On 1 November 2013, prominent human rights lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani (a founding member of the Defenders of Human Rights Centre – DHRC) and three other political prisoners started a hunger strike in Evin prison in protest against the authorities’ denial of adequate medical care to dozens of sick prisoners in the prison. Two days […]
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EU, Japan prepare for Iran oil embargo
Europe and Japan moved ahead on Tuesday in planning for punitive cuts in oil imports from Iran, where a senior official dismissed Western anger at news Tehran is enriching uranium deep underground as cover for ulterior motives.
Muslims prepare to welcome Ramadan
Muslims in Iran and other countries are preparing to welcome Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, when they fast from dawn to dusk.