In a rare statement to the Iranian media on April 6, 2014, Javad Larijani, Head of the Iranian Judiciary’s Human Rights Council, admitted Baha’is in Iran are entitled to full and equal constitutional rights. Iranian officials, most notably Javad Larijani, have often made similar statements to foreign audiences, claiming that the persecution and […]
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High-ranking official calls for “free” elections
Ayatollah Rafsanjani, the head of Iran’s Expediency Council, hsd called on the Islamic Republic establishment to “hold competitive, free elections that follow the letter of the law” and he recommended the exploitation of “skilled, effective and compassionate Revolutionary forces of all tastes” to find a way out of national […]
Environmental official warns of rising cancer incidence
Massoumeh Ebtekar, the head of the Tehran Environmental Committee, announced that patients are being diagnosed with cancer at a younger age.
Official’s jailed daughter slams prisons in letter
Faezeh Hashemi, the jailed daughter of the head of Iran’s Expediency Council, has published a letter criticizing the management of the country’s prisons, writing: “They cannot take away the tools of the political prisoner; if their thoughts and their pens could be controlled, Mohammadreza Pahlavi [Iran’s last monarch] would […]
Nasrin Sotoudeh’s mother passed away, Official Do Not Allow A Last Farewell
Imprisoned rights attorney, Nasrin Sotoudeh’s mother passed away in hospital yesterday. Due to her imprisonment, Nasrin did not get to see her mother for the last time, as she didn’t get to see her father before he passed away.
Iranians should marry younger: census official
Iran’s Census Organization says couples must be encouraged to marry at a younger age in order to firm up the country’s population base.
Iran Official Calls For Oscar Boycott Over Anti-Islam Film
The head of Iran’s government-controlled cinema agency says his country should “avoid” the 2013 Academy Awards unless the organizers denounce a low-budget film that was privately made in the United States that ridicules the Prophet Muhammad.
“Anti-woman” tradition kept from official list
Iranian women’s rights activists have scored a victory by keeping a local tradition from being enshrined in Iran’s National Heritage registry list — a tradition that involves ending blood feuds between families by forcing a woman from one family to marry into the other.
Iranian Official Calls For Open Elections
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the head of Iran’s Expediency Council and a seasoned Islamic Republic politician, says “free and open elections would solve many of the current problems of the country.”
An Iranian Official: Fired Workers Either Lack the Desire to Work or Have too Many Expectations!
“Fired workers either somehow lack the desire to work or have too many expectations, reducing their productivity. The ability to fire such workers will create a sense of trust between employers and employees, reduce labor costs and increasing production.” said Rahim BanaMowlaee , Vice Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce at Alborz Province […]