Prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been released from jail, according to her husband, Reza Khandan, who broke the news on Facebook. The Iranian authorities have reportedly told Sotoudeh that she does not need to go back to jail to serve the rest of her prison term. Sotoudeh, the co-winner of the […]
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Ten Million Iranians Cannot Read or Write
Officials Express Concern over Illiteracy Conditions According to the latest official statistics provided by Iran, there are now some ten million Iranians who cannot read or write at all. The Markaze Sarshomarie Amar (Statistical Center) 14 percent of people over the age of 6 and seven percent of individuals between the ages of 10 […]
Former MP Mir Taher Mousavi Receives 5 Years; 3 Years Imprisonment Plus 2 Years Suspended Sentence
Mir Taher Mousavi, a Former MP, a university instructor, and a member of Mir Hossein Mousavi’s 2009 presidential campaign, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment plus two years suspended sentence. Mir Taher Mousavi, former governor of Karaj, former Vice President of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, former CEO of Kahrizak Hospice […]
Letter from 47 Political Prisoners to Rouhani and the Iranian People
On Monday, June 17, 2013, forty-seven political prisoners from Evin and Rajaee Shahr prisons presented a letter of congratulation to President-Elect Hassan Rouhani and the people of Iran following the June 14 elections. The signatories of the letter, who at the time of signing were all serving prison terms in connection with the post-election […]
Iranian classical musician and legendary tar player Jalil Shahnaz dies
Jalil Shahnaz was born in 1921 in Isfahan, Persia (Iran). Shahnaz studied under the supervision of Abdolhossein Shahnazi and Hossein Shahnaz and befriended ney player Hassan Kassai.[2] According to the book “Persian Musicians” by Pejman Akbarzadeh: “Shahnaz started his acivities in 1949 at Radio Isfahan and in 1957 he was invited to cooperate […]
An Iranian lawyer has been sentenced to lashes, prison and suspension from practicing law
Revolutionary court in Iran has sentenced Seyed Mohammad Alizadeh Tabatabai , an Iranian lawyer to 5o lashes convicted of roorback, four months prison for defamation and according to article 19 of Iran’s criminal code five years suspension from practicing law. It has been reported that Mr. Alizadeh Tabatabai has revealed some information about former […]
Google: Iranian Gmail Accounts Targeted
Google says an operation has been under way to steal the passwords to tens of thousands of Gmail accounts belonging to users in Iran. The U.S. Internet company said the attempts to “phish” — or trick users into giving up their user names and passwords — originated in Iran and appeared to be “politically […]
Suicide Bombing Kills Iranian Pilgrims In Iraq
Iraqi officials say a suicide bomber has killed at least nine Iranian pilgrims and injured at least 25 others north of Baghdad. Police said the attacker rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into a convoy of buses carrying Iranian Shi’ite pilgrims. The pilgrims were on their way to the holy city of Najaf. The attack occurred […]
Several Reportedly Detained At Iranian Presidential Candidate’s Rally
Iranian opposition websites report that authorities have detained several people who attended a campaign meeting for moderate presidential candidate Hassan Rohani. A report on June 2 by “Kaleme” said that police arrested at least seven people at the gathering in Tehran’s northern neighborhood of Jamaran the previous day. “Sahamnews” said those detained included several […]
Iranian Presidential Candidates Meet In Televised Debate
The eight candidates cleared by Iran’s vetting council to run for president are gathering for a televised debate. According to Iranian media, the debate will focus on the country’s economy, foreign policy, and Iran’s talks with world powers over the country’s disputed nuclear program. LIVE BLOG: RFE/RL’s Golnaz Esfandiari follows the debate (from around […]