The Jaras website, which calls itself a media source for Iran’s Green Movement, has announced that after six years of journalistic activities, it has decided to close down the website. Jaras began operation in July of 2009 outside of Iran. In a statement, the website reports that its aim had been to continue operating […]
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Rohani reportedly ordered review of house arrests
Opposition website Saham News reports that Hassan Rohani has ordered a review of the house arrest of the leaders of the Green Movement in the next session of the Supreme Council of National Security. The report indicates that President Rohani announced in the last session that the house arrest of Mehdi Karroubi, MirHosein Mousavi […]
Hakimeh Shokri Exiled to Prison of Varamin
Hakimeh Shokri, political prisoner of women’s ward of Evin prison has been exiled to Gharchak prison in Varamin, “Shahre Ray” because of criticizing the inattention into the situation of women prisoners. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), she is an activist of “Madarane Parke Laleh” and it is more […]
Maryam Alsadat Yahyavi released from Prison
Maryam Alsadat Yahyavi a Pro-government Civil Activist was released yesterday afternoon. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ms Maryam Alsadat Yahyavi, a pro government Activist was arrested on 2 November 2014 at her house by security forces. It is important to mention that Ms Maryam Sadat Yahyavi had been […]
Maryam Sadat Yahyavi arrested
Maryam Sadat Yahyavi, Green movement activist was arrested at her residence on Sunday November 2nd. According to Kaleme the civil rights activist was previously among the many who were arrested on February 14, 2011 (25 Bahman). She was subsequently sentenced to 3 years in prison, which was later reduced to one year. However after […]
Latest Report on the Condition of the Leaders of the Green Movement ~ Illegal House Arrest Approaches 1300 Days
The following is a summary of the latest report from Kaleme dated Sunday September 1st, 2014 regarding the condition of the Leaders of the Green Movement Mir Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard, now under illegal house arrest at their residence on Akhtar Street since February 2011. – More than a year following the election promises […]
Marquez popular in Iran, among Green Movement
The news of the death of the famous South American writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez affected many Iranians who loved him because of his books. His popularity in Iran, however, is not simply due to his magical realism, but also has to do with politics. Almost all of Marquez’s famous novels are known in Iran. […]
Activist arrested after speech labelled “seditious”
Saeed Razavi Faqih, an Iranian political activist and reformist, has been arrested in Iran, according to Iranian media reports. IRNA reports that the Hamadan prosecutor issued a warrant for his arrest after Razavi Faqih gave a speech to a gathering of reformists in Hamadan. The Fars News Agency and Mashreq website reported yesterday that […]
Reports say people were arrested trying to join anniversary march
Iranian opposition websites report that a number of participants in today’s march marking the anniversary of the 1979 Revolution have been arrested by security forces. The Kaleme website reports that a group of people who had intended to join the march, following an invitation from President Hassan Rohani and former president Mohammad Khatami, were […]
Summoning Of Green Movement Activists To Prison Continues, 3 Activists Were Summoned To Prison
Summoning Of Green Movement Activists To Prison Continues.1- Mehdi Doulati Daraabad Green Movement and online activist Mehdi Doulati Daraabad reported to Ward 350 to start serving his five years imprisonment sentence. Doulati Daraabad was arrested in a raid on his parents home by the Intelligence Ministry’s agents in February 2012 and was taken to […]