The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Iran’s economy shrank by 1.9 percent in 2012 and is expected to contract by 1.3 percent this year as it reels from the impact of Western sanctions. The IMF says in its annual “World Economic Outlook” released on April 16 that Iran’s economy is forecast to grow next […]
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Powerful Quake Hits Southeastern Iran
Iranian and U.S. authorities say a powerful earthquake has struck Iran near the Pakistani border, with reports of scores dead as rescuers mobilized and authorities began to assess the damage. The Iran Seismological Center said the quake had a magnitude of 7.5, while the U.S. Geological Survey put its strength at 7.8. The epicenter […]
Weekly report on Human Right Violation in Iran (14/04/2013)
Responses to Human Rights abuses in Iran 1. Due to the continued imprisonment and critical states of the dervishes, more than 365 Iranian activists, human rights activists and academic figures, have published a statement in order to draw the international attention to the critical state of the dervishes and demand their immediate release.2. According […]
The Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation Expressed Concern Over Dervish Rights Violations in Iran
A Brief Look At The Gonabadi Dervishes’ Situation In Iran: Two Dervishes on The 87th Day Of A Hunger Strike In recent days, news of the “dry” hunger strike and deteriorating physical condition of two Gonabadi Dervishes, Saleh Moradi and Kasra Nuri , has been widely publicized (1). The rulers of the Islamic Republic […]
Death penalty ‘becoming thing of the past’, says Amnesty
The report highlights an “alarming” rise of executions in Iraq, where numbers almost doubled last year compared to 2011The trend toward abolishing the death penalty continues, despite some countries resuming executions in 2012, Amnesty International says. Executions in India, Japan, Pakistan, and Gambia were disappointing regressions, Amnesty notes. But elsewhere the death penalty was […]
Ban saddened by loss of life caused by earthquake in south-west Iran
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said he was saddened by the loss of life and destruction caused by a powerful earthquake that hit Iran’s Bushehr province. In a statement, Mr. Ban’s spokesperson said Mr. Ban “extends his sincere condolences to the Iranian Government and people, particularly the families of those who have died.” According to […]
Iran ends rescue effort after Bushehr earthquake kills 37 people
Iran stopped its rescue efforts as the death toll rose to 37 after a 6.1 earthquake struck Bushehr province, home to a nuclear plant, state media said. More than 850 people were injured yesterday when the quake hit the town of Kaki, 160 kilometers (100 miles) from the plant, and about 800 houses were […]
Dervishes Reached the 85th Day of Hunger Strike/The Gonabadi Dervishes Across Iran Urging Them to End Their Strike
Gonabadi Dervishes across Iran, in separate letters by expressing gratitude for their sacrifices and acts of heroism, urge Saleh Moradi and Kasra Nouri, two jailed Gonabadi Dervishes in Shiraz’s Adel Abad prison to end their hunger strike. According to the Majzooban Noor website, a large number of Gonabadi Dervishes across cities in Iran, by […]
Earthquake Strikes Near Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Station
The U.S. Geological Survey reports an earthquake with a magnitude 6.3 has struck 89 kilometers southeast of the Iranian city of Bushehr. The country’s only nuclear power station is based in the area. Iran state media have so far reported three fatalities. The region is about 90 kilometres from the site of Iran’s Bushehr […]
Weekly report on Human Right Violation in Iran (07/04/2013)
Responses to Human Rights abuses in Iran 1. On Thursday the 28th of March, the human rights officer at the German Foreign Ministry, Mr. Markus Löning, published a statement expressing his concerns on the health and condition of Kasra Noori, and Saleh Moradi, two Gonabadi dervishes, who are imprisoned and have been on hunger […]