On Sunday, August 28, 2011, intelligence and security agents stormed Abbas Lasani’s place of business. During this raid, a number of guests were beaten and detained. Abbas Lasani is an Azerbaijani political activist and leader.
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Azeri Activists Detained In Iran For Environmental Protests
A tire lies on a dried-up section of Lake Urmia in northwestern Iran.BAKU — Iran’s Intelligence Ministry has detained over 30 ethnic Azeris in recent days over environmental protests, RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani Service reports.
Activists Demand Educational Equality for Persecuted Iranian Students
There is a new effort for educational equality in Iran by using high-tech QR codes.A movement called “Can You Solve This?” put Quick Response (QR) codes on stickers, t-shirts and posters, according to the Mideast Youth organization. The codes are read by smartphones.
Arrest of student activists Khatereh Danesh Tavakol and Melina Bakhtiarnejad
Khatereh Danesh Tavakol and Melina Bakhtiarnejad, student activists from Tehran University and Azad University were arrested last week.
Cultural activists rounded up in west Gilan province and Sardasht
Twelve cultural and student activists have been rounded up in the towns of West Gilan, West Eivan and Kermanshah in Iran’s northern province of West Azerbaijan.
Impact of Harassment & Imprisonment on Children of Human Rights Activists
Asieh Amini, journalist and human rights activist once said: ”Our children aren’t civil activists or political activists. Nevertheless they experience double the suffering. They first suffer when their parents’ activism makes them aware of the hostility and violence and cruelty that exist in society. Then they suffer from the political violence imposed on their parents […]
Three activists arrested
Poet Jamal Khani, teacher Farhad Vakilinia and student Naeim Najafi have been arrested in Kermanshah.
Pro-reform activists attacked, arrested in Iran
Security forces attacked and arrested pro-reform demonstrators gathering in Tehran on Sunday to mark the anniversary of the country’s 2009 disputed election, NBC News and Iran’s opposition website Sahamnews reported.