Iranian President Hassan Rohani told a meeting of security force commanders on Saturday that the police must enforce the law and not Islam.“The police are not responsible for executing Islam, they are charged with the execution of the law, and any other expectation would create confusion and cause problems for the people.” In a […]
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TURKEY: What has really happened these four days?
Many words are about to be spent on these four days. Lots of things will be written, and many grandiose political analysis are surely on their way. But what has really happened these four days?The resistance for Gezi Park ignited the collective capacity to organize and act between us common citizens. It has been […]
Security Forces and Police Vehicles Increase Monitoring in Tehran
One day after the names of Iranian presidential candidates were announced by the Guardian Council, there was a tense security atmosphere in several areas of Tehran on May 22, following news of the disqualification of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei as candidates, several eyewitnesses told the International Campaign for Human Rights in […]
Iranian Protesters Clash With Police Over Water Rights
ISFAHAN, Iran-Protesters in the Iranian town of Varzaneh clashed with police this week after more than a month of demonstrations against the government’s diversion of water from central Isfahan Province to other regions.
Police announce more arrests around currency crisis
The Tehran Police force has announced that 88 “gold and foreign currency brokers” have been arrested, as disputes have intensified between the Iranian government and the Central Bank over handling the crisis in the currency and gold markets.
Iran fires cyber police chief over blogger who died in custody
Iran’s police have fired the head of the Tehran cybercrimes unit over the case of a blogger who died while in police custody.
Cyber Police chief called to resign over prison death
The member of Iran’s National Security Commission leading an investigation into the death of Sattar Beheshti in prison says the head of Iran’s Cyber Police should resign.
Arrest by cyber police raises concerns
Iranian cyber police have arrested another political activist, opposition media report. The Kaleme website reports that Omid Dehdarzadeh was arrested on Sunday afternoon by the cyber police in Ahvaz.
Iranian Police arrest administrators of Facebook page
Iranian police have arrested two administrators of a popular Facebook page. The country’s cyber police say two individuals have been arrested for allegedly setting up a page on the social networking site called “Dafhaye Tehran.”
Police to enforce strict Ramadan rules
Iranian police forces have announced strict measures against people eating and smoking in public during the fasting month of Ramadan.