Head of Human Rights Headquarters of Iran’s Judiciary, Mohammad Javad Larijani slammed Western protests against stoning emphasizing that stoning exists in Iran’s constitution and it is “legal.” He responded to the recent campaign in international media backed by Western politicians to stop the stoning sentence of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, saying that Iran’s judicial system will [...]

Iranian refugees and the Association of Iranian Democrats in Turkey staged a protest in front of Iranian Embassy in Ankara yesterday. The hour-long protest, in which tens of Iranians and a number of Turkish students participated, marked the student uprising of July 9, 1999 in Iran. On July 9, 1999, Iranian security forces and plain [...]

Following extensive international protests, Iranian Embassy in London announced that Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani will not be stoned to death, British media report. The 43-year-old Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani was arrested in 2006 charged with carrying out an “illicit relationship” outside marriage and has been in Tabriz prison since. According to Daily Times and Guardian, Iranian judicial authorities have [...]

Zeinab Bayzadi, a former member of the Human Rights Organization of Kurdistan, has gone on hunger strike in Zanjan prison. According to Movakerian news agency, her mother while approving this news on her daughter added, she has gone on hunger strike to protest the prison official’s treatment of several female prisoners. Zeinab Bayzeydi is a [...]

HRANA – Majid Tavakoli, imprisoned Amirkabir University (AUT) student writes a letter on the occasion of the anniversary of attacks on the student dormitories that took place on July 9, 1999 (18 Tir).  According to HRANA, the full content of the letter is as follows: My Bitter Memories By MAJID TAVAKOLI | Translation NEGAR IRANI [...]

Head of the union of fabric traders in Tehran Bazaar, a major business centre, was arrested, according to Iranian news websites. Kaleme reports that Security Forces along with government forces in plain clothes shot tear gas bombs at protesters in the Bazaar today and arrested the head of the union of Fabric traders. A group [...]

A number of professors at Khajeh Nasireddin Toosi University in Tehran have refused to give a passing grade to men and women who have attended classes in what they describe as “bad coverings and outfits.” Daneshjoo news reports that enforcement of strict veiling laws in universities has been exacerbated and university security have assumed “offensive” [...]

The Campaign for Human Rights in Iran reports that Islamic Republic authorities are subjecting prisoners of conscience to “dangerously unhealthy” conditions and denying them access to medical treatment. Hadi Ghaemi, Campaign spokesman says: “Iran is targeting prisoners of conscience by subjecting them to overcrowding, disease, inadequate accommodations, unsanitary conditions, malnutrition, and lack of access to [...]

The invitation extended to the head of Iran’s national television network to visit Dutch TV network was cancelled amidst widespread protests by Iranian immigrants and reaction of Dutch parliament and media. Ezatollah Zarghami and a panel from Seda va Sima Iranian television network were invited to visit NOS and NPO Dutch networks. Radio Zamaneh, which [...]

United Nations, Jul 3 (PTI) After intense negotiations stretching four years, the UN General Assembly has approved setting up of a single entity within the world body to promote equality for women at its plenary session chaired by Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur. The establishment of this new composite UN Entity for [...]