Iran has confirmed that one of its border officials abducted by Jeysh-ol-Adl has been killed by his captors. Sistan-Baluchistan’s Deputy Governor for Security Ali Asghar Mirshekari told official media: “Our investigations have confirmed the martyrdom of one of our five border officials.” He said that Jamshid Danaifar was the only officer among the abducted […]
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Captive border officers well despite death threat
Iran’s Interior Ministry has announced that the five border officers abducted in Sistan-Baluchistan are alive and well, despite last week’s statements by their abductors, Jeysh-ol-Adl, about killing one of the captives. The Jeysh-ol-Adl militant group published a statement on Twitter last week that they would kill one of their Iranian hostages. According to the […]
Iran sending group to Pakistan after officials abducted
Iran’s deputy minister of the interior says a delegation is being dispatched to Pakistan to follow up on the abduction of five border officials in Sistan-Baluchistan. IRNA reports that Ali Abdollahi stated that the delegation will arrive in Pakistan next week to deal with the “abduction of five border officials by the group referred […]
Sunni cleric calls for end of violence in Sistan-Baluchistan
Senior Sunni cleric and Zahedan Friday Mass Imam Mowlavi Abdolhamid has called for an end to kidnappings and violence in region. According to local websites in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, Mowlavi Abdolhamid said: “Those who provoke you are not your well-wishers, they are just trying to use you to satisfy their complexes. Beware […]
Activists say “political kidnapping” hurts young women
A group of political-social activists in Shiraz has called for the release of Jamila Karimi, a women’s rights activist and member of the Reformist Coalition Council of Fars, two months after her arrest. In a statement, the activists stress that Karimi’s arrest so close to the election can only be seen as “political kidnapping” […]
The Kidnapping, Arrest And The Release Of Mohamad Nourizad, As Told By Himself
Former political prisoner, documentary film maker Mohamad Nourizad has provided news sites an account of the day he was kidnapped and put under arrest for hours before being released.