Dozens of university students in cities across Iran have been interrogated or arbitrarily arrested in recent weeks, marking an escalation in the authorities’ clampdown on students as the academic year begins, Amnesty International said today.
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Iran scraps cheaper foreign currency for studies abroad
Iran’s Minister of the Economy has announced that the Central Bank will not be responsible for providing foreign currency for students pursuing their education abroad.
Concern for plight of jailed teachers
Iran’s “Campaign to Support Jailed Teachers” has issued an announcement in protest against the “concerning situation” of teachers in Iran’s prisons.
Christians face arrest, persecution in Iran, U.N. experts say
More than 300 Christians have been arrested since mid-2010 in Iran where churches operate in a climate of fear and Muslims who convert to Christianity face persecution, United Nations human rights investigators said on Thursday.
Iran’s Green Movement condemns anti-Islam movie, violence
Iran’s opposition Green Movement has called on the United Nations to undertake all necessary measures towards preserving the respect for the sacred values following widespread anger in the Muslim world over a movie which depicts Prophet Mohammad as a fool, a womaniser and a homosexual.
UN experts on Iran and freedom of religion concerned over situation of religious minorities in the country
GENEVA (20 September 2012) – The United Nations Special Rapporteurs on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, and freedom of religion or belief, Heiner Bielefeldt, welcomed the release of a Christian Pastor charged with apostasy, but expressed deep concern over the arrest and detention of hundreds of […]
World powers to discuss Iran in New York
The European Union’s foreign policy chief has announced that representatives of the world powers will meet next week in New York to discuss ways of pushing forward with the negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program.
Will more journalists lose their jobs?
Will the newspapers in Iran survive another shock of newsprint price rise? How will Iranian journalists deal with such limited resources? Should they worry about another wave of unemployment?
Iran set to launch National Internet
Reza Taghipour, the Iranian Minister of Communications and Information Technology, has announced that Iran’s “National Internet” will operate nationwide starting next week.
EU foreign policy chief to meet Iran nuclear negotiator
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will meet Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator on Tuesday, Ashton’s office said on Monday, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel said a political solution was still possible in the stand-off over Tehran’s atomic programme.