Leading human rights defender arrested In Iran
Narges Mohammadi, the deputy head of the Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC) co-founded by Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi,…
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Iran policeman gets 3 years over death of blogger
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s semiofficial ISNA news agency is reporting that the policeman convicted of killing a blogger who died in…
Ashtonˈs unsanctioned Tehran meeting mars dinner with Zarif
Vienna, Mar 17, IRNA — A planned dinner between European Union foreign policy chief Catherine and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif…
EU diplomat’s meeting with Iranian activists stirs controversy
Tehran Member of Parliament Mehdi Kochakzadeh has taken shots at the Ministry of Intelligence and the Foreign Ministry for allowing EU diplomat…
Larijani lambasts EU officials secret meeting in Tehran
Tehran, March 12, IRNA – Speaker of the Iranian parliament (Majlis) Ali Larijani on Wednesday strongly criticized the “sneaky” meeting of the…
EU’s Ashton sparks controversy in Iran for meeting with women
TEHRAN — The highest-level European diplomatic visit to Iran in six years has ended, but controversy remained Tuesday about the European Union envoy’s meeting…
Security officer charged with manslaughter in Beheshti case
The security officer who oversaw the case of Sattar Beheshti, the detained blogger who died three days into his arrest by Cyber…
Dead blogger’s family abandons manslaughter case
The family of Sattar Beheshti, the jailed blogger who died while in the custody of cyber police, has decided not to pursue…
Iran rejects case against policeman over blogger death
An Iranian court has rejected accusations of premeditated murder against a policeman over the death in custody of an opposition blogger, the…
Iran dismisses reports on appointment of new chief negotiator
Iran news headlines on Tuesday include ambiguity of Iranian president’s about his nuclear negotiator; issuing of indictments for defendants in case of Iranian…
Indictments to be issued for defendants in case of Iranian blogger’s death
TEHRAN, Aug.20 (MNA) – Indictments will be issued soon for the defendants accused of involvement in the death of Sattar Beheshti, an…
Iran today: Tehran drumbeat for nuclear “engagement” gets louder
It is only two weeks since President Rouhani took office, but his foreign-policy line is well-established: Iran wants — and will promote…
Today’s top stories in Iran, 09-04-2013
Today’s top stories in Iran include Ahmadinejad granted statue of nuclear technology day; Expediency Council member: former Iranian presidents not to run…
Mother of Iranian blogger who died in prison calls for public investigation
The mother of an Iranian blogger who died in custody has called on Iranian officials to make their investigation into his death…
Iran lawmakers find cyber police guilty of blogger death: Mehr
Iran’s parliament said the Tehran branch of the cyber police unit is responsible for the death in detention of a blogger who had…
Iranian parliament calls for inquiry over blogger’s death
Iran news headlines on Sunday include Iran’s Majlis calling for inquiry over Sattar Beheshti death; Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani remarks over slim chance of…
Iran’s parliament seeks special investigation into blogger death
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s parliament is urging the judiciary to thoroughly investigate the death of a blogger in custody and monitor…
Iran: 14 year old blogger arrested
NCRI – The Iranian regime’s Cyber Police (FATA) said on Monday that had arrested a “14 year old blogger in city of…
Iran in 2012: A year in review
For Iran, 2012 will go down as the year of economic woes. The mantra of the “enemy’s psychological war against Iran” will…
Iran resumes its war on bloggers
Iranian blogger Sattar Beheshti said he was receiving threats that his mother would soon be wearing black if he does not shut…
Blogger’s death stirs political hornet’s nest in Iran
BEIRUT, Dec 26 (Reuters) – There was little about Sattar Beheshti that made him stand out in a working-class suburb south of…
Photos: Iran in the past week
1st December _ 6 December Pictures below show Iran events in the past week, including firing Tehran’s cyber police chief due to Sattar Beheshti…
Seven people detained in connection with Iranian blogger’s death
Seven police officers were detained in Iran, with connection to the death of a local blogger, Sattar Beheshti, ILNA reported. Judiciary Spokesman…
Iran says blogger who died in custody was beaten
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state prosecutor has confirmed for the first time that a blogger who died in police custody last…
Tehran’s cyber police chief dismissed from his post
Iran news headlines on Saturday include firing Tehran’s cyber police chief due to Sattar Beheshti death case, Egypt rejection to Iranian official visiting Gaza,…
Tehran’s cyber police chief dismissed from his position
Tehran’s cyber police chief, Colonel Mohammad Hasan Shokrian has been dismissed by the order of Police Chief Brigadier General Esmail Ahmadi-Moghaddam due to Sattar…
Iran blogger’s death in prison sets off blame game
By Los Angeles Times The case of government critic Sattar Beheshti provides fuel for the bitter rivalry between loyalists to President Mahmoud…
Iranian MP decries cyber police “violations” over blogger’s death
By Reuters (Reuters) – A senior Iranian MP criticized the nation’s cyber security force for “violations” in the wake of the death…
Iran arrests several people during investigation of local blogger’s death
By Trend Several people including prison guards and interrogation officers have been arrested in Iran, as part of the investigation of blogger…
Iran says blogger may have died as a result of “shock”: report
By Reuters (Reuters) – Iran said on Thursday a blogger who died while in police custody may have lost his life as a result…
Iranian blogger’s mother accuses authorities of killing him
By The Guardian Mother of Sattar Beheshti, who died in custody, says campaign of intimidation has been launched against family The mother…
Iran detains seven people over blogger’s death
By Reuters (Reuters) – Iranian authorities have arrested seven people suspected of involvement in the death of a blogger in police custody, a…
‘Three arrested’ over death of Iranian blogger Beheshti
By BBC News Three people are reported to have been arrested in connection with the death in police custody of Iranian blogger…
Iranian politicians call for inquiry into blogger’s death in jail
By The Guardian Iran’s parliament has agreed to hold an inquiry into the death of blogger Sattar Beheshti while in custody, according…
3 interrogators of Sattar Beheshti arrested
Following the firm order of Sadeq Larijani head of Iran’s judiciary for speedy probe of Sattar Beheshti’s death case, 3 person who were responsible…
Intense reactions to death of Iranian blogger in custody
Following the death of “Sattar Beheshti”, an Iranian blogger who was in custody of Iran’s cyber police (FATA), a group of Iranian…