Iranian President Hassan Rohani, in an interview with the U.S. network NBC, appears to support increasing Iranians’ access to the Internet. “In today’s world, having access to information and the right of free dialogue, and the right to think freely, is the right of all peoples, including the people of Iran,” Rohani says in […]
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Tehran citizens paying price for failure to address air pollution problem
Heavy smog brought Tehran to a standstill on Saturday, closing government offices, universities, and schools, and consequently disrupting citizens’ plans, not to mention the adverse health effects of the situation.
Eight Kurdish Sunni citizens were detained in Muchesh, Kamyaran
Eight Kurdish Sunni citizens (followers of Maktab Koran) from Muchesh, were detained by security forces after they were called by police station.
The Coordination Council for the Green Path of Hope Condemns Killing of Innocent Syrian Citizens
The statement by The Coordination : In the name of God the Merciful, The freedom seeking Iranians and companions of Iran’s Green Movement are truly concerned and deeply regretful regarding the killing of innocent Syrian citizens and in particular women and children at the hands of the dictators in Damascus.
“We want to be first-class citizens!”
Thirteen Khuzestani Arabs were put on trial on May 21 in branch two of the Islamic Revolutionary Court in Ahwaz, with Judge Seyyed Bagher Mousavi presiding. This is the fourth trial for these defendants, and there was only enough time for the court to process two of their cases: Hadi Rashedi, 38, and […]
Azerbaijani citizens arrested at funeral
Iranian security forces have arrested a number of Khoy citizens in northwestern Iran at the funeral for two prominent community activists in Azerbaijan.
Iranian judiciary denies release of U.S. citizens
A bail offer for two Americans convicted of spying is still under review, Iran’s powerful judiciary said Wednesday in a potentially embarrassing rejection of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s prediction of their imminent release.
Preliminary List of Citizens Arrested During the Civil Protests to Save Lake Orumiyeh
September 4th, 2011 – [Jaras] In the past few days tens of civil and political activists across a number of cities in Azarbaijan have been arrested as a result of their civil protest in support of saving a drying national treasure, lake Orumiyeh.
Iran Calls on Syria to Recognize Citizens’ Demands
Iran, Syria’s closest ally, called on the government in Damascus to recognize its people’s “legitimate” demands on Saturday, in the first such remarks to come from the Persian country since the five-month-old uprising against President Bashar al-Assad started.