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June 16, 2009
Live Twitter Updates from Iran
Videos and Pictures ---------------------- *Disclaimer: As media and news are increasingly restricted the Campaign is providing these updates as a random sample - this information has not been independently verified but comes from reputable Twitter accounts ---------------------- 4:50 PM EST 17 June ...
June 16, 2009
End Violence against Peaceful Protests
(15 June 2009) The Iranian government should immediately end its violent repression of largely peaceful nationwide protests following last Friday’s presidential elections, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran and Human Rights Watch said today. The two human rights organizations said that state security forces ...
June 14, 2009
An Appeal to Iranian Authorities to End Restrictions on Civil Liberties and Violence against Demonstrators
(14 June 2009) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran today appealed to Iranian authorities to withdraw security and Special Guards from public places, allow peaceful demonstrations, halt violence against citizens, and to release without charge numerous opposition leaders, journalists, and demonstrators who have ...
June 13, 2009
Withhold Recognition of Iranian Presidential Election Results
(13 June 2009) The international community should not recognize the results of Iran’s 12 June 2009 presidential election, which gives all signs of having been manipulated by government authorities to produce a massive victory for incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, according to the International Campaign for Human ...
June 13, 2009
Iran Election Update: Concerns for Violence Against Moussavi Supporters Grow
(13 June 2009) [As of 1:30 PM Tehran Time] The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran expressed its serious concerns for the growing crisis in Tehran and the possibility of a violent crackdown against the opposition candidate, Mir Hossein Moussavi, and his supporters. According to ...
June 13, 2009
Election Protests
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June 13, 2009
Iran Election Update: Reformist Candidate’s Headquarters Seized and Locked
(13 June 2009) [As of 7 am Tehran time] After a disputed election, the offices of two reformist candidates, Mir Hossein Moussavi and Mehdi Karroubi were seized and locked by intelligence and security forces. As the government controlled Interior Ministry is declaring Ahmadinejad as the ...
June 1, 2009
Letter to the Head of the Judiciary to Release Osanloo
(1 June 2009) We are seriously concerned for Mr. Osanloo’s life. He is held in Rajaiee Shahr prison, in Karaj, along with violent criminals who have threatened his life. He could die as a result of such attacks and ensuing mayhem. He should not be ...
May 28, 2009
Alaei Brothers, Silva Harotonian, and Mohammad Ehsani Court Rulings — English
English text of the court ruling against the Alaei brothers, Silva Harotonian, and Mohammad Ehsani. Original documents in Farsi. ...
May 28, 2009
Court Documents Show Obsession with Alleged US Intelligence Actions Led to Unfair Convictions
(28 May 2009) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has obtained copies of court rulings against four individuals prosecuted and sentenced to prison terms because they allegedly worked in cooperation with the United States government to instigate a “soft revolution.” The four prosecuted individuals ...
May 27, 2009
Alaei Brothers, Silva Harotonian, and Mohammad Ehsani Court Rulings — Farsi
Original PDF documents of the court rulings against Drs. Kamiar and Arash Alaei, Silva Harotonian, and Mohammad Ehsani. Documents are in Farsi. ...
May 27, 2009
Dr. Kamiar Alaei
(UPDATED) Dr. Kamiar Alaei is a doctoral candidate at the SUNY Albany School of Public Health in Albany, New York and was expected to resume his studies there in the fall of 2008. ...
May 27, 2009
Dr. Arash Alaei
(UPDATED) Dr. Arash Alaei is the former director of the International Education and Research Cooperation of the Iranian National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. ...
May 26, 2009
Detained Students Tortured and Beaten to “Fabricate Evidence”
(26 May 2009) Six students from Amir Kabir University who have been released on bail following a group of student detentions on 5 February and 24 February, have reported being harshly interrogated, beaten over long periods of time, and tortured in an effort to force ...
May 20, 2009
Iranian Rights Defender Receives Martin Ennals Award
(21 May 2009) – The decision to present the prestigious Martin Ennals Award this year to Emad Baghi for his work on prisoners’ rights and efforts to end the death penalty will help focus international attention on the perilous human rights situation in Iran, Human ...
May 18, 2009
Mother and Wife of Ailing, Imprisoned Labor Leader Plead for His Release
(17 May 2009) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran urged Iran’s leading judicial authorities to review the conviction and sentencing of labor activist Mansour Osanloo and to release him. Government appointed medical examiners have twice ordered an end to his imprisonment due to ...
May 14, 2009
Baha’is Currently Imprisoned in Iran
Baha’is throughout Iran are routinely arrested and interrogated by government officials. This list is only the published and known names of those arrested. ...
May 14, 2009
Baha’i Leaders Remain Unjustly Detained After One Year
(14 May 2009) Seven Baha’i leaders detained in Evin prison, Fariba Kamalabadi, Jamaloddin Khanjani, Afif Naeimi, Saeid Rezaie, Mahvash Sabet, Behrouz Tavakkoli and Vahid Tizfahm, should be immediately and unconditionally released, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. Six members of the ...
May 11, 2009
Human Rights Defenders Prevented from Leaving Iran; Women’s Rights Advocates Arrested
(11 May 2009) The Iranian government is continuing to expand its repression of women’s rights activists ahead of the 12 June presidential elections, with a new wave of travel bans, detentions, and summons, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. The Campaign reported ...
May 8, 2009
Release All Activists Detained on May Day
(8 May 2009) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran called for the release of all labor activists and six members of the One Million Signatures Campaign still in detention after their violent arrest on 1 May as they gathered to peacefully celebrate ...
May 6, 2009
Roxana Saberi’s Appeal Process Should be Transparent
(6 May 2009) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran expressed serious concerns regarding the secrecy and continued lack of transparency surrounding the prosecution of Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi, and asked the Iranian Judiciary to adhere to international standards of due process and allow ...
May 1, 2009
Security Forces Violently Attack and Detain Labor Rights Activists Observing May Day
(1 May 2009) Security and police forces violently attacked Iranian workers as they gathered in Laleh Park in Tehran to observe International Workers’ Day on May 1st, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran reported. According to information received by the Campaign more than ...
May 1, 2009
Silva Harotonian
Silva Harotonian has been in detention since 26 June 2008. She is a former employee of the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) and was on her fourth brief trip to support a US-Iran exchange program for maternal and child health professionals when arrested. ...
May 1, 2009
Delara Darabi, Juvenile Offender, Executed in Rasht
(1 May 2009) Delara Darabi, who was charged at the age of 17 with murder, was executed today in Rasht. Darabi was 22 years old. Authorities did not inform her lawyer, Abdolsamad Khorramshahi, that her execution was being carried out. According to Iranian ...