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 […]
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Struggle Against ‘Dire’ Conditions for Iran Workers
On April 29, just ahead of International Workers’ Day, Iranian authorities summoned Behnam Ebrahimzadeh to discuss the terms of his temporary release from Tehran’s notorious Evin prison. Ebrahimzadeh, a labor activist and blogger who is almost three years into a five-year prison sentence, was given leave from the prison after many pleas to […]
Iran’s sets tough conditions for Reformist Congress
A senior reformist figure says the Reformist Congress that was scheduled for later this month will not take place.
10,000 workers petition for better conditions
Ten thousand Iranian workers from various industrial units and five provinces have petitioned against the restructuring of government subsidies, demanding wage increases commensurate with the inflation rate.
As Mohammad Davari’s Conditions Deteriorate in Prison, Furlough Continues to be Denied
Judicial authorities have imposed an exorbitant bail on Mohammad Davari, whose conditions continue to worsen in prison. In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Bijan Davari, Mohammad Davari’s brother, said his physical and psychological condition is seriously deteriorating.
‘Upcoming elections lack minimum conditions’ say former MPs
GVF — A group of former Iranian lawmakers have called on the Secretary-General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union to take action in light of the Islamic Republic’s violation of the Union’s principles.
Iran puts conditions on selling oil to Europe
The head of the National Oil Company of Iran, Ahmad Ghalehbani, has announced that the Islamic Republic will only sell oil to European countries under contracts lasting two to five years.
8000 Prisoners In Evin Are Under Harsh Conditions With No Heating, Cold Cells And No Medical Care
The prisoners confined in Evin prison are under very harsh condition these days due to shortage of heating fuel.
Iranian prisoners held in appalling conditions
The transfer of political prisoner Saeed Saleki to Dezfool Prison has brought the attention of human rights activists to the prison’s dire conditions.
Deplorable conditions and secret executions in Langeroud Prison in Qom
According to human rights activists in Qom, the Central Qom Prison known as Langeroud Prison which is situated 10 kilometers from the old Qom- Kashan Road, has very bad conditions because of the large numbers of prisoners with limited facilities and the insulting treatment of prisoners by prison guards.