Fatemeh Karroubi, the wife of Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, has told Saham News that security forces have moved her husband to a separate one-bedroom apartment.
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Ebadi urges Iranian Bar Association to support persecuted lawyers
Iran’s Nobel Peace laureate, Shirin Ebadi, has compiled a list of 41 lawyers who have been subjected to government persecution since June 2009 for carrying out their legal duties.
Iranian doctor assassinated after examining rape victims, says his son
Abdolreza Soudbakhsh, an Iranian doctor who was killed after examining the rape victims of the country’s 2009 unrest. Abdolreza Soudbakhsh murdered after work at Kahrizak detention centre, where mass torture and rape was alleged The son of an Iranian doctor who was killed after examining the rape victims of the country’s 2009 unrest has […]
Exiled Iranian Writer Speaks Out
If bestselling author and filmmaker Siba Shakib tried to go back to Iran today, she says she “would probably be put in prison right away.”“People have written much less critical things and have gotten into much bigger problems than I have,” she explains.
Iranian scientists to receive UNESCO Award
Four Iranian scientists ranked in the list of Islamic World’s top scholars are to receive UNESCO Award. Islamic World Scientists Network cooperating with Iran’s Biophysics and Biochemistry Association is to offer the prizes to the four senior Iranian scientists.
Europe Accuses Iranian Force of Aiding Syrian Crackdown
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The European Union announced on Wednesday that it was leveling sanctions against Iran’s Al Quds military force, saying it had given technical and material support to President Bashar al-Assad of Syria in his efforts to crush the five-month-old uprising against his rule.
Activists Demand Educational Equality for Persecuted Iranian Students
There is a new effort for educational equality in Iran by using high-tech QR codes.A movement called “Can You Solve This?” put Quick Response (QR) codes on stickers, t-shirts and posters, according to the Mideast Youth organization. The codes are read by smartphones.
Jailed Iranian Lawyer Declines Family Visits
A prominent human rights lawyer jailed in Iran has refused prison visits by her family after they were roughly treated by prison staff, RFE/RL’s Radio Farda reports.
Iranian actress Leila Hatami selected for French festival jury
Iranian actress Leila Hatami is among the jury members of the 37th Deauville American Film Festival, which will be held from September 3 to 12 in France.
More than 30 journalists languishing in Iranian prisons
Only in the past year, more than 10 journalists who were previouslyreleased on bail, were jailed after their sentences were finalized…