Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi has expressed concern over the conditions of two jailed dervishes who are reportedly on hunger strike in an Iranian prison. The two men — Salehedin Moradi and Kasra Nouri — are members of Iran’s largest Sufi order, the Nematollahi Gonabadi order, which in recent years has come […]
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Friction grows between Iran, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has issued another warning to Iran that it will not tolerate any threats to the sovereignty of Gulf Arab states. This is the third time in recent weeks that a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has issued a similar warning to Iran.
Concern grows for health of Iranian opposition leader
Fatemeh Karroubi told the Jaras opposition website that she is greatly concerned about her husband’s health under house arrest, given that opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi is being treated by “physicians trusted by the state security services.”