Topic
Category: Latest Articles
-
30 hanged at Vakilabad Prison on drug charges
Iranian authorities have hanged another 30 prisoners at Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad on drug-related charges, says the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.…
-
Iranian Intelligence Minister reports infiltration of opposition abroad
Heydar Moslehi Iran’s Minister of Intelligence says his ministry has succeeded in spreading doubt and division among opposition groups. Iranian media report that Heydar…
-
Authorities confirm arrest of Iranian actress, blogger
Pegah Ahangarani Iranian authorities finally confirmed yesterday the arrest of Pegah Ahangarani, the Iranian actress and blogger who had been missing for days. Ahangarani,…
-
Germany calls for release of Iranian opposition leaders
MirHosein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi Germany’s top human rights official has urged Iranian authorities to release opposition leaders MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi. Markus Leoning,…
-
Jailed Iranian student demands fair trial
Omid Kokabi Iranian post-graduate student Omid Kokabi has written to the head of Iran’s judiciary to protest his five-month imprisonment and coerced interrogations, and…
-
Shout
caricaturist: Mana Neyestani
-
Does Iran’s Supreme Leader support summoning the president to Parliament?
Serajeddin Mirdamadi The proposed questioning of the president is the hot topic in Iranian politics these days, especially among Members of the Islamic Parliament.…
-
Senior conservative cleric renews support for Ahmadinejad
Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Ultra-conservative cleric Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi announced that he still supports Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, despite the president’s recent disputes with…
-
Russia proposes graduated plan for nuclear talks with Iran
Sergey Lavrov with Hilary Clinton Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced that Russia has introduced a “step by step” plan to encourage Iran to…
-
Iranian dervishes get jail, flogging
Four Iranian dervishes from Gonabad have been sentenced to six months in prison and 40 lashes for “disturbing public order.” The Jaras website reports…
-
Ahmadinejad ready for parliamentary questions: MP
Iranian parliament An Iranian MP has announced that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is ready to respond to any parliamentary questioning, even though the motion to summon…
-
Moderate cleric renews support for Iranian leader
Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani Head of Iran’s Expediency Council renewed his allegiance to Iran’s Supreme leader saying he knows of no one who could replace…