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Sep 1, 2010
Chairwoman of European Parliament’s Subcommittee in Human Rights issued a statement calling for the immediate release of Iranian human rights activist, Shiva Nazar-Ahari.
According to Human Rights Reporters, Heidi Hautala has called for the release of Nazar-Ahari, spokesperson for the Committee of Human Rights Reporters of Iran and expressed grave concern over the legal proceedings against this detainee because some government sources are trying to link her to the dissident political group, People’s Mojahedin Organization, in order to charge her with “moharebeh” (rebellion against God) which carries the death penalty. |
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Sep 1, 2010
Written by Saeed Valadbaygi Iran News
A language professor at the Islamic Azad University of Bojnourd has been sentenced to three years in prison.
According to the Kaleme website, the three-year prison sentence for Hadi Hakim Shafaei was handed down by the second branch of the revolutionary court of the city of Bojnourd. Shafaei was found guilty of “acting against national security” (two years), “propagating against the establishment” (six months), and “insulting the leader” (six months).
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In the years following the Islamic Revolution in Iran the country went through such tumult that human rights violations gradually became the foremost concern for international organizations. The tortures and executions that took place in the eighties were only the beginning of such violations. These violations were exacerbated during the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and reached a climax in the aftermath of public protests to the tenth presidential election. During this suppressive period, hundreds of students, women’s right activists, workers, human rights activists, and politicians were arrested and imprisoned. All of these groups were condemned to heavy sentences and many people had to go through long prison terms and flee the country. |
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Washington
August 24, 2010
Freedom House is deeply concerned for the life of Iranian human rights activist, Shiva Nazar Ahari, who is scheduled to be tried on fraudulent charges before the Revolutionary Court in Iran on September 4, and demands the Iranian government release her immediately.
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While, since the beginning of the new Iranian year, the Majlis and the administration have had serious disagreements over issues ranging from implementation of the laws to Azad University to the subsidy reform plan, the Majlis and the administration participated in a joint meeting yesterday to display their readiness to resolve their differences. The meeting was held following remarks by ayatollah Khamenei on the importance of unity.
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By Thomas Erdbrink
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
TEHRAN -- A former Iranian prosecutor who for years was responsible for jailing dissidents and opposition members in the Islamic republic could now be taken to court over the 2009 killings of three opposition activists in a substandard prison, an attorney for one of the victims' families said Monday.
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The one year suspended imprisonment sentence of student activist Mahdiyeh Golrou which was served to her last December, has begun. |
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Iranian women’s rights activist Mahboubeh Karami was released from prison on Wednesday night |
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Administration’s Policies Unacceptable
In exclusive interviews with Rooz, three principalist lawmakers (idealogues from the president’s political faction) noted that “Ahmadinejad’s viewpoints are unacceptable to Majlis representatives” and declared that chief executive officer had to abide by the law.
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Rooz has conducted an exclusive interview about the latest condition of Kurdish political prisoner Rahim Rash with his son, Souran Rash. Rahim started his hunger strike 26 days ago to protest his arrest. Noting that his father’s condition is “severe,” Souran says, “My father was tortured at the Oroumieh jail and will continue his strike to protest the torture and his continued arrest. He is extremely slim and can’t walk on his own.”
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A female protester from Ashura(27 Dec 2009) got death sentence for filming anti-regimes protest in Iran
According to news received by “Human rights and Democracy activist in Iran” (HRDAI) Political prisoner Farah (almira) Vazehan one of the protesters arrested on Ashura-day (27 Dec 2009) has been condemned by a inhuman law to Execution!
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