The peaceful protest of Erfane Halgheh (Interuniversalism Mysticism) followers was stopped after Police intervened and prevented the gathering. Protestors then moved to the Iran Bar Association and joined Nasrin Sotoudeh in her strike. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Mohammad Ali Taheri’s students who planned to attend […]
Tag: Freedom of Expression
Ibrahim Farabad Fallahiyeh sentenced to 6 years in prison
The revolutionary court of Shiraz has sentenced Mr. Ibrahim Farabad Fallahiyeh to six years in prison. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the revolutionary court of Shiraz has sentenced Mr. Ibrahim Farabad Fallahiyeh to six years in prison, according to submitted document to his attorney, dated on July 19, […]
Newspaper Closed for Publishing News of IRGC Commander’s Release
The major Iranian daily, Ghanoon, was shut down on May 7, 2014, by judicial authorities who claimed the newspaper published a “false” report about a former Revolutionary Guard. Ghanoon’s report concerned the release of Mohammad Royanian, a former senior commander of the Revolutionary Guards and manager of the major Tehran soccer club, Perspolis, on […]
Culture Minister Asks Judiciary to Provide More Freedom of Expression
Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati publicly stated that the Iranian Judiciary should join the Rouhani administration in providing more freedom of expression to Iranian media and artists, in an interview with Al Jazeera. His remarks drew strong criticism from Iran’s Prosecutor General and Spokesperson for the Judiciary Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejehi. […]