While unsettled Iranian workers boycotted the state-sanctioned Labor Day events, Mohammad Oliyayeefard, one of the most prominent and active human rights and children’s rights lawyers was arrested for the second time in recent months and taken to the …

The increasing death verdicts issued for unknown prisoners on the charge of moharebeh [enmity with God] and the quick passage or upholding of these allegations by appellate courts has raised the concerns of families who have political prisoners. In …

Mansour Osanloo, president of Iran’s bus drivers’ union, spent international workers day behind prison bars for the fourth consecutive year. The leading trade union activist in Iran, Osanloo has been convicted to a five-year prison term on national …

Hajar Rostami-Motlagh, Neda Agha-Soltan’s mother, told Rooz in an interview that her daughter’s open eyes have driven her mad.According to the Time magazine, the moment of Neda Agha-Soltan’s death during the Iranian people’s protest against the …

While “economic corruption” cases relating to several officials in the Ahmadinejad administration are under investigation by the judiciary, some prominent Principalist lawmakers in the eighth Majlis, including Ahmad Tavakkoli, warned about the …

The Islamic Republic’s announcement for candidacy for membership in the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) was announced while membership elections are set for Wednesday. According to a report from a Rooz correspondent, the …

While the Islamic republic is increasing its pressure on the leaders of Iran’s green movement and their supporters by dissolving reformist parties, banning reformist media and arresting political activists en masse, in his latest remarks former Prime …

The wife of Ali Hassanpour, who was hit with a bullet during the peaceful popular march on June 15, called on the United Nations to investigate the martyrdom of her husband and other green martyrs in an interview with Rooz. She also asked witnesses …

While the political behavior of Islamic republic officials has captured the international and domestic spotlight, and as news about pressure on journalists and political activists has been spreading, Mir-Hossein Mousavi spoke to reporters about his …

While the public opinion and international human rights organizations view the arrest of family members as a type of hostage taking, Rooz reports that the judiciary has issued family death verdicts for 5 individuals arrested on Ashoura day. Rooz also …

Whenever someone asks me how long my husband was kept in prison, I tell them six years, two weeks and some hours. Why do I respond in such precise detail? The answer may be simple, but understanding it is not. You must have a prisoner among yourself, …

While according to data released by the Iran Statistics Organization and the Central Bank, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s administration has been unable to curb inflation or unemployment, Ahmadinejad himself called on the nation for a more rapid population …

Abbas Abdi’s interview with Fararoo website on the bill to enact targeted subsidies has raised new issues on the subject of subsidies. The questions that I raise in my interview with Abdi come from the Free World while the issues he raises come from …

Iran’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi told Rooz on Monday that the reason prominent film director Jafar Panahi was arrested and remains behind prison bars is that he is against war. In the exclusive interview Ebadi specifically said that one …

On June 19, 2009 a veteran of Iran’s 8-year war with Iraq, 48 year Abbas Disnad shut his store to go home. Tehran was the scene of demonstrations and violence for over a week then with people protesting the electoral coup of June 12. But before he …

While nothing is known of the condition of prominent Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, his wife, Tahereh Saeedi, told Rooz in an exclusive interview that she has met with Tehran’s prosecutor Jafari Dolatabadi but that the official did not given any …

The mother of Ramin Ramezani, a young 22 year old who was killed on June 15 in Tehran’s Azadi Square by state security forces told Rooz in an interview that her son has been branded a martyr by the Boniad Shahid (“Martyrs Foundation”). This title is …

The mother of Kianush Asa, an Elm va Sanat (Science and Industry) University student who was shot and killed on June 15 demanded in an interview with Rooz that those responsible for her son’s murder and the perpetrators be identified and prosecuted. …

Ordered to pay 500 million Tomans (about USD 500,000) in income tax, Iran’s only Nobel laurete Shirin Ebadi still hopes that the appellate court will reverse the ruling on the basis of her lawyer’s legal arguments. In an interview with Rooz, Ebadi …

Zahra Rahnavard called for the release of political prisoners and individuals detained during protests against the election results, referring to the prisoners as noble people who do not want anything but respect and greatness for themselves and …