Two Journalists Held for Months Without Charge Released on Bail
After four months in arbitrary detention, Iranian journalists Sasan Aghaei and ...
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Baha’is Still Misunderstood in Iran, Says Former Leader After Serving 10 Years in Prison
Baha’i leader Behrouz Tavakkoli has spoken out about the Iranian government’s “misunderstandings” about his minority faith. Tavakkoli spoke to the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) on December 15, 2017, 11 days after his release ...
Three Years Later, Conservatives Are Still Blocking “I’m Not Angry” From Screening in Iran
After finally receiving approval to screen his movie “I’m Not Angry” in ...
US Repeal of Net Neutrality Harms Internet Freedom at Home and Abroad
December 21, 2017 -- The decision by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to repeal net neutrality rules has given a ...
Iran’s State TV Aired Forced Confession of Ahmadreza Djalali Because He Refused to Spy for Iran
A screenshot of a clip of Ahmadreza Djalali’s so-called “confession” on Iran’s state-run IRIB state TV. Iranian ...
Tehran Prosecutor’s Office Ignores Imprisoned Iranian-Austrian’s Request for Back Operation
The Tehran prosecutor's office has ignored a request by imprisoned Iranian-Austrian dual national ...
Iran’s Judiciary Should Free Labor Activist Reza Shahabi Who Suffered Stroke
Update: Reza Shahabi was released on March 19, 2018. December 19, 2017—The Iranian judiciary should immediately free ailing trade unionist ...
Forced Confession of Academic on Death Row in Iran Has No Legitimacy
A scene from Ahmadreza Djalali's forced confession that was aired ...
Iran’s Culture Ministry Successfully Pressures Iranian Director to Cancel Film Screening in Canada
Iranian director Abdolreza Kahani cancelled a screening of one of his films in Canada ...
In Letter From Evin Prison, Narges Mohammadi Demands Judiciary Stop Violating Due Process Rights
Political prisoner Narges Mohammadi has criticized Iran’s judiciary and security organizations for holding detainees in solitary confinement for prolonged periods without ...
Rajaee Shahr Prison Officials Refuse to Hospitalize Labor Activist Reza Shahabi After He Has a Stroke
An imprisoned trade unionist, Reza Shahabi, has been denied ...
Judge Demands Political Prisoner Mohammad Ali Taheri Pick Lawyer from Judiciary’s List
Judge Salavati Often Assigned to Issue Harsh Sentences in Political Cases The judge who will re-sentence imprisoned spiritual thinker ...
Iran’s Intelligence Ministry Has Been Pressuring Families Of “Chain Murder” Victims to Be Silent for Decades
Sohrab Mokhtari is the son of writer Mohammad Mokhtari, who was murdered by agents of Iran’s Intelligence Ministry in ...
Baluchi Imprisoned For Brother’s Alleged Terrorist Links Hunger Strikes Against Repeated Beatings
Mohammad Saber Malek-Raeisi, imprisoned in Iran for the last eight years solely because of his brother’s ...
Supreme Court Upholds Swedish Resident Ahmadreza Djalali’s Death Sentence
Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence issued against Iranian-born Swedish resident ...
Iran’s Culture Minister Says He’s Trying to “Transform” Conservative Clerics’ Views on Music
Before musicians can perform concerts in Iran without the threat of the authorities suddenly canceling ...
IRGC Commander Turned Musician Says He Was Banned From Producing Music by the Intelligence Ministry
Hossein Zaman, a former Revolutionary Guards commander who has been banned from producing or performing music for more than 15 years, says the ban was put in place because Iran’s Intelligence Ministry wants to intimidate him into refraining from expressing ...
Opposition Leader Under House Arrest Offers to Serve Remainder of Imprisoned Mothers’ Sentences
Zahra Rahnavard, who has been under extrajudicial house arrest...
Two Iranian Officials Publicly Break Rank and Discuss Discriminatory Policies Against Baha’is
Iranian officials are beginning to broach the previously taboo topic of religious discrimination in Iran. On the same day, two government officials publicly discussed discriminatory policies against Baha’is, ...
Rouhani Admin’s New “Fair Usage” Internet Price Rates Violate Net Neutrality
Iran's Minister of Information and Communications Technology Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi. Seven ...
Reformist MPs Call on Science Ministry to Allow “Starred” Student Activists to Attend University
Students accused of engaging in peaceful activism continue to be ...
VIDEO: Tell UK Officials to Put People Before Politics and Demand Iran Free Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Iranian-British dual national ...