The funeral of Iranian pop star Morteza Pashaei brought thousands of mourners into the streets of Tehran on November 16. Photographs and videos of Pashaei’s funeral showed large crowds of fans crying and holding his portrait while the coffin, draped with the Iranian flag, was carried from the capital’s Vahdat Hall venue toward a […]
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Thousands Attend Iranian Poet Behbahani’s Funeral
Thousands of Iranians, including prominent intellectuals, artists, and rights activists, have attended a funeral ceremony held in Tehran for celebrated poet and women’s rights advocate Simin Behbahani. Behbahani, known as Iran’s lady of “ghazal” for her use of a traditional genre that employs a series of couplets, died on August 19 in a hospital […]
Photos: Funeral for Mr. Hadi Tabandeh
Yesterday morning, 20th of Ordibehesht 1393 ( May 10, 2014) the body of Mr. Hadi Tabandeh, the honorable son of Mr. Hajj Doctor Nour Ali Tabandeh, Majzoub Ali Shah was carried out to the Behesht-e Zahra cemetery outside Tehran where his body was laid to rest.His body was taken from Mehr hospital at 8:30 […]
‘Death to Dictator’ Chants Reported In Iran At Ayatollah’s Funeral
Thousands of Iranians attending the funeral of a dissident ayatollah broke into chants against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and called for the release of political prisoners, opposition websites have reported. Amateur videos said to be from the June 4 funeral appear to confirm the reports. RFE/RL cannot verify the authenticity of the videos. […]
Opposition supporters chant slogans at cleric’s funeral
Posted videos of Ayatollah Taheri Esfahani’s funeral show participants chanting slogans against the administration and calling for the release of MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, the Iranian opposition leaders under house arrest. On Tuesday, senior cleric Ayatollah Taheri Esfahani was laid to rest in Esfahan amid crowds of people chanting “Death to the Dictator!”, […]
Two Gonabadi Dervishes Summoned to Intelligence Ministry/Security Atmosphere in Funeral & Burial in Sarvestan
Gonabadi dervishes, Mehdi Rahmani and Hadi Rahmani, residents of Sarvestan city were summoned to the Intelligence Ministry.
Opposition leaders denied attending funeral of Rahnavard’s father
Zahra Rahnavard was allowed 15 minutes away from her house arrest on Saturday December 29 to visit her father Sadegh Kazemi, who had just passed away at a hospital in Tehran.
Incarcerated Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh Attends Private Funeral Services for Her Late Mother
Despite efforts by Nasrin Sotoudeh’s family members to hold a public funeral service for Nasrin’s late mother at one of the mosques in Tehran, judicial and security authorities prevented such public services from taking place and Sotoudeh was instead allowed to attend a private funeral ceremony alongside her family […]
Karrubi Can’t Attend Sister’s Funeral
Iranian opposition sources are reporting that opposition leader Mehdi Karrubi, who is under house arrest, was not allowed to attend the funeral of his sister, Zeinab Karrubi, on July 12.
Funeral ceremony Of Nematollahi Gonabadi Honorable Great Late Shaikh , Haj Shamseddin Haeri, “Ershad Ali ” Was Held In Other Cities
Funeral ceremony of Nematollahi Gonabadi honorable great late shaikh , Haj Shamseddin Haeri, “Ershad Ali ” was held in the cities of Tehran, Kerman ( his Hometown), Kavar, Bandar Abbas, Shiraz, Uromiyeh, Kish, Sirjan, Ahvaz, Shush, Borujerd, Doroud, Nahavand, Hamadan, Karaj, Semnan, Khorram Abad and Arak by his family and members of “Nematollahi Gonabadi […]