Gonabadi Dervishes staged a protest on Sunday September 28 in front of the Ministry of Justice. The Majzooban-e Noor website reports that the peaceful protest ended after representatives of the dervishes met with the Ministry of Justice. The dervishes reportedly stood holding hands in the presence of security forces. The report adds […]
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Ward 350 of Evin Prison is Peaceful?
Gholam-Hossein Esmaili TV broadcast from Evin(cartoon by Mana Neyestani, Iran Wire) Gholam-Hossein Esmaili, the head of Tehran’s infamous Evin prison told Tadbir news agency that Ward 350 of the prison was quiet and peaceful. But since then, the families of prisoners of the ward have relentlessly screamed of the violence perpetrated in the ward and their voices […]
End clampdown on university students and release those imprisoned for their peaceful activism
ADVOCACY COUNCIL FOR THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION * AMNESTY INERNATIONAL * JUSTICE FOR IRAN * SHIRIN EBADI
Iran: Allow Peaceful Protests Over Lake’s Destruction – Hundreds Arrested in Azerbaijan Region
Iranian authorities should allow peaceful protests against government policies that may be accelerating the drying up of Lake Urmia in Western Azerbaijan province, Human Rights Watch said today.
Invitation by the 25 Bahman Group to Participate in Peaceful, Civil Protests on Sept 3rd, 2011 to Save Lake Orumiyeh
August 30th 2011 – The peaceful, civil protests to save lake Orumiyeh from an environmental disaster were violently suppressed by security forces on Saturday August 27th, 2011.
Peaceful Demonstrations Turned Violent in Azerbaijan
Peaceful demonstrations by Azerbaijani citizens turned violent when Iranian security forces interfered with a gathering to save Lake Urmia.