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January 31, 2013

200 Journalists Demand Swift Release of Their Colleagues Arrested in Iran

Nearly 200 Iranian journalists inside and outside Iran signed a statement, objecting to the widespread arrests of fellow journalists which began on Sunday, January 27 and has continued this week. The journalists asked Iran’s judicial authorities to release their colleagues immediately and prove that they ...

January 30, 2013

Cartoon 42: Iranian Journalism Behind Bars

On Sunday, January 27, 2013, Iranian security forces raided the editorial rooms of Tehran-based newspapers and publications Bahar, Shargh, Arman, Etemad, and Aseman Weekly, and arrested several journalists. According to reports, the forces entered the offices of the five publications simultaneously and, in addition to ...

January 29, 2013

Sketches of Iran: A Glimpse from the Front Lines of Human Rights

 Sketches of Iran. Video....

January 29, 2013

Iranian Artists Depict the “Agony of Contemporary Iran” in New Book

The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran is proud to announce the publication of a groundbreaking new book at the crossroads of art and human rights: Sketches of Iran: A Glimpse from the Front Lines of Human Rights available now at Amazon.com. In this ...

January 28, 2013

Massive Arrests of Journalists in Tehran After Prosecutor Hints “Mouthpiece of Enemy”

Security forces raided editorial rooms of Tehran-based newspapers and publications Bahar, Shargh, Arman, Etemad, and Aseman Weekly, and arrested several journalists who worked there. According to reports, the forces entered offices for the five publications simultaneously and in addition to arresting the journalists, searched and ...

January 27, 2013

Announcement of the Campaign’s new weekly podcast, “Five in the Afternoon”, by Kambiz Hosseini

The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has launched a new, weekly podcast on human rights in Iran by Iranian artist and satirist Kambiz Hosseini. “Five in the Afternoon,” a half-hour of news and developments on human rights in Iran began airing on Friday, ...

January 25, 2013

Iranian Judiciary Must Halt Death Sentences and Investigate Torture Claims

The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran demands that the Iranian Judiciary suspend the execution sentences of five Ahvazi Arab activists, conduct an independent investigation into the judicial process of the case, and investigate the suspects’ allegations of torture during their investigations. The five ...

January 25, 2013

UN Rights Experts Urge Iran to Halt Executions of Five Ahvazi Activists

Today five independent experts from the United Nations called on the Iranian government to halt the executions of five Ahvazi Arab activists. The UN experts include the UN Special Rapporteurs on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, on the rights ...

January 22, 2013

Sotoudeh Swiftly Returned to Prison, More Political Prisoners Furloughed

Authorities had earlier told Sotoudeh that she would be granted a long furlough, but she was summoned to Evin Prison after only three days. Several other political prisoners have also been released on furlough over the past few days, including student activist Bahareh Hedayat; journalists ...

January 22, 2013

UN Working Group Calls on Iran to Release the Opposition Leaders

The UN WGAD is a body of five independent experts who review cases of arbitrary detentions, issue opinions, and communicate their concerns to governments regarding ...

January 22, 2013

Cartoon 41: Executions in the Public Eye

Though public executions are nothing new in the Islamic Republic of Iran, two executions carried out over the past week ...

January 21, 2013

Lawyer and Women’s Rights Activist Hopes Discriminatory Passport Law Does Not Pass

Lawyer and women’s rights activist Farideh Gheirat told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that the new Passport and Exit Law bill, which will make it mandatory for girls and women to have the approval of their “guardian” (father, husband, or paternal grandfather) ...

January 20, 2013

Photo of the Day: Public Execution in a Sports Stadium in Iran

On Wednesday, January 16, Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) reported of the public execution of a man charged with rape in the city of Sabzevar in Khorasan Province. Although there have been many public executions carried out by the Iranian Judiciary, the venue used for ...

January 19, 2013

Political Prisoner Illegally Transferred to Prison for Hardened Criminals after Letter to Supreme Leader

Asked when the transfer would take place, Marzieh Rahimi told the Campaign, “We have no idea. He was scheduled for a February 14 trial for one of the letters he wrote. I’m not sure which letter this trial was about. But the trial session was ...

January 19, 2013

Cartoon 40: Removing Language Through Education

While the population of Kurds in Iran is close to seven million, nearly 10% of the total Iranian population, the Kurdish people continue to be systematically isolated and discriminated against. One of the main demands of Iranian Kurds has been to allow them to use ...

January 19, 2013

(Legal Analysis): Children Illegally Counted in Inflated Iranian Labor Statistics

According to statistics released in the summer of 2012, the rate of economic participation of children between the ages of 10 and 14 was stated as 2.9% (page 35 of the report). According to the definitions supplied in the report (page 18), Economic Participation indicates ...

January 18, 2013

Podcast 54: On Internet Censorship and “Beyond the Electronic Curtain”

Today we speak with award-winning journalist Tara Kangarlou about her new film, “Beyond the Electronic Curtain,” and the issue of Internet censorship in Iran. “Beyond the Electronic Curtain” documents the effects of unrelenting censorship on Iranian society. Through the stories of the many journalists in ...

January 16, 2013

Christian Converts Face Criminalization of their Faith in Iran

The 73-page comprehensive report, The Cost of Faith: Persecution of Christian Protestants and Converts in Iran, documents a pattern of rights violations that extends to all walks of life for Protestant converts in Iran: they face severe restrictions on religious practice and association, arbitrary arrests ...

January 14, 2013

Podcast 53: On HIV/AIDS Work in Iran, an Interview with Drs. Arash and Kamiar Alaei

Drs. Arash and Kamiar Alaei are brothers who built one of the world’s most successful community-based approaches to treat and fight HIV/AIDS in Iran. Their work included a widespread use of needle-exchange programs, as well as using methadone management for therapy. In addition, the brothers ...

January 14, 2013

Eyewitness Report: Discriminatory Treatment of Iranian Passengers at Doha Airport in Qatar

A Qatar Airways passenger told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that he and other Iranian passengers were exposed to discriminatory treatment at Doha Airport in December 2012. “Last December, a group of Iranian passengers had to spend between 12 to 20 hours ...

January 11, 2013

Photo of the Day: Free Amir Hekmati

One year ago, an Iranian judiciary handed down a death sentence to Iranian-American Amir Hekmati, accusing him of being a spy for the CIA. These are allegations that both his family and the State Department deny. In March, this sentence was vacated and a new ...

January 11, 2013

Abdol-Karim Lahidji: Judiciary’s Intimidation Tactics and Disproportionate Punishments Marks Its Failure to Deliver Public Justice

Following the announcement of death sentences for two men who were charged with violating public security through “robbery,” prominent lawyer and Vice President of the International Federation of Human Rights (IFHR) Abdol-Karim Lahidji told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that the main ...

January 11, 2013

Robbery and Double Intimidation: What’s Wrong With This Picture? By Hossein Ghazian

(Commentary) These days, the subject of violent robberies, usually carried out in public with knives and daggers, has become a hot topic in Iranian public opinion. Though armed robberies are not a new phenomenon, YouTube images captured by a surveillance camera of four men robbing ...

January 9, 2013

Yahoo! Mail Adds Secure HTTPS Option Following Internet Activists’ Letter

In a letter dated November 13, 2012, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran joined 25 other organizations and activists in asking Yahoo! to provide the HTTPS option to its users. The Campaign welcomes Yahoo!’s recent addition of this option, as the secure communications ...

January 6, 2013

Dadkhah in Strong Spirits, Daughter Thanks Officials for Allowing Visit

Maryam Dadkhah, the daughter of human rights lawyer and prisoner of conscience Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that she was able to visit with her father on December 24 and 31, 2012, and that she found him to ...

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