The Grand Inquisitor is a chapter from Dostoevsky’s novel ‘The Brothers Karamazov.’ It is an important section of the book and has become one of the most praised passages within modern literature. The Grand Inquisitor is a parable told by Ivan to his brother Alyosha, where Christ returns to earth during the time […]
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Radio Zamaneh: Gonabadi Dervish issues message of faith after gaining freedom
Mostafa Daneshjoo, a Gonabadi dervish, was released on Monday May 19 after four years in jail.The Majzooban-e Noor website reports that Daneshjoo’s release order was served on him in hospital, where he was under treatment for asthma and pulmonary complications. In a video message, Daneshjoo reacted to his release, saying: “Years of incarceration have […]
Visual Reports and Words of Mostafa Daneshjou after the End of Conviction and Freedom/Video + Photos
Yesterday evening on Monday, 28th of Ordibehesht 1394 (19 May, 2015), Mostafa Daneshjou, the lawyer and rights activist of Gonabadi Dervishes, who was jailed for more than four years in jails of city Sari and Evin prison in Tehran, was released. Mr. Daneshjou in a short speech stated: “the years of prison have passed, […]
Majzooban Noor Releases a Statement on the Occasion of Freedom of Four of Rights Activists of Dervishes
Majzooban Noor Website by issuing a statement on the occasion of the release of four of the Gonabadi lawyers, announced that the motivation of this website is to break the news boycott, to follow the dervishes’ civilian rights, and also to give awareness to public and authorities about the violation of the rights of […]
Dutch MPs Call for Freedom of Human Rights Activists in Iran
“Harry Van Bommel” and “Kees Van der Staaij” foreign affairs spokesmen of socialist and Christian Reformist parties of Dutch Parliament in occasion of the fifth anniversary of the arrests in 2nd March, demanded the release of imprisoned human rights defenders, including Seyed Mehdi Khodaei, Nasoor Naghipoor, Mohammad Hossein Yousefpoor Seifi, Navid Khanjani and Eighan […]
Iran ex-president Khatami urges freedom for political prisoners
Iran’s former president Mohammad Khatami has called for the release of political prisoners and urged an end to house arrest for two leaders who alleged fraud after the 2009 election.In remarks published by ISNA news agency, Khatami, in office between 1997 and 2005, said such steps would benefit the country. He was referring to Mir […]
Ill and long isolated, Iranian opposition leaders scent freedom
Four months after President Hassan Rouhani’s election, Iran is reviewing the house arrest of two opposition leaders, but conservatives may fear the consequences of freeing men who remain heroes to many Iranians. Mirhossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi, candidates who led the “Green Movement” that disputed the 2009 re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, have never been […]
UN experts concerned at barring of women presidential candidates and freedom restrictions
GENEVA (29 May 2013) – A group of United Nations independent human rights experts today warned that unreasonable limitations placed on the right of Iranian citizens to stand for Presidential office, discrimination against women candidates for elections and ongoing restrictions on freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly, constitute a serious violations of rights […]
International Religious Freedom Report for 2012
Executive Summary Foremost among the rights Americans hold sacred is the freedom to worship as we choose…we also remember that religious liberty is not just an American right; it is a universal human right to be protected here at home and across the globe. This freedom is an essential part of human dignity, and […]
U.S. Commission Decries Religious Freedom Violators
A U.S. government advisory body says that Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan are among the world’s worst violators of religious freedom. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom’s 2013 report says the countries should be designated “countries of particular concern” by the U.S. government for “particularly severe” violations — a designation that […]