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,…
Narges Mohammadi, the deputy head of the Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC) co-founded by Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi,…
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s semiofficial ISNA news agency is reporting that the policeman convicted of killing a blogger who died in…
Vienna, Mar 17, IRNA — A planned dinner between European Union foreign policy chief Catherine and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif…
Tehran Member of Parliament Mehdi Kochakzadeh has taken shots at the Ministry of Intelligence and the Foreign Ministry for allowing EU diplomat…
Tehran, March 12, IRNA – Speaker of the Iranian parliament (Majlis) Ali Larijani on Wednesday strongly criticized the “sneaky” meeting of the…
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…
The security officer who oversaw the case of Sattar Beheshti, the detained blogger who died three days into his arrest by Cyber…
The family of Sattar Beheshti, the jailed blogger who died while in the custody of cyber police, has decided not to pursue…
An Iranian court has rejected accusations of premeditated murder against a policeman over the death in custody of an opposition blogger, the…
Iran news headlines on Tuesday include ambiguity of Iranian president’s about his nuclear negotiator; issuing of indictments for defendants in case of Iranian…
TEHRAN, Aug.20 (MNA) – Indictments will be issued soon for the defendants accused of involvement in the death of Sattar Beheshti, an…
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 include Ahmadinejad granted statue of nuclear technology day; Expediency Council member: former Iranian presidents not to run…
The mother of an Iranian blogger who died in custody has called on Iranian officials to make their investigation into his death…
Iran’s parliament said the Tehran branch of the cyber police unit is responsible for the death in detention of a blogger who had…
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…
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s parliament is urging the judiciary to thoroughly investigate the death of a blogger in custody and monitor…
NCRI – The Iranian regime’s Cyber Police (FATA) said on Monday that had arrested a “14 year old blogger in city of…
For Iran, 2012 will go down as the year of economic woes. The mantra of the “enemy’s psychological war against Iran” will…
Iranian blogger Sattar Beheshti said he was receiving threats that his mother would soon be wearing black if he does not shut…
BEIRUT, Dec 26 (Reuters) – There was little about Sattar Beheshti that made him stand out in a working-class suburb south of…
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 police officers were detained in Iran, with connection to the death of a local blogger, Sattar Beheshti, ILNA reported. Judiciary Spokesman…
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state prosecutor has confirmed for the first time that a blogger who died in police custody last…
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, Colonel Mohammad Hasan Shokrian has been dismissed by the order of Police Chief Brigadier General Esmail Ahmadi-Moghaddam due to Sattar…
By Los Angeles Times The case of government critic Sattar Beheshti provides fuel for the bitter rivalry between loyalists to President Mahmoud…
By Reuters (Reuters) – A senior Iranian MP criticized the nation’s cyber security force for “violations” in the wake of the death…
By Trend Several people including prison guards and interrogation officers have been arrested in Iran, as part of the investigation of blogger…
By Reuters (Reuters) – Iran said on Thursday a blogger who died while in police custody may have lost his life as a result…
By The Guardian Mother of Sattar Beheshti, who died in custody, says campaign of intimidation has been launched against family The mother…
By Reuters (Reuters) – Iranian authorities have arrested seven people suspected of involvement in the death of a blogger in police custody, a…
By BBC News Three people are reported to have been arrested in connection with the death in police custody of Iranian blogger…
By The Guardian Iran’s parliament has agreed to hold an inquiry into the death of blogger Sattar Beheshti while in custody, according…
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…
Following the death of “Sattar Beheshti”, an Iranian blogger who was in custody of Iran’s cyber police (FATA), a group of Iranian…