Iran’s president says he is following the case of the American-Iranian bureau chief for The Washington Post who is accused by Iran of espionage and propaganda. President Hassan Rohani told a June 13 press conference that he is committed to ensuring the rights of all Iranians and 39-year-old Jason Rezaian’s case is no exception. […]
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Iran’s Ahmadinejad insists arrested former vice president innocent
The office of Iran ‘s ex-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2005–2013) has announced that the former president is determined to defend arrested former vice president Hamid Baghaei until the end. Baghaei who served as vice president for Executive Affairs during Ahmadinejad’s presidency was arrested on June 8. No details were published so far on his charges […]
Sufi physicians’ Letter to the President: The Dervishes’ hunger strike is the consequence of the speech by the Minister of Intelligence
In a letter to Dr. Hassan Rohani, the Iranian president, a number of Nematollahi Gonabadi Sufi health practitioners highlighted the extremely dangerous health conditions of the Gonabadi Dervishes on hunger strike in Evin and Nezaam-e Shiraz prisons and urged him, as an agent of the law, to prevent the self-willed forces from suppressing the Dervish […]
Former Iranian Vice President Rahimi Convicted
Former Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi has been convicted on a charge that carries a prison term and a fine, but details of the case have not been revealed. Rahimi was a top aide to former President Mahmud Ahmadinejad, whose hard-line government has been accused by critics of massive corruption. Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei, a […]
Former Iranian Minister Says New President To Inherit Economic Challenges
A former Iranian agriculture minister and current member of the advising committee helping Hassan Rohani select his cabinet has warned that the president-elect will inherit a blighted economy. When asked in an interview published in the June 9 issue of the daily “Ghanoon” about the health of the country’s agriculture sector, Issa Kalantari replies, […]
Glasgow Caledonian University has welcomed the election of one of its alumni, Dr Hassan Rouhani, as the next President of Iran.
The Principal and Vice-Chancellor of GCU, Professor Pamela Gillies, CBE, said: “I would like to congratulate our alumnus, Hassan Rouhani, on being elected President of Iran, a truly significant achievement. “I hope his period as a scholar at Glasgow Caledonian University will prove beneficial as he assumes office, and I wish him every success […]
New President must deliver on human rights promises
The victory of Hassan Rouhani, a 64-year-old cleric, in Iran’s presidential election, presents a new opportunity to address human rights abuses in the country, Amnesty International said today. Hassan Rouhani, described as a moderate and a pragmatist, made a number of pledges to improve Iran’s dire human rights record during his electoral campaign, for […]
Iranian elected president of international rights body
Iranian lawyer and human rights activist Karim Lahiji has been elected president of the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH), succeeding Souhayr Belhassen, who served as FIDH chief for six years. The report on the FIDH website indicates that Lahiji, who previously served as FIDH vice president and president of the League of Defence […]
Egyptian president invited to visit Iran
Iran’s top envoy says Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi has been invited to visit Iran.
Iran president’s press adviser returns to prison
Iran’s official news agency says the president’s press adviser has returned to prison after being on a four-day medical leave granted by judicial authorities.