Cartoon 32: Manipulating a Tragic Death in Prison
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November 16, 2012
Four Fingers of Two Individuals Convicted of Theft Amputated in Public in Iran
Four fingers of two individuals convicted of theft were amputated in public earlier this week in Yazd Province in Iran. “This punishment was carried out publicly in order to teach a lesson to criminals,” Head of the Yazd Province Judiciary Gholamhossein Heydari said at a ...
November 16, 2012
UN Experts Call for an Independent Investigation into the Death of Sattar Beheshti
GENEVA (15 November 2012) – A group of United Nations experts today urged the Government of Iran to undertake a thorough, independent and impartial investigation of the death in custody of Iranian blogger Sattar Beheshti, particularly the allegations of torture, and to make the result ...
November 12, 2012
Sattar Beheshti’s Family Ask for Protection To Come Forward With Lawsuit Against Torture Culprits
A source close to the family of Sattar Beheshti, a blogger whose family was informed of his death in custody on November 6, told the International Campaign that “If we know that we are supported by an organization and that our lives are safe and ...
November 11, 2012
Iranian Judiciary’s High Council of Human Rights Reacts to Sattar Beheshti’s Prison Death
After several days of silence on the prison death of blogger Sattar Beheshti, the Iranian Judiciary’s Human Rights Council stated in a press release today, November 11, 2012, that by special order of Sadeq Larijani, Head of the Judiciary, “all aspects of the issue have ...
November 11, 2012
Cartoon 31: Never-ending Death in Prisons
Sattar Beheshti, 35, a laborer who criticzed the Iranian government for its oppressive policies in his blogs, was arrested on Tuesday, October 30. His arrest came after several warnings and summonses by Iran’s Cyber Police who had at one point threatened Beheshti that if he ...
November 9, 2012
Signs of Torture on Body of Deceased Blogger, Family Under Pressure to Keep Silent
A source close to the family of Sattar Behesthi, a blogger whose family was told on November 6 that he had died in a detention center, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that the blogger’s family was threatened with arrest if they ...
November 9, 2012
Cartoon 30: Women Prisoners, Dignity and Hunger Strike
On October 30, a group of female political prisoners inside Evin Prison’s Ward 350 embarked on a hunger strike to protest their inhumane treatment by Evin Prison authorities following a raid by prison authorities during which the prisoners were subjected to degrading treatment. The group ...
November 8, 2012
Blogger Dies in Detention, Torture Suspected
(November 8, 2012) The Iranian Judiciary should immediately investigate the death of a young blogger, Sattar Beheshti, during interrogations and hold the responsible officials accountable, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. Beheshti’s death in custody raises serious concerns about the ongoing ...
October 31, 2012
Sakharov Prize-winner Sotoudeh’s Detention Highlights Denial of Basic Rights
(Paris, London, New York, October 31, 2012) Iran’s judiciary and prison authorities should end mistreatment of the prominent rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi and six human rights organizations said today. Ebadi and the rights groups also called on Iran’s authorities ...
October 30, 2012
Commentary: Iran’s Lonely Islamic Laws
Commentary: In his most recent reaction to the third report by UN Special Rapporteur for human rights in Iran Ahmed Shaheed the Head of Iran’s Judiciary states that the report is “a violation of Islamic laws.” In order to disagree with Ahmed Shaheed’s report, Ayatollah ...
October 30, 2012
UN Special Rapporteur: Iran’s Reputation Worsens Every Day Journalists Spend in Jail
“For every day [journalists] spend in jail, Iran suffers a reputational problem somewhere in the world,” UN Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed said in an exclusive interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. “I signify … a heightened sense of caring by the ...
October 29, 2012
Cartoon 29: Persevering Even in Prison
Nasrin Sotoudeh, a prominent Iranian lawyer, has dedicated her life to fighting for human rights and defending prisoners of conscience in Iran. For her work, she was recently awarded the European Parliament’s prestigious Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. For her work, she is serving ...
October 26, 2012
Imprisoned Iranian Lawyer Awarded Sakharov Prize, Family Says She Is in Critical Condition
The European Parliament today awarded its prestigious Sakharov Prize for human rights and freedom of thought to imprisoned Iranian lawyer and human rights defender Nasrin Sotoudeh and prominent filmmaker Jafar Panahi. Both awardees have been sentenced to long prison sentences in Iran and bans on ...
October 23, 2012
Student Activist’s Psychological Health Suffers at Evin
“Siavash has lost a lot of weight and does not have a good psychological state. He is 24. He was a graduate student when he was abruptly banned from continuing his education, and then he was imprisoned. The month-long solitary confinement, loneliness, his education ban, ...
October 23, 2012
Nasrin Sotoudeh to Continue Hunger Strike Until Daughter’s Travel Ban Lifted
Protesting her prison conditions, Nasrin Sotoudeh embarked on a wet hunger strike beginning on Wednesday, October 17. Iranian Judiciary officials have not yet reacted to Sotoudeh’s demands. Nasrin Sotoudeh is objecting to her 12-year-old daughter’s travel ban and summons to court, the authorities’ refusal to ...
October 23, 2012
Cartoon (28): “No Political Prisoners in Iran”
Earlier this year, in July, Javad Larijani stated, “There are no political prisoners inside the Islamic Republic of Iran.” Just last week, on October 17, Larijani’s brother Sadeq Larijani, Iran’s Head of Judiciary, claimed, “No one is executed in Iran for their political convictions.” ...
October 23, 2012
Members of Sunni Religious Group Receive Heavy Prison Sentences
Several Sunni Kurds awaiting trial at Evin and Rajaee Shahr prisons for a number of years were put on trial on September 29, a local source told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. The Sunni Kurds were denied the option to choose a ...
October 15, 2012
Iranian-American Amir Hekmati Languishes in Evin Prison, No Retrial in Sight
In the seven months since Iranian-American Amir Hekmati’s death sentence was overturned in Tehran, Iranian officials have ignored his family’s requests for information and has failed to schedule his retrial. Since his arrest, Hekmati’s father has been diagnosed with an aggressive and potentially fatal brain ...
October 15, 2012
Cartoon (27): When Ahmadinejad Visits Evin
Iranian media reported on October 4 that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was planning to visit the entirety of Evin Prison, including parts under the control of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC). Since June 2012, Ahmadinejad’s media advisor Ali Akbar Javanfekr has been imprisoned at Evin, a case ...
October 11, 2012
New UN Report on Iran: Systematic Violations of Human Rights and a Culture of Impunity
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran welcomed this latest UN report and called on the Iranian government to seriously engage with the Special Rapporteur and allow him immediate access to the country. The Campaign also called on related UN mechanisms, including Secretary General ...
October 11, 2012
Cartoon(26): UN Special Rapporteur’s New Report
The United Nations Secretary General issued his “Note transmitting the report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran” today. UN Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed will present his most recent report to the 67th session of the ...
October 3, 2012
Mohammad Ali Dadkhah Refuses to Make TV Confessions, Starts 9-Year Prison Sentence
Human rights lawyer and activist Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, who was under pressure to provide televised confessions against the Defenders of Human Rights Center, commenced his nine-year prison sentence at Evin Prison on Saturday, September 29. The prominent lawyer was also sentenced to a ten-year ban ...
October 2, 2012
Podcast 51: Executions, Due Process Violations, and Torture with UN Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed
This week, United Nations Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed is expected to publish his latest report on human rights in Iran. Today’s podcast features an interview with Dr. Shaheed conducted in May 2012, in which he discusses his concerns about executions, torture, lack of due process, ...
October 2, 2012
UN Human Rights Office Calls Out Iranian Crackdown on Critical Voices
In a statement released October 2, 2012, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights of the United Nations expressed its concern over “the arrest and imprisonment of several prominent human rights defenders, journalists and political activists in … Iran in the past two ...