On Thursday, February 21, at 10 a.m. local time, Iranian members of the Gonabadi-Nimatullahi Muslim contemplative order celebrated “the day of the Sufi” by protesting outside the Evin Prison in Tehran.
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Former Iranian Prosecutor Faces Trial Linked To 2009 Protests
Former Tehran prosecutor Said Mortazavi is set to go on trial in Tehran after being linked to the deaths of protesters arrested in the 2009 postelection crackdown.
Iranian human rights lawyer sentenced to 6 years in jail
A court in Iran has sentenced human rights lawyer to six years in prison, sources report.
Iranian Intelligence Ministry Levels New Charges Against Journalists; Reveals Potentially Forced Confessions
The Iranian Intelligence Ministry announced in its third statement on Tuesday, February 19, that in recent days more journalists have been summoned and interrogated about their relations with the “British Government Spy Organization.”
Iranian security forces disrupt dervish protest
Gonabadi dervishes gathered in front of Evin Prison today in support of jailed dervishes and their lawyers.
Iranian Film Wins Best Screenplay Award At Berlin Film Festival
The Iranian film “Closed Curtain” has won the top prize for best screenplay at the 63rd Berlin film festival.
Western officials call for justice for Iranian opposition leaders
International protests against the house arrest of Iranian opposition leaders gained momentum this week, as the foreign ministries of France, Britain and the United States issued statements calling on Iranian authorities to end their arrest and the abuse directed at their families.
The Day of Women and Earth: The Festival of Spandarmad
Spenta Armaiti was one of the six great Amesha Spentas (holy immortals) who with Ahura Mazda made up the Zoroastrian Heptad that dominated the Zoroastrian cosmology of the Sasanian period.
Lichen destroying iconic Iranian tomb
The head of Iranian Heritage and Tourism Studies announced on Wednesday February 13 that lichen growing on the Tomb of Cyrus the Great is causing increasing damage to the historical site.
UN group demands release of Iranian lawyer
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) had found that the Islamic Republic’s incarceration of Iranian lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani is arbitrary, and the UN watchdog has called for his immediate release.