Details of US Student’s 10-Year Sentence in Iran Reveal Yet Another Arbitrary Prosecution of a Western National
Xiyue Wang, a graduate ...
July 14, 2017
Activist and Mother of Slain Protestor Summoned to Court Same Day Intelligence Minister Denounces Arrests of Activists
Human rights activist Shahnaz Akmali was summoned to court for unspecified charges on the same day the head ...
July 14, 2017
Contradictory Laws Exasperate Debate Over Iranian Women’s Observance of Hijab in Cars
The growing number of women refusing to cover their hair while driving in Iran, especially during the hot ...
July 13, 2017
Reformist journalist Hengameh Shahidi
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July 13, 2017
Staged Visit by Foreign Ambassadors to Iran’s Evin Prison Condemned by Rights Activists
A member of the German embassy enters Evin Prison on a red carpet. Abusive Conditions and Political ...
July 12, 2017
Political Prisoner Ali Shariati Tricked Into Ending Hunger Strike With False Promise by Judiciary
Imprisoned civil rights activist Ali Shariati has been denied conditional release despite an earlier promise by judicial officials issued in exchange for him ending his hunger strike ...
July 11, 2017
Rights Activists Urge Rouhani to Nominate Women to His Cabinet
Asieh Amini, journalist and women’s rights activist. Photo ...
July 7, 2017
Conservative MPs Pressure Culture Ministry to Ban Films Portraying “Realistic Picture” of Modern Iranian Life
A scene from "Atomic Heart" (2014) Director Ali Ahmadzadeh’s film “...
July 7, 2017
MPs Urge Judiciary to Halt Executions for Minor Drug Convictions Until Death Penalty Law is Amended
The Iranian Parliament’s Legal and Judicial Affairs Committee is calling on the judiciary to halt executions of prisoners convicted of petty drug offenses ...
July 7, 2017
Cartoon 170: Khamenei vs. Rouhani
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July 7, 2017
Cartoon 169: The Battle Over Justice in Iran
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July 7, 2017
Azeri Ethnic Rights Activists Beaten at Peaceful Protest Remain Detained Without Access to Legal Counsel
Iranian police units arrested several ethnic Azerbaijani rights activists at a peaceful protest gathering in Ghaleh Babak in East Azerbaijan Province on June 30, 2017, the Center ...
July 6, 2017
Four Christian Converts Sentenced to 10 Years Imprisonment in Trial Lacking Due Process
Three Azeri men from the Republic of Azerbaijan, and one Iranian man--all Protestant Christian converts--have been sentenced to 10 years in prison by ...
July 6, 2017
Iranian Supreme Court Judge Describes 1988 Mass Executions of Political Prisoners as “Fair and Lawful”
A senior Iranian judicial official has publicly defended the state’s mass executions of political prisoners and extended incarcerations of dissidents in ...
July 6, 2017
Iran Death Penalty Bill Could Save Thousands on Death Row
Despite resistance from security organizations, a bill that could drastically reduce death penalty sentences for petty drug-trafficking crimes in Iran is scheduled to be debated in Parliament in July 2017. If passed, it could save thousands of prisoners currently on ...
July 5, 2017
Telegram App Submits to Russian Registration Requirement. Will it Do the Same in Iran?
The announcement by the CEO of the Telegram messaging application that he has agreed to register his firm in Russia has raised concerns about whether ...
July 5, 2017
Detained Pro-Rouhani Telegram Channel Admins Repeatedly Denied Legal Counsel Three Months After Arrests
Mohammad ...
July 5, 2017
Iran’s Supreme Leader Comes to Judiciary’s Defense After Rouhani Criticizes Problematic Arrests
Iran’s supreme leader is continuing his public criticism of newly re-elected President Hassan Rouhani, this time accusing him ...
July 5, 2017
Elderly Political Prisoner Repeatedly Issued More Prison Time After Completing Sentences
Iranian judicial authorities are refusing to free an elderly political prisoner who was incarcerated for visiting close family members that are members ...
June 30, 2017
Persistent Iranian Women’s Movement Chipping Away at State Ban on Females in Sports Stadiums
The peaceful battle by women’s rights activists geared towards ending the ban on female spectators in Iranian sports stadiums is inching ...
June 30, 2017
Reformist Ally: “Constructive Collaboration” With Iran’s Parliament Will Aid Rouhani’s Policy Battles
Iran’s newly re-elected centrist President Hassan Rouhani should engage in “constructive collaboration” with Parliament to implement his policies amid increasing opposition ...
June 30, 2017
Two Imprisoned Azeri Rights Activists on Hunger Strike in Iran
After being detained for more than one year on unsubstantiated espionage charges, Azeri political activist Habib Sasanian began a hunger strike ...
June 30, 2017
Reformist Former MP: Rouhani Should Stand By His Voters Despite Opposition From Hardliners
Despite a spate of attacks from powerful conservatives, newly re-elected President Hassan Rouhani should fulfill the promises he made to the ...
June 29, 2017
Thirteen People Arrested Amid Arab Ethnic Rights Protests in Iran’s Khuzestan Province
Thirteen people, including Arab ethnic rights activists and poets, were arrested in Ahwaz, the capital of Iran’s ...
June 28, 2017
Officials Warn Strict Punishment for Iranian Women Caught Wearing “Bad Hijabs” as Summer Heat Begins
Women caught with “bad hijabs” in Mazandaran Province, northern Iran, will face criminal prosecution and their vehicles will be impounded, ...