After meeting their daughters on the 21st March 2013, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard had no meeting or telephone contact with any of their family members. According to a report published by the Kalameh website, the security forces not only don’t allow them to meet or call their daughters but also haven’t allowed […]
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The Iranian New Year: Nowruz
Introduction The oldest of Iranian traditions, Nowruz (also referred to as eyd-i sar-i sal and eyd-i sal-i now) recalls the cosmological and mythological times of Iran. Its founder is a deputy of Ahura Mazda on earth, a position that imparts to him and the celebration a spiritual dimension and a particular sense of secular authority. […]
Haji Firouz heralds Iranian New Year
Haji Firouz is the most famous traditional folk entertainer who appears in the streets in the days preceding Norouz (Iranian New Year starting on March 21, 2013) . Entertaining passersby by singing traditional songs, dancing and playing his tambourine for a few coins, Haji Firouz rarely knocks on a door, but begins his performance […]
A Prayer for the New Year
A Prayer for the New Year The new year, like a new born child, is placed in our hands as the old year passes away. The days and weeks to come are God’s gift; they carry God’s blessing. As a blessing we welcome them. Our hope for the year ending is that all […]
Sentence Of One Year In Jail Confirmed For Gonabadi Dervish, Alireza Roushan
The sentences of Gonbadi dervish, Alireza Roushan was finalized by the appeals court.
Nasrin Sotoudeh’s 13-year Old Daughter Banned From Foreign Travel
A security court in Tehran has ruled to ban foreign travel for human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh’s husband, Reza Khandan, and her daughter, Mehraveh Khandan, 13. Reza and Mehraveh Khandan each received a ruling and summons notice from Branch Two of Tehran’s Shahid Moghaddas Court, located next to Evin Prison, which is dedicated […]
3500-year-old cemetery discovered in southwestern Iran
A cemetery dating back to 3500 years ago has been discovered in the Taj Amir region near the city of Yasuj in the southwestern Iranian province of Kohkiluyeh-Boyer Ahmad.
Human rights lawyer to serve 13-year sentence
Iranian human rights lawyer and activist Abdolfattah Soltani has been sentenced to 13 years in jail by a Tehran Revolutionary Court.
80-year-old grandfather of student activist Arash Sadeghi arrested
GVF — The ailing grandfather of imprisoned student activist Arash Sadeghi has been detained.
Official Silence One Year After Haleh Sahabi’s Death
On the anniversary of Haleh Sahabi’s death, her brother Hamed Sahabi spoke with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran about the yearlong silence and the slow progress of the case with the Judiciary.