Imprisoned Human Rights Activist to Sue IRGC Agents for Violent and Illegal Arrest
Atena Daemi Taken to Evin Prison’s Women’s Ward To Begin Seven-Year Sentence Human rights activist Atena Daemi...
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Momentum Growing to End Iran’s Death Sentences for Drug Offenses
Fast-Tracked Amendment Pending in Parliament, Must Still be Approved by Guardian Council On November 23, 2016, Iran’s Parliament agreed to speed up deliberation ...
Shocking Montazeri Sentence Reveals a Prosecution Lacking Legal or Moral Legitimacy
Ahmad Montazeri Will Appeal "Ugly" Six-Year Prison Sentence The six-year prison sentence handed down to Ahmad ...
Missing Spiritual Leader’s Supporters Beaten by Plainclothes Intelligence Agents at Iran’s Parliament
Approximately 50 followers of imprisoned spiritual leader Mohammad Ali Taheri—who has been missing ...
Political Prisoner With Suspended Sentence Remains Detained While Same Judge Reviews Case
Iran’s Supreme Court has suspended the 15-year prison sentence of ailing political prisoner Hadi Ghaemi and referred it to the Appeals ...
Iranian MP Compares Prosecutor’s Abrupt Cancellation of His Speech to ISIS Tactics
Following the abrupt cancellation of his speech by a prosecutor, the Iranian Parliament’s Deputy Speaker Ali Motahhari has written to ...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Must Stop Using Dual-Nationals as Hostages
British Government Accused of Putting Business Interest Above Protecting Its Citizens November 21, 2016—Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei should put an immediate end to the practice of ...
Activist Who Lost Parents in “Chain Murders” of Iranian Dissidents Summoned to Court
Prominent rights activist Parastou Forouhar, whose parents were slain by agents of the Iranian government during a series of murders ...
Editor Says He Was Wrongly Sentenced to Prison for Posting MP’s Sexist Comments Online
MP Nader Ghazipour Has Also Assaulted a Journalist Hamed Ataee, a news editor from northwestern Iran who has been sentenced to four months ...
Supreme Court to Review Case of Ailing Political Prisoner
Iran’s Supreme Court has agreed to review the case of political prisoner Rayhaneh Haj ...
Rouhani Has Done Nothing to Free Political Prisoners and Is Being Called out for It
A prominent Iranian political analyst has criticized President Hassan Rouhani for reneging on his pledge to free political prisoners ...
Location of Imprisoned Spiritual Leader Unknown a Month After He Allegedly Fell Into a Coma
The family of imprisoned spiritual leader Mohammad Ali Taheri has not been informed ...
Political Prisoner Held in Ward With Violent Offenders Injured in Knife Attack
Political prisoner Amir Amirgholi suffered injuries on his face from a knife attack by ...
Iran Draws “Red Lines” Before Talks With EU on Human Rights
Ahead of high-level talks between Iran and the European Union on human rights, the Foreign Ministry in Tehran has ...
85 UN Member States Say Iran Must Improve Its Human Rights
Resolution Passes UN General Assembly Third Committee November 16, 2016—The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran ...
Authorities Punish Political Prisoner by Denying Medical Treatment, Visitation Rights
Political prisoner Maryam Akbari-Monfared has been threatened with the revocation of her ...
Baha’i Businesses Shuttered Across Iran in Ongoing Persecution Campaign
Dozens of businesses in Iran owned by members of the Baha’i faith have been indefinitely shut down by ...
Iranian Officials Ignore Demands of Eight Ailing Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike
At least eight political prisoners are currently on life-threatening hunger strikes in Tehran and Karaj to demand better ...
Trial of Seven Leading Members of Banned Reformist Party Postponed
Former Politicians Sent Letter to Parliament Criticizing Persecution of Oppositionists The trial of seven former reformist politicians who have been ...
Pressured by Revolutionary Guards, Court Orders Iranian Teachers’ Rights Leader Back to Prison
Prominent labor union activist Esmail Abdi has been forced to continue serving the remainder ...
Supreme Court Agrees to Review Political Prisoner’s 10-Year Prison Sentence
The Supreme Court of Iran has agreed to review the 10-year prison sentence of Sedigheh Moradi...
Judiciary Chief Accuses Rouhani of Hypocrisy Amid Battle Over Freedom of Expression in Iran
Shortly after criticizing attacks on freedom of expression in Iran, President Hassan Rouhani was ...
Activist Imprisoned in Iran for Protesting Against Acid Attacks on Hunger Strike
Ali Shariati, who was imprisoned in 2015 for participating in a demonstration in front of Parliament against acid attacks on women, has gone ...
Ailing Music Distributor Refuses Hospital Treatment, Vows to Hunger Strike Until Demands Met
Imprisoned music distributor Mehdi Rajabian, who is currently on hunger strike with his brother ...
Baha’i Artist Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Teaching Art Classes in His Home Awaits Appeal Results
Shahriar Siroos, an Iranian Baha’i artist who was sentenced to five years in prison for the ...