The March 18 Movement

Police controls a Facebook group, Facebook must REACT

Farid — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:27:15 +0000

A Facebook group called “Daaf and Paaf” (means hot persons) fell under control of Iran’s cyber police. Iran’s cyber police announced on the group’s Facebook’s wall that “the administrators of this group have confessed to promoting banality”. This group had an online competition for choosing hot Iranian men and women.

Facebook must block this page.

Iran: A female blogger arrested

Farid — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:54:26 +0000

Parastoo Dokouhaki, Iranian blogger and journalist, is arrested by Iranian authorities. She writes in her blog “Zan-Nevesht“.

Iran:Jailed Cleric and Blogger on Hunger Strike

Farid — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:51:47 +0000

Iran is not a paradise for all clerics. Mohammad Sadegh (Arash) Honarvar Shojayi, a cleric and a blogger is one who is currently sharing the pain of imprisonment for his ideas and writings along with many other prisoners. He has been on hunger strike for last eight days. Read more here.

Blogger may face charge of ‘Waging War Against God’

Farid — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:00:33 +0000

Iranian blogger, Mohammad Reza Pour Shajari, a jailed blogger , may face charge of ‘Waging War Against God’ (moharebeh). He has been in jail for more than a year. He used to write in his blog, Iran Land’s Report where he criticized Islam and Islamic regime.

A blogger is in danger

Farid — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:28:15 +0000

Hossein Maleki Ronaghi, Iranian jailed blogger, was beaten up in prison. His family was warned not to give any interview.

Iranian Blogger Freed After 25-Day Hunger Strike

Farid — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:24:24 +0000

Dr. Mehdi Khazali, a blogger, publisher and son of a leading conservative cleric and former Council of Guardians member, Ayatollah Khazali, was released on bail from prison last week. Read more here.

Iranian blogger sentenced to 17 months of prison

Farid — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:20:56 +0000

Peyman Roshan Zamir, a blogger and political activist from southern city Ahwaz was sentenced to 17 months of prison. He was accused of insulting Islamic republic’s Leader and propaganda against regime.

Plight of seven detained netizens in Iran

Farid — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:18:16 +0000

Exactly one year after seven young netizens were arrested in a series of raids by intelligence ministry agents, Reporters Without Borders is reiterating the call for their release that it made in a letter on 23 February to United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay and Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani, the head of the Iranian judiciary.

Save Hossein Rongahi,Iranian blogger

Farid — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 11:09:08 +0000

Hossein Rongahi’s father says that his son’s life is in danger. Hossein is a jailed blogger who needs urgent medical care. He was sentenced to 15 years of prison. Read more here.

Urgent Request – Flood the jail with mail

Uzma — Sat, 01 May 2010 12:05:16 +0000

Dear friends,

A few days ago, news broke out that Security officers of the Borj al Arab prison broke into Kareem’s prison cell and took away his letters of support, which Kareem has been receiving from around the world.

They also confiscated his notebook, where he keeps his personal thoughts in an attempt to cope with his unjust imprisonment. They have done this for no apparent reason than to abuse a free speech advocate who remains imprisoned since November 6, 2006 merely for his blog posts.

This is not the first time it has happened. In August 2008, some of Kareem’s books and other reading materials were arbitrarily confiscated.

We call upon you to take action: Flood the Jail with Mail, by sending letters of support directly to Kareem!

For Kareem’s address and to read more about this campaign, please visit this page.

We need your support! Please circulate this news and get others involved! Don’t let Kareem go through this alone.