In Unprecedented Public Plea MPs Call on Judiciary to Reverse Narges Mohammadi’s Prison Sentence
Fifteen Iranian members of Parliament have called on the Judiciary to reverse the 10-year prison sentence of prominent human rights defender Narges ...
October 20, 2016
Azeri Rights Activist in Critical Condition After Starting Second Hunger Strike in Tabriz Prison
Imprisoned Azeri rights activist Rasoul Razavi has received emergency medical treatment on several occasions since he started a hunger strike in Tabriz Prison on ...
October 19, 2016
Two Labor Rights Activist Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Peaceful Activism
Labor rights activists Jafar Azimzadeh and Shapour Ehsani-Rad were sentenced to 11 years in prison each for their peaceful activism on October ...
October 18, 2016
Six-Year Prison Sentence Against Teachers Union Leader Upheld After Pressure by Revolutionary Guards
Branch 36 of the Tehran Appeals Court has upheld the six-year prison sentence against Esmail Abdi, the ...
October 17, 2016
Revolutionary Guards Mark Anniversary of Dual National Siamak Namazi’s Arrest With Propaganda Video
One year after Iranian-American dual citizen Siamak Namazi was arrested by the Revolutionary Guards in Tehran, media outlets affiliated with the Guards...
October 17, 2016
Cartoon 158: Football match goes ahead despite religious objections
The World Cup qualifying match between Iran and South Korea coincided with the Tasoua religious holiday in Iran, prompting some religious and military factions to ...
October 17, 2016
Cartoon 157: Narges Mohammadi’s 16-year prison sentence upheld
The Appeals Court has upheld the 16-year prison sentence against prominent human rights activist Narges Mohammadi. She was sentenced to 10 years for “membership in the [now ...
October 17, 2016
Cartoon 156: Former Tehran Prosecutor apologizes to family of Kahrizak victim
“As the prosecutor at the time, I deeply apologize and seek forgiveness from the innocent martyrs [Amir] Javadifar, [Mohsen] Rouholamini and [Mohammad] Kamrani and I ...
October 17, 2016
Muhammad Ali’s Widow Calls on Iran to Free Imprisoned Iranian-American Son and Father
Lonnie Ali says her husband promoted “good will and understanding between the people of Iran and the United States.” The widow of American boxing legend Muhammad Ali has called on Iran’s ...
October 14, 2016
Prominent Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi Rejects Prison Sentence in Stinging Open Letter
In an open letter from Evin Prison prominent human rights defender Narges Mohammadi ...
October 14, 2016
Actions Speak Louder Than Words in Iran’s Death Penalty Debate, Says Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi
Despite statements from some Iranian officials doubting the value of capital punishment, no action has been taken to end or reduce the high number of executions ...
October 14, 2016
Attorney Arrested in Iran for Wearing Green Movement T-Shirt
An attorney has been arrested in western Iran for wearing a T-shirt honoring the Green Movement, an informed source told the International ...
October 13, 2016
10 Things You Should Know About Iran’s Multi-Billion Dollar National Internet Project
“National Internet” Aims to Give State Control Over Iranians’ Access to Information A few months after the Iranian government launched the first phase of its “national information network” (NIN), many questions still surround Iran’s ...
October 13, 2016
Public Defender Challenges Execution Order Against Iranian Child Bride for Alleged Crime Committed as Juvenile
The execution order against Zeinab Sekaanvand Lankarani, who was married off at 15-years-old to the man she allegedly killed two years later, is being challenged by her public defender. Lankarani, imprisoned at Urmia ...
October 12, 2016
Seven Years Later No Official Held Accountable for 5 Deaths and Torture of Dozens at Kahrizak
Families of the detainees who died after they were tortured in the Kahrizak ...
October 12, 2016
Woman Sentenced to 6 years in Prison for Unpublished Story and Facebook Posts Rejects Prison Summons
Co-Defendants Forced to Unexpectedly Begin Prison Sentences Four months after her husband was unexpectedly forced to begin serving his ...
October 11, 2016
Imprisoned Editor Hospitalized After 18-Day Hunger Strike
Open Letter Disproves Judicial Claim About Prisoners’ Rights Imprisoned newspaper editor Ehsan Mazandarani, who recently ...
October 10, 2016
Former Political Prisoner Transported from Workplace to Prison Without Summons
Former political prisoner Navid Kamran has been transported to Evin Prison in Tehran to begin serving a ...
October 5, 2016
Imprisoned Journalist Begins Hunger Strike on Hospital Bed
Hospitalized political prisoner and prominent reformist journalist Issa Saharkhiz began a hunger strike on October 2, 2016, to convince the authorities to grant him conditional release. “My father is legally eligible for conditional ...
October 4, 2016
More Than 150 Members of Iran’s Parliament Call for Ending Execution of Petty Drug Traffickers
The majority of Iran’s MPs have signed a proposal to amend a current law that would make it harder to ...
October 4, 2016
Rouhani Press Bills Would Further Erode Press Freedom in Iran
Experts Suspect Intelligence Establishment’s Direct Influence The government of President Hassan Rouhani is preparing to introduce two bills to Parliament that media experts and journalists say could further erode press ...
October 3, 2016
Iran Says It Released Homa Hoodfar for “Humanitarian” Reasons
Other Ailing Dual Nationals Remain in Prison while Denied Due Process “I didn’t feel I would be released until ...
October 3, 2016
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Push Harsh Prison Sentences for Activists
Cases Expose Judiciary’s Lack of Independence In another example of the Iranian Judiciary’s lack of independence, an Appeals Court has upheld disproportionate ...
September 30, 2016
Imprisoned Journalist Denied Knee Operation
Pattern of Denied Medical Care Continues in Iranian Prisons Imprisoned newspaper columnist Afarin Chitsaz urgently needs a knee ...
September 29, 2016
Union Leader: Less Pressure on Teachers Thanks to Rights Activists
Under Rouhani, “They have changed tactics from hard forms of pressure to milder ones.” The leader of Iran’s largest teachers’ rights organization has said that due to pressure from civil rights ...