Bits of news
Spy vs Spy
Mainstream media is reporting that a 55-year old woman has been arrested in Iran for spying. EA WorldView urges restraint, pointing out that there is only one source for the report at the moment.
No Valentine's Day in Iran
No Valentine’s Day in Iran: The IRI once again proves that its heart is “two sizes too small” as it bans the celebration of Valentine’s Day in Iran.
Hivos Concerned about Treatment of Peaceful Activists
Hivos expresses concern about the conviction of two women held for six months simply for collecting signatures as part of the one-million signature campaign, a campaign to change Iran’s discriminatory laws against women. This is the first time that the judicia
“Confessions of Prisoners not Valid”
The Financial Times reports that Grand Ayatollah Hossein Vahid Khorasani has told his students that the confessions of prisoners are not valid in courts of law. “Confessions of prisoners have no validity, and if a judge uses confessions for issuing verdicts th
Iranian-Kurdish Law Student’s Execution Stayed
The execution of Habibollah Latifi has been stayed. His sister reports that many demonstrators showed up to protest the execution, “Security forces have threatened the demonstrators [and told them] to disperse, but [this]was not accepted by the people until th
Rising Prices Hurt in Iran
The Washington Post reports on the economic situation in Iran. Many complain of restrictions that prevent them from raising their own fees to address the effects of rising prices resulting from the end of subsidies. “I never heard the government give money to
Interview with Sister of Habibolah Latifi
Masih Alinejad’s interview with the sister of Iranian-Kurdish prisoner of conscience, Habibolah Latifi can be read over at EA WorldView. His sister reports, “My parents are elderly and I don’t dare give them the news regarding my brother’s execution, therefore
Urgent Request: Protest Upcoming Execution
Urgent Request: Protest Upcoming Execution: In a continuing pattern of oppression of minorities, the judiciary is preparing to execute Habibollah Latifi, an Iranian-Kurd. He has always denied the trumped up charges agains him. A letter-writing campaign has bee
High Prices Start to Hurt
…In a continuing pattern of restrictions on independent civil society, union truckers are told that they cannot raise prices for their customers or they will find themselves booted out of the union. The LA Times reports: “We were told by written notification t