Iranian judiciary slapped human rights activist, Navid Khanjani with 12 years in prison and a monetary fine for his journalistic activities, interviews with the foreign media and membership in Human Rights Reporters committee. Khanjani who is banned from pursuing higher education was also charged for “founding an organization for people banned from pursuing higher education.” [...]

Iran announced that it has arrested Israeli spies with links to Ron Arad foundation, an organization which offers rewards for information about Ron Arad, Israeli soldier missing in action. “A significant number of people” linked to the Rod Arad website or “deceived by the site” have been identified and arrested, Iranian minister of intelligence Heydar [...]

Kaveh Ghassemi, Iranian journalist and human rights activist was sentenced to five years in prison by Kermanshah Revolutionary Court. Ghassemi was charged with “activity against national security” through membership in Kurdistan Human Rights Organization and “propaganda against the regime” by giving interviews to the media and publishing news and reports about families of political prisoners [...]

Ahmadinejad’s choice of foreign minister was approved by a narrow margin in Iran’s parliament after his predecessor, Manouchehr Mottaki, was abruptly dismissed last month while he was on a diplomatic mission in Africa. Ali Akbar Salehi received 146 votes from the 243 MPs that voted on his competence for leading the foreign ministry. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad [...]

Statement by Iranian Women’s Rights Activists; On Saturday 29th of January there was a big demonstration arranged by independent women’s rights organizations in Tunisia. Due to this occasion 155 Iranian women’s rights activists in a letter showed their solidarity with the Tunisian women and their struggles to preserve their achievements with respect to women’s rights. [...]

Four individuals arrested in connection with the explosions in Chabahar last year in southwestern Iran were handed the death sentence by Zahedan Revolutionary court. Zahedan prosecutor told ISNA that the preliminary sentences of these detainees were sent to Tehran for confirmation and that about 20 people were arrested in connection with the deadly explosions in [...]

Around a thousand protesters took to the streets of three main Afghanistan cities today to protest against the alleged execution of Afghan citizens by Iran. The biggest rally was in western Herat, Afghanistan’s second city, where about a thousand people marched in the centre of town carrying banners with anti-Iran slogans, an AFP correspondent said. [...]

The Dutch government froze official contacts with Iran on Saturday to protest the hanging of a Dutch-Iranian woman, the Foreign Ministry said. Iranian Ambassador Gharib Abadi was informed of the sanctions after he confirmed reports that Zahra Bahrami, 45, was executed in Tehran Saturday. Iranian state television reported Bahrami was hanged for possessing and selling [...]

Mirhoseyn Mousavi: The Middle East is on the verge of defining and massive moments which can change the course of the destiny of this region, the world and the fate of other nations in the region. What is taking shape now is certainly overthrowing a despotic and tyrannical rule and trend which has been overwhelming [...]

Iran’s state-run news channel Press TV has had its British bank account frozen, a report said on Thursday. According to Times the main trading account of this channel at the National Westminster Bank suspended. Lauren Booth, the sister-in-law of former British prime minister Tony Blair who works for Press TV and recently converted to Islam, [...]