On the morning of December 30, 500 people and families of the arrested in the extensive Ashoura protests gathered in front of the door of Evin prison until 12:30 pm. Yesterday, there was another gathering in front of Evin prison. On the morning of December 29th, from 8:00 am to 6:30 pm, more than 100 [...]

Today, members of the Ansar group and Basij entered Azad University of Mashad holding knives, while chanting slogans in support of Khamenei. According to the newsletter of Amir Kabir, after the students of Mashad University carried out a mourning ceremony for Ashoura’s martyrs on the third day after their death, several buses carrying more than [...]

While the Islamic Republic officials claim that martyrs of Ashoura 2009 were killed suspiciously or were assassinated, we have new information about the murderer of Seyed Ali Habibi Mousavi and other martyrs of Ashoura. Based on eyewitness reports, on the day of Ashoura (December 27) around 1:00pm to 2:00 pm a black van (Make: Patrol, [...]

Amir Arshad Tajmir, Shahin Mahinfar’s son, whose mom is an a long-time TV host & voice personality, was among those killed in Tehran on December 27th. He was hit by a car in Tehran’s Valiasr square. It is not yet known whether he died on the spot or after being sent to the hospital. His [...]

Yesterday evening, Ahmadinejad reacted to the anti-government protesters which shook the blood-spattering government of the Supreme Leader. He called the protests an American Zionist play. The appointee of the miserable Supreme Leader added, these uproars are a play ordered by the Zionists and Americans- the tickets for the play have already been bought and they [...]

After Ashoura protests that ended in brutality with the regimes involvement, many political activists were arrested. Names of some of those who were arrested: Mashallah Shamsolvaezin, journalist and spokesperson for Free Press Shapoor Kazemi, Zahra RAhnavard’s brother Mostafa Izadi, writer and journalist Badrosadat Mofidi, secretary of the Association of Journalists Keyvan Mehregan, political secretary for [...]

One of the prisoners in Evin prison has committed suicide since he could not pay the fine. According to human rights activists in Iran, Hossein Talebi was imprisoned and had to pay for smuggling goods. He committed suicide since he could not pay the fine for his release. His death was confirmed. Please note that [...]

According to reports from Human Rights Activists and Democracy in Iran, political prisoner Ali Saremi was sentenced to death for his participating in protests on the 19th anniversary of the massacre of political prisoners in 1987. On Tuesday December 29th ( 8 Dey) political prisoner Ali Saremi 62, after spending 28 months in detention and [...]

Sen. John Kerry has filed a formal request to visit Iran, Iranian news agencies reported Tuesday — news made public in the middle of the government’s bloody crackdown on dissidents that has left more than a dozen dead. While representatives for Kerry have so far not confirmed whether he intends to travel to Tehran, a [...]

Hundreds of civilians arrested during the recent events. Upon arrival at Evin prison they were beaten up while passing through the “fear tunnel.” According to Human Rights Activists yesterday, 28 December 2009, at least 400 of civilian protesters detained in recent events upon arrival at the Evin prison had to pass through a narrow human tunnel [...]