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Blogger returned to prison two days after surgery

Prison authorities returned imprisoned blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki to Evin Prison only two days after his kidney operation, despite his physician’s orders for medical furlough. Ronaghi’s mother told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that this is the fourth time he has been transferred to a hospital during his prison term.

Supreme Leader under mounting pressure

‘Apologise, impeach Ahmadinejad, step down,' dissidents tell Khamenei

In a strongly worded private letter to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Iran’s most senior political figure Ahmad Sadr Haj-Seyed Javadi called for an end to the house arrest of opposition leaders Mir Hosseib Mousavi and Mahdi Karroubi, as well as the impeachment of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for misconduct as president.

China, Burma,Vietnam, Syria, and Turkey lag behind

'Iran top jailer of journalists' says CPJ report

Iran is officially the worst jailer of journalist, according to a survey published by the Committee to Protect Journalists, a New York based organisation that promotes press freedom and journalist rights.

Family of slain protester: ‘Tell Alireza’s story to the world’

Protester wounded in 2009 demonstrations dies from wounds

GVF — Another Green Movement protester wounded during the protests that erupted following the country’s 2009 presidential election has passed away in Boston, Massachusetts following a stroke.

Rasa and Jaras make urgent appeals

Financial trouble threatens green TV and website with shutdown

Financial woes might force Rasa television, the only satellite station dedicated to covering Iran’s Green Movement, to suspend all its operations as a result of financial woes, the group recently announced.

'Pattern of systemic violations of fundamental rights'

Damning UN report on Iran human rights

GVF — The United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, has submitted a damning report regarding the Iranian regime’s wide-ranging human right abuses, including the continued house arrest of opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mahdi Karroubi.

'Regime secrecy and unaccountably stem from lack of democracy'

US-Iran standoff 'bad news' for democracy, says Nader Hashemi

GVF — A “rogue element” within Iran’s Revolutionary Guards was most likely behind the alleged plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia ambassador in Washington, says Middle East expert Nader Hashemi, adding that the people of Iran would in the end “pay a huge price” as a result of possible new economic sanctions against the country.

Ongoing controversy over corruption scandal

$3-Million Toronto home of banker involved in massive embezzlement case

GVF — One of the officials at the centre of the biggest fraud scandal in Iranian history is reportedly residing “in the Toronto area – where a $3-million home is owned in his name,” reported Canadian daily the Globe and Mail.

Despite Iranian regime's role in Syria clampdowns

Syrian opposition to 'Iranian people': 'Ties between two nations must not be cut off'

GVF — In a recent statement, the Supreme Council for the Leadership of the Syrian Revolution has said the Iranian regime’s stance towards the crackdowns in Syrian should not mean the severing of ties between the people of Iran and Syria.

Iranian doctor murdered after examining rape victims, says his son

The son of an Iranian doctor who was killed after examining the rape victims of the country's 2009 unrest has spoken for the first time about the motives behind his father's assassination.