PayvandNews- More than 700 Iranian celebrities and environmentalists have signed a letter calling on President Hassan Rouhani to legally shed light on the case of 13 environmental activists arrested on espionage charges some 90 days ago.

PayvandNews – Mina Sadati has won the Tiantan for best supporting actress for her role in Iranian drama “Searing Summer” at the Beijing International Film Festival in China. She received the award during the closing ceremony of the event in the Chinese capital on Sunday, the organizers announced. Directed by Ebrahim Irajzad, the movie is about Nasrin (Sadati) whose domestic …

Shabtabnews – Warnings to the Sufis in Iran and in the rest of the world:

Radiofarda – Tehran’s representative in parliament has criticized the intelligence arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), accusing it of rights abuses.

Radiofarda  – Iran is facing its harshest drought in the last 50 years, and nearly half the country’s population will soon face water shortages, according to the Energy Ministry.

Radiofarda – Two weeks after the Rouhani administration introduced its new foreign exchange policy of a single rate for US dollar, travellers and businesses complain that foreign currency is not available at the government-imposed rate of 42,000 rials for a dollar. Vice-President Ali Asghar Mounesan told the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) on Monday April 23 that travel agents have …

Iran-HRM – At least five prisoners were hanged today in Central Prison of Urmia. Four of the victims were identified as Tayeb Sheikh-Nejad, Ghader Mohammad Hassan, Islam Rashidpour and Soltan. All of the victims who were found guilty of murder, had a last visit with their families on Sunday.

Iran-HRM – Yarsan woman Shokoufeh Yadollahi,  who was violently arrested and imprisoned in Qarchak Prison of Varamin needs urgent medical care and treatment.

Iran-HRM – No report is available of the status and whereabouts of two Ahwazi Arab women who were arrested during the Iran’s Ahwaz protests against ethnic discrimination and slurs by officials against the country’s Arab community. Ezzat Ka’abi and Nadia Mohammadi Pour, both from Ahwaz were arrested 20 days ago and taken to an unknown location. The women’s families have …

Iran-HRM – According to reports, interrogators of the Ministry of Intelligence transferred an ailing political prisoner who was hospitalized back to Kashan Prison despite doctors’ objections.