Iranian MP Ali Motahari has called on the Tehran Prosecutor to announce the grounds and produce the warrant for the media ban on former president Mohammad Khatami. ISNA reports that in a letter to the Tehran Prosecutor, Motahari writes that according to a number of statements, the media ban on Khatami was not imposed […]
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Professors speak out against media ban on former president
Hundreds of professors from across Iran have issued a letter to the head of Iran’s judiciary, urging him to end the media ban on former president and top reformist figure Mohammad Khatami. The Kaleme website reports that 608 professors and scholars have spoken out against the media ban on Khatami, describing it as illegal […]
Two websites linked to reformists blocked
Iran has blocked two news websites after they published reports about former reformist president Mohammad Khatami and pictures of him, state-run IRNA news agency said Friday. The agency, quoting a judicial source, said the Tehran prosecutor’s office “demanded the filtering” of Baharnews.ir and Jamaran.ir because of the posts. Newspapers have said judicial authorities told […]
Former Iranian leader calls on UN to promote “reconciliation”
Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami has issued an open letter to the United Nations Secretary General calling for immediate action to “achieve historic reconciliation” in response to growing extremism across the world. In a letter published on his website on Thursday January 15, Khatami refers to Iranian initiatives for “Dialogue among Civilizations” and “Coalition […]
Former president condemns journalist’s sentence
Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami visited the family of jailed Iranian journalist Serajeddin Mirdamadi on Tuesday August 5 and expressed dismay about his arrest and his “unfair” sentence. Mirdamadi was sentenced to six years in jail on Sunday July 27 in the preliminary court. Khatami was quoted as saying: “In the upper echelons of […]
Hossein Marashi: The Future Majlis Should be Free From Such People
Seyed Mehdi Mousavinejad, a member of the clerical faction of the Majlis told Rooz that appropriate state agencies if there was no court ruling or a resolution against former president Mohammad Khatami. Otherwise, the law must be implemented. If the former president is banned from speech, there is a ban on his picture being […]
Iranian lawmakers want to restrict Khatami from public
Former President Mohammad Khatami is under the spotlight once again, with some conservative parliamentarians asserting he is banned from public engagements, while others deny their claim. Ten Iranian lawmakers wrote a letter requesting that Justice Minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi implement what they claim is a judicial ruling banning former President Mohammad Khatami from a series […]
Former president announces regret that political arrests continue
Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami said in his New Year’s message that the year just ending could have been more glorious had house arrests and imprisonments ended, referring to the house arrest of opposition leaders MirHosein Mousavi, Zahra Rahnavard and Mehdi Karroubi and the imprisonment of political prisoners charged in connection with the election […]
Mandela memorial becomes lightning rod for Iranian political intrigue
A spokesman for the Iranian government is denying reports published by a number of Iranian websites that the government has decided to send Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to the funeral service of former South African president Nelson Mandela. The ceremony commemorating Mandela will take place on Tuesday December 10 at a soccer stadium […]
Former president warns Rohani of enemies’ campaign
Former President Mohammad Khatami says certain elements are trying to separate President Hassan Rohani from his supporters. Khatami’s website reports that in a speech to the Tehran University Student Association, Khatami said the administration has inherited many problems but expressed every hope that the Rohani government will stay committed to all its promises. The […]