World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in December 1993 to be observed on May 3rd. World Press Freedom Day was marked in 2016 with the theme of “Access to Information and Fundamental Freedoms – This Is Your Right!” by A e Dere e (France) Share this: Let's block ads! (Why?)

The family of jailed lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani has expressed serious conce regarding the failure of prison authorities to provide him with adequate medical care. On Tuesday May 4, the family reported that in the past five years of imprisonment, he has only been allowed a four-day furlough and autho...

Iranian artist and activist Atena Farghdani was released from Evin Prison on Tuesday May 3. Atena Farghdani The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reports that according to her lawyer, Farghdani was released after having served her sentence. Her lawyer reported last week that the appeals cou...

Fars provincial authorities report that 57 people were arrested in co ection with the violence that broke out on election day in the second round of voting on Friday April 28 in Mamasani. In a report on ILNA, the head of the Fars Justice Department said the suspects have been charged with ”disturbin...

Iran’s Supreme Leader has spoken out against Iranians travelling to destinations such as Antalya in Turkey and called for a ban on the advertisement of such trips. The Javan News Agency reported on Monday May 2 that Ayatollah Khamenei has described Antalya, Turkey as a place of “vice and debauchery”...

The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reports that 27 Su i prisoners in Karaj Rejai Shahr Prison are in imminent danger of execution. Rejai Shahr Prison HRANA reported on Saturday April 30 that the head of section 4 of Rejai Shahr Prison has informed 27 Su i prisoners in that section that t...

Asad Binakhahi

The head of Iran’s Workers’ House opened Workers’ Day events by speaking of the lack of job security for hundreds of thousands of Iranian workers. Alireza Mahjoub said in addition to low wages, the workers’ community is in constant turmoil due to the prevalence of temporary contracts. Iranian worker...

With the victory of four more women in the second round of parliamentary elections, the number of women in the 10th Iranian parliament reached 17, which is a record high for the Islamic Republic. Iranian media report that Massoumeh Aghapour, Samieh Mahmoudi, Zahra Sai and Khadijeh Rabii managed to w...

According to the latest reports, 42 more reformists found their way into the 10th Parliament in the second round of elections held on April 29. ILNA reports that of the 68 seats left to be filled in the coming Parliament, 42 were taken by reformists, 12 by conservatives and another 12 by independent...

Reza Jozani

by Mitra Fakhim The days leading to the Inte ational Workers Day in Iran has been eventful. Official events were weeklong and the independent labour organizations which do not fit into the official framework prepared for the day issuing statements and resolutions and came up with i ovative ways of a...

Unofficial results of the second round of parliamentary elections indicate that reformists are once more leading in most ridings. Four women, two independents and two reformists, in Shahreza, Borojen, Shabestar and Tabirz have won seats in parliament. Elections Office a ounced that the counting has ...

Hossein Zolfaqari, the deputy head of the Interior Ministry’s Security Department in the city of Mamasani in Fars Province, has a ounced that four people were injured in a shooting incident and 25 people were arrested. According to Zolfaqari, the incident was not “security related” and involved “alt...

April 29, 2016 at 3:22 pm Voters in 121 cities went to polling stations today to vote in the second round of elections for their representatives in Parliament. The second round of elections began on April 29, with 136 candidates vying for 68 seats. Reformist and moderate candidates across the countr...

The Rohani administration has reacted to the a ouncement that the police department plans to deploy secret police to monitor the public’s social behaviour. On his trip to Semnan, when asked about the 7,000 undercover morality police perso el being deployed, he said the executive branch was not invol...

After Gholamali Haddad Adel, the top conservative parliamentary candidate in Tehran, accused the administration of interfering in the election process, the interior ministry rejected the accusations and said no evidence has been provided to back such allegations. Gholamali Haddad Adel In a meeting o...

Violence erupted in a number of ridings in the past week as candidates campaigned in the second round of elections. Reformist and moderate candidates campaigning in Tabriz and Khorramabad faced conflict on Tuesday. The Shargh daily reports that the Omid (Hope) list candidate, a term used to distingu...

April 28, 2016 at 2:15 pm Saeed Hoseinzadeh Movahed, an Iranian political prisoner who was released in March for medical reasons, has been reportedly summoned back to Evin Prison. Saeed Hoseinzadeh Reports indicate that Hoseinzadeh suffered a series of medical problems during his imprisonment includ...

An Iranian asylum seeker set himself on fire in Nauru, a camp for refugees seeking asylum in Australia, on Wednesday April 27. (archival) Canberra reports that in addition to the Iranian migrant, another four asylum seekers also attempted suicide during a visit by United Nations officials. The Austr...