Iranian political prisoner Ghassem Sholeh Saadi is in critically poor health and is being denied medical care, opposition media report.
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Hard-Line Iranian Media Demonize Western ‘Cultural Threat’
The hard-line daily newspapers “Kayhan” and “Resalat” have called for a new round of “media purification” in Iran, RFE/RL’s Radio Farda reports.
Jailed Iranian journalist in critical health
The Jaras opposition website reports that jailed journalist Keyvan Samimi is in critical health, but prison authorities refuse to transfer him to hospital for the necessary treatment.
Shahrzuri’s Ethical Theory as expounded in His Shajarat-al-Ilahiyyah
Prof. Gholamreza AavaniHead of Iranian Institute of PhilosophyShamsuddin Muhammad Shahrzuri is one of the distinguishedphilosopher-sages of the seventh century.
Baba Taher Oryan
Baba Taher Oryan, (var. Baba Tahir, in Persian: بابا طاهر) was an 11th century Persian poet and mystic. Baba Taher is known as one of the most revered and respectable early poets in Iranian literature. Most of his life is clouded in mystery. He probably lived in Hamadan, the capital city of the Hamedan […]
Big changes for Iranian schoolbooks
ran’s Minister of Education says school textbooks will be altered in the new academic year in order to strike back at the so-called “soft war.”
Iranian authorities investigate murder of former lawmaker’s daughter
The murder of Fatemeh Bagherinejadianfard was not motivated by theft, her brother has announced, and her body shows no evidence of injury.
Iranian opposition leader advises son not to flee
ranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi has urged his son to refrain from leaving the country, assuring him that the “harsh and difficult times” will come to an end.
UN Special Rapporteur Should Visit Iranian Prisons
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, celebrated Iranian filmmaker Nasser Taghvai said that despite statements made by the Prosecutor General last week, his wife, actress Marzieh Vafamehr, who was arrested more than a month ago for acting a role in the documentary “My Tehran For Sale,” has […]
Iranian MP challenges award for jailed journalist
MP Fatemeh Alia says it is an “insult” to the people of Iran that jailed Iranian journalist Bahman Ahmadi Amouyi is the 2011 recipient of the Hellman-Hammett award.