Friday, 31 Shahrivar 1391 (September 21, 2012) Majid Tavakoli has won the 2013 International Student Peace Prize. According to Daneshjoo News, Tavakoli, one of the leaders of the Iranian student movement and a member of Tahkim Vahdat (the Office for Strengthening Unity), was announced as the winner of the International […]
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Political prisoner Majid Assadi begins hunger strike
Political prisoner Majid Assadi in Ward 350 of Evin Prison began hunger strike for one week protesting the measures of the branch 15th of Iran’s Revolutionary Court by Judge Salavati.
Brother of death row prisoner feared arrested for giving interviews
Iran must release Majid Sedeghi, who was arrested this morning shortly before his brother Saeed Sedeghi had been expected to be executed in Tehran’s Evin Prison, unless he is to be charged with an internationally recognizable offence, Amnesty International said.
Majid Tavakoli is the Winner of the Student Peace Prize
Majid Tavakoli, prominent Iranian student leader activist, was announced the winner of the 2013 Student Peace Prize this morning. The announcement was made today to coincide with the United Nations’ International Day of Peace.
Majid Dori’s Mother: “He Falls Into Comma & Can’t Stand up for Days”
While Majid Dori remains locked up in Behbahan Prison for the last 29 months, his family’s efforts to release him on furlough or transfer him to a prison in Tehran have been unsuccessful. Majid Dori is an imprisoned student expelled from Allameh Tabatabai Univerity (ATU) and exiled to the city of Behbahan in Khuzestan […]
Activists’ jail terms lengthened
An Iranian appeals court has approved new sentences for three prominent student activists who are already serving out earlier sentences.
Majid Dori Denied Medical Care in Behbahan Prison
Political prisoner Majid Dori’s health is fast deteriorating while officials in Behbahan Prison continue to deny him the necessary medical care.
Majid Dari: “Students Stand Tall Against Tyrants!”
Majid Dari is an imprisoned student activist expelled from Allameh Tabatabai University (ATU) in Tehran. He studied literature at ATU and was a member of the Advocacy Council for the Right to Education. In July of 2009, Majid Dari was arrested by Iranian Intelligence Agency and locked up in Evin Prison.
Majid Tavakoli Deprived of an Education Permanently
Judge Abolqasem Salvati presiding over the Revolutionary Court, Branch 15, has issue an order to deprive Majid Tavakoli from an education permanently. This verdict was delivered in reply to a request filed by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of Iran in 2009.
Making Film About His Holiness “Muhammad (S)” could help Iranian cinema evolve, U.S. cineaste
Academy Award winning visual effects supervisor and filmmaker Scott E. Anderson has said that the Iranian blockbuster “Muhammad (S)” could aid progress for the palate of the Iranian motion picture industry.