The trial of Mehdi Hashemi was postponed after the defendant filed a motion in the court for a delay. ISNA reports that the first session of Hashemi’s trial, which was set for today, May 5, convened with Judge Nasser Seraj residing. The report indicates that Mehdi Hashemi, who attended the session with his lawyer […]
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Pro-Reform Journalists Arrested
Two pro-reform journalists have been arrested in Iran. The journalists for the “Maghreb” newspaper were reported detained March 6.
Regime Critic Blogger, Dr. Mehdi Khazali Continues To Be On Hunger Strike In Solitary Confinement
After more than two months of detention, Dr. Mehdi Khazali was transferred back to Evin Ward 209 solitary confinement 10 days ago for the second time and continues his hunger strike.
Mehdi Mahmoudian, Journalist Who Exposed Kahrizak Crimes, Denied Furlough, Now On Month 8 Of Fasting
While three of the men accused of Kahrizak detention center crimes enjoy special treatment (three Judges were found to be the main culprits in the torture deaths of prisoners at Kahrizak by the Parliament, but have not as yet been put on trial for their crimes), the person who […]
Indictment issued for Mehdi Hashemi
Mehdi Hashemi, the son of the chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council, has been indicted on 12 charges by the Iranian judiciary.
Mehdi Tahaghoghi Arrested to Serve One Year in Prison in Exile
Mehdi Tahaghoghi, member of the Iranian reformist party Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution, was arrested in his home by security forces to serve his one year in prison verdict in exile, yesterday.
An Insider Father And His ‘Deviant’ Son
They are like day and night. Ayatollah Abolghassem Khazali is an insider. He is a member of Iran’s Assembly of Experts, the body that is tasked with monitoring the work of the country’s supreme leader, Mr Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Conservative figure raises return of opposition leaders
A senior member of Iran’s conservative faction says the Islamic Republic system is prepared to accept opposition leaders MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi if they recant from the position they took following the 2009 elections.
Opposition leader treated by family doctor
Mehdi Karoubi, the Iranian opposition leader who has been under house arrest since February 2011, has been allowed a visit with his family physician, his son reported on Thursday December 6.
Authorities agree to hospitalise opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi
Authorities in Iran have agreed to allow imprisoned opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi to be examined by a trusted doctor and to be hospitalised following a deterioration in his health, a site close to the Karroubi family reported on Friday.