Argentina’s two main Jewish bodies rejected Friday an offer from Iran to help with a probe into a 1994 bombing that levelled a Jewish charity building in Buenos Aires, killing 85 people. “Declarations from the Iranian government of their wish to cooperate with the Argentine government to help shed light on the terrorist attack… are [...]

Thursday July 21st, 2011 -  In a letter written to his wife Mahdiyeh Mohammadi on the occasion of her birthday, incarcerated journalist and Secretary General of Office for Strengthening Unity [Advar Tahkim Vahdat], Ahmad Zeidabadi, describes his devoted wife as someone who is extremely strong, wise, considerate and patient. Zeidabadi who has been behind bars [...]

The deputy head of Iran’s security forces has announced that Iran’s crime rate has not risen, especially in light of the country’s population growth. Ahmadreza Radan told ISNA that the incidence of violent crimes have not increased in recent years, and crimes such as kidnapping and distraint have even decreased. The security chief commented on [...]

Saleh said that Iran respected the sovereignty of Sunni-ruled Shia-majority Bahrain and hoped that a national dialogue launched by King Hamad after the March crackdown on Shia-led protests would bear fruit. “We have no particular problem with Saudi Arabia and we regard it as an important country in the region that has influence in international [...]

Iraq has called on the Islamic Republic to stop shelling in the Iraqi Kurdistan border region. Iraqi Foreign Minister Hooshyar Zibari has pressed his Iranian counterpart, Ali Akbar Salehi, to end the artillery attacks. Abdolvahed Gavani, governor of the Chooman region in Iraqi Kurdistan, told Radio Zamaneh: “Up until today, Thursday, Islamic Republic artillery attacks [...]

Detained Iranian actress and documentary filmmaker Marzieh Vafamehr appeared in court yesterday, where her arrest warrant was renewed for another month. The extension was granted to allow for “field investigations,” Shargh newspaper reports. Vafamehr has been under arrest for more than 20 days. Her family has speculated her arrest may be connected with her leading [...]

A graphic video of a public hanging in Iran of three men convicted for rape shows the “brutalisation” of the condemned and those who watch executions, Amnesty International said Thursday. In the video, which the London-based human rights watchdog said it received from a blogger, the men are seen standing atop three buses as guards [...]

According to Committee of Human Rights Reporters, the summons was handed to this Middle East affairs expert, demanding that he present himself at Evin prison within the next 3 days to serve his sentence behind bars. Mr. Shamsolvaezin said, “the summons I have received demands that I present myself to serve my sentence or face [...]

Nasrin Sotoudeh , lawyer, human rights and women’s rights activist has addressed a letter to the head of Iran’s judiciary. Inspired by Paulo Coelho, Sotoudeh provides a beautiful narrative of the events that occurred after the presidential elections of June 2009. According to reports by the Feminist School, though Nasrin Sotoudeh’s letter to the judiciary [...]

According to Kaleme, for eight months now political prisoners in Rajai Shahr ‘Gohardasht’ prison have been denied all telephone contact with their families. The challenges facing political prisoners in Rajai Shahr prison are abundant. Political prisoners are only allowed a visit with their spouses once every two weeks. The prisoners are held without access to any [...]