Reza Entesari, imprisoned Gonabadi Dervish, last Wednesday midnight, was transferred to infirmary of ward 8 of Evin prison because of an heart attack. But due to the absence of a physician in prison infirmary, he was not examined and even electrocardiographic monitoring (ECG) has not been possible due to lack of facilities there. Although […]
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Officials Should Not Use Smartphones
Revolutionary Guard General Gholamreza Jalali, who heads Iran’s national civil defense organization told reporters that officials have access to classified information should not be using smartphones. ISNA student news agency reports that Jalali told reporters, “Official guidelines on this issue have been prepared which are in the process of approval. Because officials who are […]
Iran police chief criticises officials for social networking-report
Iran’s chief of police criticised officials on Monday for using blocked social networking sites, an indication that resistance remains against government plans to relax restrictions on such websites. Since his election in June, President Hassan Rouhani has developed a significant presence on Twitter to promote his messages in both English and Persian. Foreign Minister […]
“The president-elect should put an end to the unlawful conduct of state officials”
Shirin Ebadi, in her report for khordad 1392 [21 May to 21 June 2013] on the human rights situation in Iran:“The president-elect should put an end to the unlawful conduct of state officials” In her latest monthly report, Shirin Ebadi, the human rights defender and winner of Nobel Peace Prize in 2003, has reviewed […]
Western officials call for justice for Iranian opposition leaders
International protests against the house arrest of Iranian opposition leaders gained momentum this week, as the foreign ministries of France, Britain and the United States issued statements calling on Iranian authorities to end their arrest and the abuse directed at their families.
Dadkhah in Strong Spirits, Daughter Thanks Officials for Allowing Visit
Maryam Dadkhah, the daughter of human rights lawyer and prisoner of conscience Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that she was able to visit with her father on December 24 and 31, 2012, and that she found him to be in “strong spirits” and […]
Activists meet with judiciary officials about Sotoudeh
Scores of Iranian women’s rights activists have once again descended on the offices of the justice department, calling on the judiciary to respond to the demands of jailed lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, who has been on a hunger strike since October 17.
Officials slam ineffective relief delivery to disaster area
The representatives in Iranian Parliament for Eastern and Western Azerbaijan Provinces have criticized the government’s management of the earthquake emergency in northeastern Iran, while the Minister of Health announced that the number of fatalities from the two quakes that hit the country on Saturday has now reached 306.
JFI Urges EU to Sanction the Responsible Officials for Grave Violation of the Rights of the Arab Minority
In a statement issued today, Justice For Iran urged The European Commission to include all individual and legal entities responsible for the grave human rights violations committed by the Iranian authorities against Arab minorities in Iran,
Officials Should Stop Denying the Existence of Political Prisoners
Iranian officials should cease spreading lies and disinformation about the existence of political prisoners as they are simultaneously imprisoning hundreds for exercising their legal rights, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today.