Ahmad Ronaghi Maleki, the father of jailed blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, has threatened to set himself on fire in front of the prosecutor’s office in Tehran if the authorities refuse to release his son for necessary medical care. The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran reports that Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, who had been released […]
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Street vendor ban leads frustrated man to set himself on fire
Khorramshahr City Hall has expressed regret over the news that Younes Asakereh, a street vendor who set himself on fire in front of the city offices, made headlines across the country. Asakereh reportedly had been forbidden from continuing his business following a city decision to clear out street vendors. IRNA reports that Khorramshahr City […]
Self-immolation in front of the Majles in Teheran
A man belonging to the Yarsan (Ahl-e-hagh Derwishes) community immolated himself yesterday in front of Irans Parliament in Teheran. Mehriran.de – The man, Mohammed Genberi, is the third person belonging to the Yarsan community in three months time who burned himself in order to protest the violation of the rights and beliefs of the Yarsan. […]
Two Kurds die of self-immolation
Two followers of Ahl-e Haqq in Kurdistan set themselves on fire in protest to the persecution of another member of this group. Ahl-e Haqq is a religious minority whose members are mostly ethnic Kurds. According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on June 4, 2013, Hassan Razavi set himself on […]