amnesty.org – The Iranian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Farhad Meysami, a human rights defender campaigning for women’s rights, who is being held in the medical clinic at Evin prison in Tehran against his will to pressure him into ending his hunger strike, said Amnesty International. Farhad Meysami, a medical doctor, was detained in July for supporting a campaign …
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Abducted by the authorities, teacher activist taken to Psychiatry Hospital
iran-hrm – Hashem Khastar, a teachers’ union leader who was abducted yesterday by members of the Ministry of Intelligence has been kept in custody while hospitalized at the Ibn-Sina Psychiatric Hospital in Mashhad, northeast Iran, according to his wife, Sedigheh Maleki.
Read More »Widespread arrests of activists in Khuzestan following military parade attack continue
iran-hrm – Iranian authorities continue to arrest Arab activists in the cities of Ahvaz, Khoramshahr, Sosangerd, and Abadan following an attack on a military parade in late September in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, the capital of Khuzestan province.
Read More »Discrimination and Lacking Accessibility Prevent Blind People From Obtaining Employment in Iran
iranhumanrights – Every October 15 is marked in Iran by White Cane Safety Day, which according to the National Federation of the Blind, is dedicated to raising awareness about safety and independence for people living with blindness and partial sight.
Read More »Iranian Authorities Consider Street Concerts to Raise Public Confidence
radiozamaneh – Iranian authorities are going to issue permits for street concerts according to a statement from a Tehran City Councillor. The permit has to be reportedly issued by the Ministry of Guidance as well as local security forces.
Read More »More Forex Traders Arrested As Iran’s Currency Remains In Trouble
payvand – Iran’s currency has lost its value five-fold since March, as U.S. sanctions have dealt a heavy blow to economic confidence among people and businesses.
Read More »Sinopec, CNPC To Skip Iran Oil Bookings for Nov as U.S. Sanctions Near
radiofarda – Sinopec Group and China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), the country’s top state-owned refiners, have not made any nominations to load Iranian oil for November because of concerns they would be violating U.S. sanctions, said two persons with direct knowledge of the matter.
Read More »Iran Accuses Saudi Arabia Of Joining U.S. Sanctions To Distract From Journalist’s Killing
rferl.org – A top Iranian commander is accusing Saudi Arabia of trying to distract from its killing of a prominent Saudi journalist in Istanbul by joining with the United States in a new round of sanctions on Iran.
Read More »Iran Executions: Prisoner Hanged at Sirjan Prison
iranhr.net – A prisoner was executed on a murder charge at Sirjan Central Prison last Thursday. Sirjan is a city and the capital of Sirjan County in the Iranian province of Kerman.
Read More »Iran issues jail sentences for young women arrested during August protests
iran-hrm – The Iranian Judiciary issued prison sentence from 6 months to 12 months for five young women for participating in protests last August, reports from Iran say.
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