The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday
Eighteen years ago Rashin Soodmand's father was hanged in Iran for converting to Christianity. Now her brother is in a Mashad jail and expects to be executed under new religious laws brought in this summer. Alasdair Palmer reports.
Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
The sister of Ramtin Soudman, an Iranian Christian jailed by authorities under unclear circumstances, has told RFE/RL’s Radio Farda that his family is concerned about his fate. Soudmand was detained by security officials in Mashad about a month ago. The reason for his arrest and the charges against him are not known. Soudmand’s sister, Rashin, says [...]
Iran News Blog (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
'To make a woman march with the flag of the Islamic Republic in Beijing, is pure heresy and shows total disobedience of the laws mandated by our spiritual guides,' said Seyye Ahmad Elmalhoda, leader of Friday prayers in Iran's holy city of Mashad.
Shiro-Khorshid-Forever (Free subscription) | 01/08/2008
PUBLIC AI Index: MDE 13/104/2008 UA 212/08 Arbitrary arrests / Fear of Torture or ill-treatment / Prisoners of conscience 31 July 2008 IRAN Mehdi Khoda’i (m), student at Azad University, Shahre-Ray Salman Sima (m), student at Azad University, Shahre-Ray Farzad Hassanzadeh (m), student at Mashad University Mohamad Zerati (m), student at Mashad University Bahareh Hedayat (f), student at Tehran University...
Trabber News (Free subscription) | 03/12/2007
A new low-cost airline was launched in the Arab world, Bahrain Air. The first private carrier of the small kingdom of Bahrain, in the Persian Gulf, accepts reservations as of December 16. The first flight is scheduled for January 17 next year. For the moment the destinations are four, Dubai, Mashad, Beirut and Alexandria, [...]
NoisyRoom.net (Free subscription) | 12/09/2007
From Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 12 – The hands of four men were chopped off as punishment for robbery in north-west Iran, state media reported on Wednesday. The prosecutor’s office in the city of Mashad identified the four men only by their initials E. K., H. F., M. D., and Q. R., according to the state-run [...]
UNHCR (Free subscription) | 08/08/2007
The spirit of charity is strong in Mashad, a holy city in northern Iran. Some 200 Afghan, Iraqi and Iranian families live in Imam Bagher township, where they receive free housing, education and healthcare, and learn skills to support themselves.
