Mohammad Tavasoli, an Iranian political activist and member of the Freedom Movement Party, has been sentenced to 11 years in jail and a five-year ban from political and media activities.
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Separating Of Jailed Gonabadi Dervishes In Wards of Shiraz Adel Abad Prison
Gonabadi dervishes, Messrs.Saleh Moradi, Kasra Nouri and Mohammad Ali Shamshirzan were transferred to separate sections of Adel Abad prison.
Iran Must Release Human Rights Defender Mohammad Ali Dadkhah
Iranian human rights defender and lawyer Mohammad Ali Dadkhah must be immediately and unconditionally released, Amnesty International said, after he was called to begin a 9 year prison sentence at Tehran’s Evin prison on Saturday.
Activist refuses to mount defence in court
Jailed Iranian activist Mohammad Tavasoli has protested against the charged brought against him in court by refusing to defend himself in what he called an “illegal court.”
Iranians protest anti-Islam
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, said the U.S. government should bring to justice those behind a film that ridiculed Muslims and the Prophet Mohammed.
Mohammad Sadiq Kaboudvand To Resume Hunger Strike
Mohammad Sadiq Kaboudvand, a prisoner of conscience who ended his 60-day wet hunger strike on July 27, told his family during his visit with them on August 27 that if the authorities do not address his requests, he will start a hunger strike and will not break it again.
Egyptian president to attend meeting in Tehran
The Egyptian State News Agency reports that Egyptian President will travel to Iran next week to attend the NAM summit.
The Day Iran’s Democracy Died: August 19, 1953 (28 Mordad 1332)
Mohammad Mosaddegh (16 June 1882 – 5 March 1967), was the democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953 when he was overthrown in a coup d’état orchestrated by the UnitedStates Central Intelligence Agency.
Opposition leader’s son calls for father’s proper treatment
The son of Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi has written a letter to the “senior officials of the regime” to express concern regarding his father’s situation, urging the state to either transfer him to his home in Jamaran to continue his house arrest or to Evin Prison to be held like other political […]
Activist ends hunger strike
Jailed Iranian human rights activist Mohammad Seddigh Kaboodvand has ended his 59-day hunger strike against the government’s refusal to live him visit his sick son.