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Iranian prisoners given furloughs for Norooz
Iranian authorities gave furloughs to a number of political prisoners on the occasion of the Iranian New Year and the arrival of Norooz. Reports also indicate that jailed journalist Jila Bani-Yaghoub was not allowed a leave, although her husband, Bahman Ahmadi Amouyi, another jailed journalist, was given leave. - 3/21/13
Iran: Rafsanjani's Daughter Released From Evin Prison
Political prisoner Faezeh Hashemi, the daughter of the head of Iran's Expediency Council, has been released after six months in Evin Prison. ILNA reports that Faezeh Hashemi was released on Tuesday March 19 at the end of her jail term, as her lawyer had previously announced. - 3/20/13
Leaders of top Iranian universities to be fired
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has instructed his Minister of Science and Technology to dismiss the heads of the Tehran and Tarbiat Modarres universities, referring to them as "possible security" concerns. - 3/18/13
Consequences of Lying to Government Officials and Agents
There have been some recent important federal and criminal cases involving Iranians with respect to violation of OFAC regulations and certain white-collar crimes which compel all of us to be aware of our individual and community rights and ways to avoid such acts which might be innocent or volitional. -Jamshid S. Irani, Esq - 3/18/13
Ancient Persian Ruler Influenced Thomas Jefferson, U.S. Democracy
The discovery of the Cyrus Cylinder was a hundred years in the future when Thomas Jefferson and other founders of the United States adopted the progressive ideas of the ancient Persian ruler Cyrus the Great. They knew of Cyrus through classical Greek writers and Biblical accounts. -Lea Terhune, IIP - 3/17/13
Iranian reformist figures arrested, no reason given
Opposition websites report that a group of top reformist figures has been arrested by Iranian authorities. The Kaleme website reports that former lawmaker Hossein Loghmanian and four other reformist activists were arrested en route from Hamedan to meet former president Mohammad Khatami in Tehran. - 3/17/13
In A Historic Declaration, UN Condemns Violence Against Women
Muslim and Western countries have approved a new United Nations declaration aimed at combatting violence against women and girls. The nonbinding declaration, adopted by consensus by the UN Commission on the Status of Women, says that violence against females cannot be justified or ignored by any "custom, tradition, or religious consideration." - 3/16/13
Iran: Mousavi's daughters get visit with detained parents
Iranian opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard were finally allowed a visit from their daughters on Wednesday March 13, under severe security measures. Mousavi's daughters have also been facing state pressure in the form of arrest and threats and they have been warned against informing the public about their parents' situation. - 3/16/13
Heavy security on call for Iranian election
The Tehran Governor said on Wednesday March 13 that 99 Basij battalions and 15,000 police officers are prepared to keep the peace during the presidential election in June. The last presidential election in 2009 led to mass street protests, when millions of protesters demonstrated peacefully in the streets to challenge the legitimacy of the vote count. - 3/15/13
Photos: Deprived Village of Golgah
The village of golgah is located in Maneh and Samalghan region in North Khorasan province of Iran. Life in this village hasn't moved forward into the 21st century, and the people living in this village are still deprived of basic necessities such as drinking water. The local river is the source of the water which is hauled to the village in pots and pans. - 3/14/13
UN's Iran Rights Rapporteur Says Sanctions Could Worsen Situation
The United Nations special rapporteur for human rights in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, says his work has had a positive impact on the rights situation in the Islamic republic. Shaheed, who earlier this week presented his latest report to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, told RFE/RL in an interview that the lives of several Iranians who were sentenced to death were spared because of his efforts. - 3/14/13
Drug shortage to force closure of Iranian operating rooms
The head of the Anesthesia and Special Care Association of Iran has warned that a number of operating rooms in various Iranian hospitals are facing closure due to a shortage of anesthesia. Mohammad Mehdi Ghiamat said: "With the approach of the New Year holidays, only emergency cases can be taken to operating rooms, and the situation for other patients will remain unclear." - 3/13/13
Cyrus Cylinder: Ancient Persia Foreshadowed Modern Values
The Cyrus Cylinder has left its British Museum repository for its first U.S. tour, beginning at the Smithsonian Institution's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington. "The Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia" showcases this 2,600-year-old archeological treasure amid other artifacts from the Achaemenid Empire (550-331 B.C.) founded by the Persian ruler Cyrus the Great. -Lea Terhune, IIP - 3/13/13
Iran: UN expert raises alarm over increased degree of seriousness of human rights violations
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, today expressed alarm with numerous allegations and reports he continue to receive about the current human rights situation in Iran, "which require to be addressed urgently." - 3/13/13
Call To Action: OURstory: Addressing the Middle East in the Classroom
Iranian parents and students can take action on a local level to help shape their school district's curriculum focusing on the Middle East. Through IAAB's "OURstory Campaign," members will address their local school districts' shortcomings regarding teaching about the Middle East. Click below to learn more and become a part of this campaign. - 3/13/13
Iran Targets Means Of Bypassing Online Censorship
Iran has stepped up its already tough Internet censorship policy by blocking the most popular antifiltering tool used by Iranians to access blocked websites. Beginning last week, Iranian authorities began blocking virtual private networks (VPNs), which an estimated 30 percent of the country's Internet users employ to get around state censorship. -Golnaz Esfandiari, RFE - 3/13/13
Iran's Maghreb daily shut down by press board
Iran's Press Supervisory Board has suspended the publishing licence of Maghreb daily alleging that the newspaper has violated legal limitations imposed on the press. Maghreb was introduced into the news kiosks last September and has held a critical stance toward state policies. It was shut down once in December for similar charges. - 3/12/13
Ancient Symbol of Human Rights Visits US
An ancient clay cylinder credited with containing the world's first declaration of human and religious rights, is touring the United States. Dating from the sixth century BCE, and smaller than an American football, the artifact is inscribed with proclamations from King Cyrus the Great of ancient Persia, present-day Iran, who ruled almost 2,600 years ago. - 3/12/13
Iran's National Internet launched, restrictions put on VPN use
In an interview with Radio Zamaneh, telecommunications and internet expert Moahmoud Tajalimehr speaks about the Iranian government's efforts to block VPN use as a part of its more general plan to create a closed internet space referred to as the "national Internet." - 3/12/13
ENEMIES OF THE INTERNET 2013: And the winners are...
For this year's "Enemies of the Internet" report, Reporters Without Borders has identified Five State Enemies of the Internet, five "spy" states that conduct systematic online surveillance that results in serious human rights violations. They are Syria, China, Iran, Bahrain and Vietnam. - 3/12/13
EU Expands List Of Targets For Iran Rights Sanctions
The European Union has imposed further sanctions against Iran for alleged human rights violations. EU foreign ministers, meeting in Brussels on March 11, added nine people to the list of Iranian nationals facing a travel ban and an assets freeze. - 3/12/13
Tehran official says disabled citizens need more support
Iran's Interior Ministry has failed to provide adequate support for the enhancement of public spaces for disabled Iranians, says a member of the Tehran Council for Improving Public Spaces. - 3/11/13
Trial continues for Iranian judicial officials accused in deaths
Saeed Mortazavi, the former Tehran Prosecutor, Hassan Zareh Dehnavi, also known as Judge Haddad, and Ali Akbar Heydarifar, the former deputy prosecutor, are three judiciary officials now facing charges in connection with the torture and death of detainees at Kahrizak Prison in 2009. - 3/11/13
Press Crackdown Continues in Iran: 3 Publications Banned, 3 Journalists Arrested
Continuing the latest crackdown on journalists that began on January 26, Iranian officials banned three publications in Tehran today (March 6) and arrested three more journalists this week. No official charges have been issued against the journalists or the publications. - 3/9/13
Iran Parliament Calls For End To Medical Drug Delays
Iranian Parliament has called on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to immediately free up the drugs that have been stalled in customs and allow them entry into the market. Iran has been facing serious drug shortages in recent months due to a lack of foreign currency, as international sanctions on Iranian banks have restricted financial transactions and the import of medical drugs. - 3/9/13
Iran: Death row prisoners in Ahwaz begin hunger strike
The Human Rights Reporters Committee said on Friday March 8 that the five prisoners sentenced to death - Hashem Shabaninejad, Hadi Rashedi, Mohammadali Amourinejad, and Jaber and Mokhtar Alboshokeh - along with another inmate who is sentenced to 20 years in jail, Rahman Asakereh, began a hunger strike on March 2 in protest against the conditions at Karoon Prison in Ahwaz. - 3/9/13
International Women's Day, 8 March 2013: Women's rights: time to turn decades of empty promises into concrete changes for women
Two key groups of independent experts within the United Nations Human Rights system urged world governments, on International Women's Day, to commit decisively to women's rights and turn decades of empty promises into concrete changes for women and girls around the world. - 3/8/13
Cherishing Gender Equality and Culture of Human Rights
The freedom from discrimination is well recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Article 2: "Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status..." - 3/8/13
Concern grows for missing jailed Iranian activist
An opposition website reports concerns over the whereabouts of jailed student activist Zia Nabavi, who after being summoned to court last Tuesday was not returned to his cell. The Kaleme website reports that Zia Nabavi was taken to court from Ahvaz Prison, where he is serving a 10-year prison sentence, and he has not been returned to prison since. - 3/8/13
Grieving Iranian mother threatens public suicide if justice denied
The mother of Sattar Beheshti, the Iranian blogger who was pronounced dead five days after his arrest by the Iranian Cyber Police, has threatened to commit suicide in public if the authorities don't start proceedings against those responsible for her son's death. - 3/7/13
Pro-Reform Journalists Arrested In Iran
Two pro-reform journalists have been arrested in Iran. The journalists for the "Maghreb" newspaper were reported detained on March 6. ISNA, the Iranian Students' News Agency, said managing director Mohammad Mehdi Emami Nasseri and political editor Alireza Aghaeirad were detained by agents from the Tehran prosecutor's office. - 3/7/13
New UN report calls for release of seven imprisoned Baha'i leaders
The UN's independent investigator on Iran has called for the immediate release of seven imprisoned Baha'i leaders, asking that Iran "fully honor" its legal commitments to freedom of religion or belief. The plea came last week from Ahmed Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, in his annual report to the Human Rights Council, which is based in Geneva. - 3/6/13
Iran says journalist crackdown foils enemies' plans
Iran's Intelligence Minister says recently detained journalists are "puppets of world arrogance" and their arrests have created "havoc" in the network of the country's enemies. IRNA reports that Heydar Moslehi said on Monday March 4: "Some domestic media were linked to anti-Revolutionary networks, and identifying them has once again led to the defeat of our enemies' programs." - 3/5/13
Iranian activist Shiva Nazar-Ahari nominated for award
The Human Rights Reporters Committee writes that Nazar-Ahari is one of nine reporters, bloggers and cyber space activists nominated for the 2013 Netizen Award, which will be awarded by Reporters Without Borders and Google on March 12 to mark the World Day Against Cyber-Censorship. - 3/4/13
Blocking Medicine to Iran
Patients in Iran are dying of treatable diseases because of shortages in life-saving medicines. The past year has been nothing short of catastrophic for the Iranian health-care sector: Imports from American and European drug makers in 2012 were down by an estimated 30 percent since 2011, and they continue to fall. -Siamak Namazi, NY Times - 3/4/13
More Iranian Journalists Released
Soleyman Mohammadi and Pejman Mousavi, two of the recently detained journalists, were released on Saturday March 2, the opposition website Kaleme reports. Mohammadi and Mousavi, both on the staff of the Bahar daily, were arrested on February 1 in a wave of journalist arrests initiated by the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence. - 3/3/13
Iranian Lawyers Call on Iranian Authorities to Cease Infringements on Independence of Legal Profession in Iran
On the occasion of Defense Lawyers' Day (February 25th) in Iran, a group of 35 Iranian defense and human rights lawyers has published an open letter calling on the authorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) to cease infringements on the independence of Iran's legal profession. - 3/1/13
Former Tehran prosecutor faces serious charge after all
Saeed Mortazavi, the former Tehran prosecutor, has been indicted on the charge of "complicity in murder" in the death of Mahmmad Kamrani, one of the three detainees who were killed under torture in Kahrizak Prison in 2009. - 2/28/13
Political Payback Or Justice For Tehran's 'Butcher Of The Press'?
Years after three young men were tortured to death after being detained for participating in mass protests that followed Iran's 2009 presidential election, the man held responsible has finally gone on trial. Outside observers of the closed-door trial, however, hold out little hope for justice. -Golnaz Esfandiari and Mohammad Zarghami, RFE - 2/27/13
Iran: Harshest charges evaded in Kahrizak case
Saeed Mortazavi, the notorious former Tehran Prosecutor, has been indicted for "participating in unlawful detentions" and "assistance in setting up false reports or encouraging such actions in relevant officials", but formerly mentioned charges of "conspiring in murder and torture" have been dropped from his list of charges. - 2/26/13
Two more Iranian journalists released from arrest wave
Iranian authorities have released Reyhaneh Tabatabayi and Akbar Montakhabi, two more journalist who were arrested in the wave of arrests that swept over employees of reformist newspapers and websites. - 2/26/13
More detained Iranian journalists released
Detained journalists Emili Amrayi and Narges Joudaki were released from Evin Prison on Sunday February 24. The two journalists were arrested on January 28 along with at least 10 of their colleagues, all involved with reformist newspapers and publications. While some of the journalists caught in the recent wave of arrests have been released, many remain incarcerated. - 2/25/13
Workplace fatalities on the rise in Iran
Iranian media reported on Saturday February 23 that in the past 10 months, according to a report by the coroner's office, 1,517 people have been killed in workplace accidents, which represents a 14-percent increase over similar statistics last year. - 2/24/13
Proposed Bill To Limit Iranian Women's Travel Reportedly Canceled
The proposed changes to the country's passport law were introduced in the 290-seat Majlis last year and would have required single women up to the age of 40 to obtain official permission from their father or male guardian before they could acquire foreign travel documents. -Golnaz Esfandiari, RFE - 2/23/13
Sentencing of jailed Iranian lawyer Mohammad Seifzadeh surprises family
Fatemeh Golzar, the jailed lawyer's wife, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran: "Just when we were expecting that he would be finally released, the court's ruling was reported to us, and he has been sentenced to six year in jail." - 2/23/13
Iranian security forces disrupt dervish protest
Gonabadi dervishes gathered in front of Evin Prison today in support of jailed dervishes and their lawyers. The Majzooban-e Noor website reports that some of the protesters were briefly arrested by security forces, and some reports even indicate the dervishes were mistreated. - 2/22/13
Former Iranian president meets with Mousavi daughters
Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami and his wife have met with the daughters of Mir Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard, the Iranian opposition leaders who have been under house arrest since February of 2011. Kaleme reports that on Thursday February 21, Khatami met with the Mousavi daughters and expressed his concern regarding their recent harsh treatment by Iranian authorities. - 2/22/13
Iran: Media crackdown continues with journalist's arrest
Another Iranian journalist, Ehsan Mazandarani, was arrested on Wednesday February 20, joining the wave of arrests that began in late January. Meanwhile, Hossein Yaghchi, one of journalists arrested during that time, was released yesterday after three weeks in jail. - 2/21/13
Iranian political prisoner linked to exposing Kahrizak crimes released
Mohammad Davari, the Iranian political prisoner and editor-in-chief of Saham News, was released on Wednesday February 20 after three and a half years in jail. Davari was arrested in September of 2009 and had not been given a day of furlough until his release yesterday, Kaleme reports. - 2/21/13
Cyrus, Ben-Gurion and Ben-Zion
By all accounts. Cyrus was a magnanimous man and the archetype of a wise ruler. The policies that he introduced did indeed promote religious tolerance, and the right for communities to live according to their own laws and beliefs. What Cyrus promoted is a model to be emulated and not criticized. One must be grateful that Neil MacGregor delivered his TED talk, and is allowing the Cyrus Cylinder to tour the United States of America. -Abolala Soudavar - 2/20/13
Iran claims BBC hosts "anti-revolutionary" network
The Iranian Intelligence Ministry released a statement on Tuesday February 19 referring to the "discovery of a media network" that, according to the ministry, is based inside BBC News and is linked to several Iranian reformist websites, such as Jaras and Kaleme. Iranian media report that the announcement indicates that recently detained journalists have been investigated regarding this matter and four others have allegedly fled. - 2/20/13
More detained Iranian journalists released until trial
Javad Deliri, the detained editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper Etemad, was released on bail from Tehran's Evin Prison on Monday February 18. The Etemad daily confirmed Deliri's release on bail today. The Tehran Prosecutor announced on Monday that as the investigation of their cases is completed, the detainees will be released on appropriate bail until their trial dates. - 2/19/13
Second Iranian journalist released after wave of arrests
Fatemeh Sagharchi, one of many journalists arrested in the past month in Iran, was released on bail yesterday. Iranian media report that the Jamaran website editor was released from Evin Prison on February 17 on bail of 1.2-billion rials. In late January, 17 journalists were arrested by Iranian security forces, and so far, only Sagharchi and another detainee, Motahareh Shafii, have been released. - 2/17/13
U.S. and EU Call For Release Of Iranian Opposition Leaders
The United States is joining calls for the release of two Iranian opposition leaders who were put under house arrest two years ago. The State Department noted Mir Hossein Musavi and Mehdi Karrubi have not been charged with any crimes since being detained in 2011. Musavi's wife, Zahra Rahnavard, a women's rights activist, is also under house arrest. - 2/15/13
Privacy Advocates Prepare New Fight Against US Cyber Bill
U.S. privacy and technology activists are preparing for a new round of fighting against an information-sharing bill they say will let private companies help the government spy on the American public. Supporters say CISPA will help the government defend private companies and federal agencies from cyber attacks from countries like Iran and China, as well as hacker groups like Anonymous. -Kate Woodsome, VOA - 2/15/13
Iran Tightens Controls On Online Expression Ahead Of June Vote
Iran appears to be taking measures to tighten online censorship ahead of its presidential vote. In recent days, a long list of online activities has been designated as criminal, including calling for an election boycott, organizing sit-ins or protests, and insulting presidential candidates. - 2/14/13
Iranian Opposition Leaders' Daughters Summoned to Evin Prison Again
Kaleme Website reports that Kokab and Narges Mousavi, the daughters of Iranian opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard, have once again been summoned to Evin Prison for questioning. The opposition website reports that Kokab Mousavi is summoned for Thursday February 14 and Narges Mousavi on the following Saturday. - 2/14/13
Medicine at Center of Debate as Iran Sanctions Tighten
Earlier this month, the U.S. government announced tighter sanctions on Iran. In particular, the actions would further limit Iran's access to oil revenues "by restricting Iran's ability to use oil revenue held in foreign financial institutions as well as preventing repatriation of those funds to Iran." -Negar Mortazavi, VOA - 2/14/13
Report: Sanctions Are Primary Cause of Iranian Medicine Shortage
Sanctions imposed by the West are the leading cause of medicine shortages in Iran according to a report published by the Woodrow Wilson Center. While the report points to structural problems in Iran's pharmaceutical sector as well as mismanagement and corruption by the Iranian government as contributing factors, it determines that these are far outweighed by the consequences of American and European sanctions. -Nadia Hakim - 2/13/13
Iran: UN experts call for immediate release of key opposition leaders ahead of presidential elections
On the second anniversary of the house arrest, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association and the Chair-Rapporteur of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention called for the immediate release of two key opposition leaders in Iran, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi and their family members. - 2/12/13
News of death brings heart attack to jailed Iranian journalist
Jailed journalist Mohammad Davari has suffered a heart attack in Evin Prison after hearing the news of his brother's death. The Kaleme website reports that Mohammad Davari, a teacher and former editor-in-chief of Saham News, suffered a heart attack on February 11 upon hearing the news of his brother's passing. - 2/12/13
Daughters of Iranian Opposition Leaders Released
Zahra and Narges Mousavi, the daughters of Mir Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard, have been released after hours of questioning by Evin Prison interrogators. The news of their release was confirmed by one of the Mousavi relatives according to ISNA. - 2/12/13
Organizations Call for Obama to Allow Medicine and Humanitarian Trade with Iran
Twenty-five organizations called on President Obama to ensure that existing U.S. sanctions on Iran do not block access for medicine, food, and basic humanitarian goods for Iranian civilians. In a letter led by the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) and signed by NIAC and other anti-war, human rights, and humanitarian organizations, the groups urged the President to exempt humanitarian transactions from sanctions against Iran's banking sector. - 2/11/13
Daughters of Iranian Opposition Leaders Arrested
Zahra and Nargess Mousavi, the daughters of Mir Hossein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard, who are Iranian opposition leaders under house arrest, were arrested on Monday morning February 11. Two weeks ago, the daughters of Mousavi and Rahnavard spoke out once again against the house arrest of their parents, saying their situation is no different than a "kidnapping." - 2/11/13
Shirin Ebadi: Iran's Judiciary Is a Subsidiary of the Intelligence Ministry
Following the arrest of Saeed Mortazavi, Tehran's former press court judge and prosecutor, Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, "The timing and the manner of arrest of Saeed Mortazavi, a suspect in the Kahrizak Detention Center case and the Zahra Kazemi murder case, once again showed that the Judiciary has lost its independence and is not capable of carrying out justice." - 2/11/13
Iran: Clerics and Religious Students Face Accusations
While election posturing is already the preoccupation of many Iranian politicians and "wanna bes", clerics and student followers of influential right-wing cleric ayatollah Mohammad Taghi Mesbah, who enjoy connections inside Iran's security-military establishment, are clearly expanding their efforts to tighten their controls over clerics in the country. -Bahram Rafiei, Rooz - 2/9/13
Veteran activist says Iranians still under tyranny
Iranian political prisoner Abolfazl Ghadiyani has issued an open letter from prison, saying the Iranian Revolution failed because "absolute monarchy was reproduced as the absolute leadership of the Faqih (the expert cleric). - 2/9/13
Final judgement in the Iran Tribunal published
The final judgement from the Iran Tribunal has been published following the second phase of the people's court process held at the Peace Palace in The Hague between 25-27 October 2012. This judgement has created a legal precedent of state responsibility for crimes against humanity in a breach of international law as defined by the 2002 Rome Statute - 2/7/13
Born In An Iranian Prison -- And Into A Lifetime Of Consequences
A young prisoner sat blindfolded, facing a wall in Tehran's Evin prison. It was April 2010, nearly a year after the disputed presidential victory of Mahmud Ahmedinejad sparked massive street protests and thousands of arrests. The room was silent, but suddenly he heard a voice, closer than he would have expected. -Vahid Pour Ostad, RFE - 2/7/13
Iran repeats accusations against detained journalists
Iran's Ministry of Intelligence has issued a second statement regarding the arrest of a number of journalists in the past week, once again accusing them of having links to foreign media. "The central core of this network is in London with direct collaboration from three workgroups in Brussels, Paris and Istanbul," the ministry writes. - 2/6/13
UN To Iran: Stop Journalist Arrests
Several UN human rights experts have called on Iranian authorities to immediately stop a recent wave of journalist arrests and to release those already detained. The experts said in a statement that security forces arrested 17 mostly independent journalists last week and raided the offices of five newspapers. - 2/5/13
"Iranian Mothers for Peace" Alert the World on Sanctions and Shortage of Medicines
"Iranian Mothers for Peace," in an open letter of January 2013 to Mr. Ban Ki-moon, the UN Secretary General, and Dr. Margaret Chan, the Director General of the World Heath Organization, have alerted the responsible world bodies and human rights organizations to the critical shortage of vital medication due to the US/EU-led sanctions on Iran and their deadly impact on the lives and health of the Iranian population. -Farid Marjai and Mehrnaz Shahabi - 2/3/13
Kayhan Publishes Charges Against Detained Iranian Journalists
Arrests and summons of journalists continue. But no official explanation for the arrests, where the journalists are being held or their conditions have been announced by judiciary officials. In contrast, pro-government newspapers have published their own charges against the journalists accusing them of having contacts with "foreign enemy media." -Fereshteh Ghazi, Rooz - 2/3/13
"Oppression Dehumanizes"
The system of oppression dehumanizes everyone and suffocates humanity. "... we can't say that one person liberates himself, or another, but that people in communion liberate each other." - 2/3/13
Iranian Students Hit by Sanctions on Schools, Banks
Iranian students are facing new obstacles to pay for college tuition and even to enroll in universities in the U.S. and Europe due to increasingly broad sanctions. A university in the Czech Republic recently notified an Iranian applicant that, due to EU sanctions, the school would not be accepting any Iranian students, in a letter publicized last week. -Brett Cox, NIAC - 2/1/13
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