Iranian parliament has been urged to probe into the situation of Iranian prisons and the situation of political prisoners in a letter from prisoners’ families addressed to the parliament’s National Security Commission.
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Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Letter to the Head of the Judiciary: “Your Judge Proved that Iranian Women Cannot Be Ignored!”
July 2nd 2011 – The Feminist School : Nasrin Sotoudeh , lawyer, human rights and women’s rights activist has addressed a letter to the head of Iran’s judiciary. Inspired by Paulo Coelho, Sotoudeh provides a beautiful narrative of the events that occurred after the presidential elections of June 2009.
Death Sentence Upheld for Christian Citizen Yousef Naderkhani
The death sentence of the Iranian Christian convert Yousef Naderkhani has been upheld by the appeals court on the charge of apostasy.
Iranian cleric urges prisoners to end hunger strike
Iranian senior cleric Ayatollah Bayat Zanjani has told political prisoner Mohammad Javad Mozaffar that he and other hunger strikers have a religious duty to end their dangerous protest.
Iran’s young take to Gandhian studies
The Times of India – Mahatma Gandhi’s thoughts continue to be an inspiration for citizens across the globe, as is visible in the enthusiasm of students from other countries who come to Panjab University for pursuing PhD from the department of Gandhian Studies.
Six more Iranian prisoners join hunger strike
Six more Iranian political prisoners have joined 12 prisoners who are on a hunger strike to protest the recent deaths of two political prisoners.
Two prisoners on hunger strike receive treatment
Abolfazl Ghadiani – Abdollah Momeni Two of the 12 Iranian political prisoners on a hunger strike in Evin Prison were taken to the infirmary, an opposition website reports Kaleme reports that on the fifth day of their hunger strike, Abdollah Momeni and Abolfazl Ghadiani were sent to the infirmary after a sharp decline in their […]
Iranian authorities aim for single-sex university classes
University classes will be separated based on gender starting in September, the Iranian Parliament’s Education and Research commission announced.
Iranian journalist, Farid Salavati, released
Iranian jounalist Farid Salavati, who was arrested last week after reporting on a gang rape in Khomeini Shahr, was released today.
Iranian political prisoners begin a hunger strike to protest the death of Hoda Saber and Haleh Sahabi
Rahana – Twelve Iranian political prisoners have started a hunger strike to protest the deaths of Haleh Sahabi and Reza Hoda Saber. Twelve Iranian political prisoners have started a hunger strike to protest the deaths of the two Nationalist-religious political prisoners in the past month, Haleh Sahabi and Reza Hoda Saber.