The U.S. president sent a message to the people and leaders of Iran on Thursday March 19 as the Iranian New Year approached, saying this year presents the “best opportunity in decades” to establish a new relationship between the two countries. In a message from Obama on the White House website marking Norooz, the […]
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Karroubi family manages Norooz visit with detained leader
Mohammad Hossein Karroubi, the son of Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, reported that he and other family members met with his father, who is under house arrest, on the eve of the New Year. Mehdi Karroubi, one of the challengers of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s victory in the 2009 presidential election, has been under house arrest […]
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 […]
UN Secretary General issues Norooz greeting
Ban Ki-moon Secretary General of the United Nations issued a message on the occasion of the International Day of Nowruz evoking the power of culture to promote peace. In a statement Ban Ki-moon writes: “On this International Day of Nowruz, I offer my best wishes to those who celebrate, and express hope that all […]
Spring and all its flowers by Hafiz
Spring and all its flowers now joyously break their vow of silence.It is time for celebration, not for lying low;You too — weed out those roots of sadness from your heart. The Sabaa wind arrives;and in deep resonance, the flowerpassionately rips open its garments,thrusting itself from itself. The Way of Truth, learn from […]
Judiciary denies customary furloughs to political prisoners
Iranian opposition groups say that the judiciary has decided to cancel the New Year furlough customarily extended to political prisoners in Iran in March. The opposition report indicates that the decision comes in reaction to the meeting of to EU diplomat Catherine Ashton with Iranian women’s rights activists in Tehran as well as the […]
Inspiring Norooz Message From Imprisoned Rights Attorney Abdolfatah Soltani
Distinguished imprisoned rights attorney Abdolfatah Soltani has sent out a Norooz (Iranian New Year)message from Evin prison which was posted by his daughter Maedeh on her Facebook. Abdolfatah Soltani, a rights lawyer, spokesman and co-founder of the Center for Human Rights Defenders, was arrested on September 10, 2011. Soltani was tried and convicted on […]
Happy Nowruz 1392
Did you hear that winter’s over? The basiland the carnations cannot control their laughter. The nightingale, back from hiswandering, has been made singing master over the birds. The trees reach out theircongratulations. The soul goes dancing through the king’s doorway. Anemones blushbecause they have seen the rose naked. Spring, the only fair judge, walks […]
Political prisoners released with approach of Norooz
Parvin Mokhtareh, Arya Aramnejad, Alireza Falahati and Ahmad Miri are among the political prisoners who have been temporarily released in Iran.
Activists call for release of political prisoners for Norooz
Iranian activists have issued a statement urging the government to release political prisoners for Norooz, the Iranian New Year.