Iran Human Rights, July 30: According to reports from Iran, the blinding sentence of Majid Movahedi will be implemented in Tehran early Sunday morning. Acid is set to be dripped in both his eyes. In November 2008, a court in the Iranian capital Tehran sentenced Majid Movahedi to “blindness in both eyes” by ten drops [...]
Iran faces possible punishment after one of its competitors pulled out of a world championships heat involving an Israeli, swimming’s world body has warned. Executive director Cornel Marculescu said Fina had written to Iranian authorities seeking an explanation of Mohammad Alirezaei’s decision not to contest the men’s 100m breaststroke heat in Shanghai. “We are checking. [...]
Jailed Iranian journalist Bahman Ahmadi Amouyi has been awarded the Hellman-Hammett grant for 2011 by Human Rights Watch. Ahmadi Amouyi was arrested in the wake of Iran’s controversial 2009 presidential election, which triggered mass demonstrations over allegations of vote fraud. Both he and his wife, the prominent Iranian journalist Jila Bani-Yaghoub, were arrested at their [...]
The lawyer for two Americans jailed in Iran on spying charges says a Sunday hearing in their case could be an indication that they will be freed soon. Attorney Masoud Shafiei says the fact that the hearing coincides with the second anniversary of Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal’s arrest could indicate that Tehran intends to [...]
The deployment of missile defense system elements in Europe (often referred to as Euro ABM) may turn out to be a preparation for a strike against Iran. An opinion to that effect was stated by Russia’s envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin in an interview with the Turkish media. He is currently on a visit to [...]
Behnam Darvishian was arrested in 2010 and transferred to Qazvin Intelligence Ministry. His father’s house was searched and his belongings were confiscated afterwards. A source close to the family informed the Human Rights House of Iran that Darvishian has not had prison visits with his family for the past 8 months and the follow-ups of [...]
An explosion at a pipeline in Northwestern Iran has cut off the flow of natural gas to Turkey in that location, Iranian media report. The blast occurred at 2:10 AM today, and the Mehr News Agency reports that a group of experts is investigating while technicians work to repair the pipeline. Majid Boujarzadeh, the head [...]
PJAK militia forces have attacked a Basij base in Kurdistan, leaving one person dead and four wounded, Iranian media report. The Mehr News Agency reports that the Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PJAK) attacked the Basij base in Salin village near the city of Sarvabad. Sarvabad Governor Ahmad Mohammadrezai announced that the “terrorist group also [...]
Javad Shamghadari, the deputy chief of cinema at Iran’s Ministry of Culture, has said that contrary to reports, the conditions at Iranian prisons are actually very good. ILNA cited Shamghadari saying: “I hope our journalist friends visit Evin Prison so they can see Evin is exactly like a hotel and in very good condition.” Other [...]
The U.S. Treasury today accused Iran of supporting Al-Qaeda and slapped financial sanctions on six people it says are operatives for the terrorist organization in Pakistan, Iran, Kuwait, and Qatar. The agency said Iran is a “critical transit point for funding to support Al-Qaeda’s activities in Afghanistan and Pakistan” and said it had uncovered a [...]