On the occasion of birth anniversary of Hazrat Fatima (SA), we would like to offer you a short conversation with a “Mother”. The afflicted mother waiting for her three family members who are behind bars in the country due to adherence to Dervish sect. Farshid Yadollahi, Omid Behroozi and Kasra Nouri who are being held nearly 19 months in Tehran’s Evin and Shiraz’s Adel Abad prison, are respectively the son, son-in-law and grandson of […]
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Iranian workers mark May Day with protest
A group of workers gathered in front of Iranian parliament on the occasion of the International Worker’s Day to protest against their inadequate wages in the face of rising inflation. ILNA reports that the workers held a protest demanding a reconsideration of the minimum wage increase which was approved for this year. Meanwhile official May Day events took place at Motamedi Stadium in southern Tehran after the Interior Ministry refused to issue a parade […]
Iranians Mark Sizdah Bedar, Final Day of Nowruz
Sizdah-bedar is an Iranian festival tradition, celebrated in the thirteenth day of the Nowruz (Persian New Year). Iranians have a tradition of spending the day outdoors on the 13th day of month Farvardin. ”Sizdah-” means thirteen, and ”-bedar”, means to get rid of, i.e “getting rid of thirteen”. From the ancient times, Iranian peoples have enjoyed this day, although it is also the day that marks the end of the Norouz celebrations. The first […]
Dervishes Reached the 76th Day of Hunger Strike/Judiciary Continues to Reject Legal Demands of Them
On the seventy-six day of hunger strike, Saleh Moradi and Kasra Nouri, Gonabadi Dervish hunger strikers in Shiraz’s Adel Abad prison, despite their dire health and with forced therapeutic serum , insist on their demands and they have announced that their unlimited hunger strike will be continued until responsible officials would meet their legal demands.According to Majzooban Noor, jailed Gonabadi Dervishes, Saleh Moradi and Kasra Nouri after 64 days of hunger strike on liquid […]
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY (8 March)
International Women’s Day has been observed since in the early 1900’s, a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies.
Jailed Dervishes on 49th Day of Hunger Strike/ Kasra Nouri Was Transferred to Prison Infirmary
Gonabadi Dervish, Kasra Nouri in 48th day of his hunger strike, lost consciousness for a few hour and was taken to the infirmary by prison guards.
Jailed Dervishes on 49th Day of Hunger Strike/ Kasra Nouri Was Transferred to Prison Infirmary
Gonabadi Dervish, Kasra Nouri in 48th day of his hunger strike, lost consciousness for a few hour and was taken to the infirmary by prison guards.
On the Occasion of “Lawyer Day” on 7th of Esfand(25 February)
Honoring the efforts of lawyers who defend the rights of the afflicted and oppressed across the country.
“Dialogues on freedom” – Why we engage for people in Iran…
“Fighting for respect of human rights in Iran is not only about supporting and helping the people of Iran but it is also about preservation and protection of our own human rights and our democracy.”
The Day of Women and Earth: The Festival of Spandarmad
Spenta Armaiti was one of the six great Amesha Spentas (holy immortals) who with Ahura Mazda made up the Zoroastrian Heptad that dominated the Zoroastrian cosmology of the Sasanian period.
