Al-Monitor – Two weeks before the Iranian New Year, which begins on March 21, lawmakers in Tehran are maneuvering to impeach three members of moderate President Hassan Rouhani’s administration. Intriguingly, Reformist parliamentarians appear to be spearheading the move. Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare Ali Rabiee, Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi, and Mahmoud Hojjati, the agriculture …

PayvandNews – The 19th-century Tabib Shushtari mansion has recently been repurposed into a boutique hotel after being fully restored. The mansion is located in the ancient city of Shushtar, southwest Iran. Tabib Shushtari Traditional Hotel www.tabibhouse.com “Being the first traditional residence in Shushtar, it has 10 rooms with a capacity to accommodate 39 people …. a considerable feature of the place is …

24 Members of the European Parliament published a Public Appeal condemning the massive repression of the Gonabadi Dervishes and their spiritual leader Mr Noorali Tabandeh in Iran on 7th of March 2018. The appeal explains the current situation of the Gonabadi Dervishes: On February 19, the Iranian authorities attacked the Gonabadi Sufi protesters in Tehran during their peaceful protest against the detention …

RadioFarda – The president of the Imam Khomeini Relief Committee (IKRC) says the number of applicants seeking assistance from the charity has nearly gone up 50 percent.

Iran-HRM – The Iranian regime’s head of judiciary in Khuzestan province claimed that the gathering and guild protests of the workers of National Steel Industrial Group of Iran “do not comply with the law” and added: “Our patience is limited and if the gatherings persist, we have to deal with them.”

Radiofarda – After six days of detention, eight workers from the Iran National Steel Industrial Group (INSIG) were released on bail on March 6, reported the website of the Iran Free Trade Union (IFTU).

Radiofarda – Twenty-four members of the Iranian Parliament (Majles) have tabled a motion on March 6 to impeach two of President Hassan Rouhani’s ministers: Labor and Social Welfare Minister Ali Rabi’i, and Roads and Urban Planning Minister Abbas Akhundi.

Radiofarda – The U.S. Department of State Spokesperson Heather Nauert has expressed regret over the death of Mohammad Raji in custody, in Tehran.

Iran-HRM – There is no information available on the condition of more than 50 Gonabadi Dervishes detained in Fashafuyeh Prison, south of Tehran. According to the families of these Dervishes, prison authorities have been summoning Dervishes in groups of 5 to 10 over the past few days and have transferred them to an unknown location. After 3 days, these Dervishes …

Iran-HRM – Manouchehr Kokabi, a Gonabadi Dervish living in Tehran, was detained in his home by security forces on March 4.