Thousands of Iranians attending the funeral of a dissident ayatollah broke into chants against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and called for the release of political prisoners, opposition websites have reported. Amateur videos said to be from the June 4 funeral appear to confirm the reports. RFE/RL cannot verify the authenticity of the videos. […]
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Student activist Hossein Taheri arrested
GVF — Student activist Hossein Taheri has been in prison since a month ago, according to opposition website Jaras.
Iran sentences prisoner of conscience to 5 years of prison and 74 lashes for ‘insulting sanctities’
Freedom Messenger – Mohammad-Ali Taheri, the head of the deviated Halqeh Cult was sentenced to five years of prison on charges of insulting sanctities.
Activist sentenced to eight years in prison
Atieh Taheri, wife of Azerbaijani journalist and civil activist Saeed Matinpour, spoke with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran in an interview about her husband’s health condition and situation in Evin Prison. Matinpour, 36, studied philosophy at Tehran University and wrote for Zanjan Weekly.