Mother of Iranian detained poet attempts suicide
Afrasiabi is reportedly in hospital since her children found her unconscious in the kitchen.
“They found her (Afrasiabi) laying down in the kitchen with some pills around her,” one of her relative told Avatoday.
Panahi’s death sentence is “breathtaking miscarriage of justice”, says Amnesty International
Amnesty International’s Research and Advocacy Director, Philip Luther said the sentence is “a breathtaking miscarriage of hustice from start to finish,” the organization’s official website reported on Tuesday.
Local clerics support Kurdish protesters in Iran
Abdulrahman Salehzadeh, a dominant cleric of Bana city supported the on-going protest and declared that the closing of the border by the central government is an “irrational and non-professional decision,” that has cut off people’s financial sources.
Kurdish opposition parties support latest protest in Iran
In a joint statement, the Kurdish Iranian political parties based in Iraq, showed support for the on- going demonstration on Thursday, backing people in their call for a better financial situation especially in border towns and cities.