Gonabadi dervish, Ali Reza Roushan who is currently serving his sentence in Ward 350 of Evin Prison, shaved his hair off to protest violations of dervishes rights.
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Workers decry lack of reaction to protest
About 800 workers have entered their sixth day of protests in front of Iran’s presidential offices building on Sunday January 27.
Iran temporarily shuts consulate after Afghan protest
Iran has temporarily shut its consulate in the Afghan city of Herat after protesters there attacked the mission’s compound, the official IRNA news agency reported Tuesday quoting a foreign ministry source.
Iranians protest anti-Islam
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, said the U.S. government should bring to justice those behind a film that ridiculed Muslims and the Prophet Mohammed.
Brief News :Mohammad Sadiq Kaboodvand hospitalized
Mohammad Sadiq Kaboodvand hospitalizedKurdish minority political prisoner, Mohammad Sadiq Kaboodvand, has been hospitalized after a deterioration in his medical condition following fifty days on hunger strike.
Asylum seekers begin hunger protest
Six Iranian asylum-seekers in Regensburg, Germany have begun a hunger strike to protest their undetermined refugee status, following several protests in southern German cities in connection with the refugee process.
Activists protest in support of Abr Forest
Iranian environmental activists have demonstrated in protest against the construction of a road through Abr Forest.
Jailed activist writes letter of protest (2 Reports)
Jailed Iranian human rights activist Nargess Mohammadi is challenging her “illegal” transfer to Zanjan Prison and, in a letter to the Tehran prosecutor, she writes that this treatment is in effect a sentence of “gradual death.”
After Anniversary Protest in Evin Prison, 6 Prisoners Transferred to Intelligence Ward
On the third anniversary of the disputed 2009 Iranian presidential election, six political prisoners have been transferred to the Intelligence Ministry’s Ward 209 at Evin Prison. Sources told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that they are concerned about the way the intelligence forces may treat these prisoners.
Scientists protest against prison sentence for Iranian student
The 10-year prison sentence imposed on physics PhD student Omid Kokabee in Iran for conspiring with foreign countries has triggered protests by scientific organizations around the world.