The Human Rights Activists News Agency reports that Tehran city officials are cutting down 70-year-old trees at night on one of the city’s main arteries, Vali Asr Avenue. Reports indicate that pedestrians have been shocked to find stumps and other evidence of the missing trees. HRANA quoted an anonymous source saying: “Maybe the trees […]
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MP calls again for action on Lake Oroumiyeh
Iranian MP Mehdi Issazadeh has once again raised the alarm about the declining water levels in Lake Oroumiyeh, saying the lake is on the verge of drying out completely. Khaneh Mellat reports that the MP said: “The situation at Lake Oroumiyeh is a wake-up call for officials and it threatens the country.” Issazadeh said […]
Rohani Vows Better Parliament Relations
Iranian President-elect Hassan Rohani has pledged to work closely with parliament, setting a more conciliatory tone than outgoing President Mahmud Ahmadinejad, who was known for his feuds with lawmakers. In a speech on July 14 to lawmakers, Rohani said his administration “will not think of confrontation with parliament, nor will it think of, God […]
Women’s Rights Activists Tell Rohani What They Want
A group of prominent Iranian women’s rights activists and intellectuals have outlined some of their main demands for Iran’s President-elect Hassan Rohani, who spoke against gender discrimination during his campaign and said women and men should enjoy the same rights and opportunities. The group is among many Iranians who will be closely watching the […]
Collective Prison Sentence of Over 56 Years for Gonabadi Dervish Lawyers
Branch 15 of Tehran Revolutionary Court issued verdicts against 7 Gonabadi Dervish lawyers and managers of Majzooban Noor website (Nematollahi Gonabadi News Website which focuses on disseminating news about Dervishes). They have been collectively sentenced to 56 years in prison.According to Majzooban Noor, seven Gonabadi Dervish lawyers and managers of Majzooban Noor website who […]
Iran Feature: Intelligence Ministry Says Watch Out — There’s Danger About
Stranger Danger: Iran’s Intelligence Ministry issues guidelines to prevent Iranians’ capture by foreign agents. While President-elect Hassan Rouhani has called for greater openness and freedom of expression, noting earlier this month that social networking sites like Facebook are “welcome”, and saying that web filtering will bring “distrust”, Iran’s Intelligence Ministry issued a lengthy series […]
Relationship between political events and the death penalty trends in Iran
Analysis: Relationship between political events and the death penalty trends in IranAfter a short break while leading up to the June 14 presidential election, a new wave of executions began on June 20 in Iran. According to official media sources, 38 people have been executed in the last three weeks. Additionally, at least 44 […]
Iran listens for Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, the lost voice of Ramadan
Traditional Persian recording of Rabana (Our Lord) has not been broadcast since artist spoke out against government in 2010 At every Ramadan for more than 30 years, millions of Iranians have turned on the TV or the radio to listen to one particular prayer in the few moments just before Iftar, the evening meal […]
Growing fears for hunger striker in Iran: Arash Sadeghi
URGENT ACTION GROWING FEARS FOR HUNGER STRIKER IN IRAN, Student activist, Arash Sadeghi, has been on hunger strike since 1 June to protest against his ill-treatment in Tehran’s Evin Prison. He has been held without charge and in solitary confinement since his arrest in January 2012. He is at risk of torture or other […]
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The news of Molavi Abdolhamid’s meeting with Dr. Hassan Rohani was one of the most delightful pieces of news from last week, simply because for years our Shia and Sunni compatriots have suffered from disunion and separation. The geographical isolation of our Sunni compatriots has, over many years, led to their isolation from management […]