to exert pressure on Supreme Leader Mr.Ali Khamenei for the release of the country’s political prisoners, in particular opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and […]