Call for Iran to Release Imprisoned British-Iranians Heats Up As Families and MPs Petition UK Government
The families of two British-Iranian dual citizens who have been imprisoned in Iran without due process have delivered petitions to ...
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Iranian-American Vows to Hunger Strike Until Death If Authorities Uphold 18-Year Prison Sentence
Iranian-American dual citizen Reza (Robin) Shahini, who was handed an 18-year prison sentence in Iran in October 2016, has vowed to go on hunger ...
Political Prisoner Remains Jailed Two Years After Family Posts $362,000 Bail Amount
Intelligence Ministry Blocks Release of Maryam Akbari-Monfared Two years ago the family of political prisoner Maryam Akbari-Monfared posted an unusually high bail ...
Iran’s Judiciary Should Release Siamak and Baquer Namazi and Allow Them Full Defense in Appeals Court
October 25, 2016—The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran calls on Iran’s Judiciary to immediately release on bail the ...
Authorities Conceal Location of Imprisoned Hunger-Striking Spiritual Thinker After He Slips Into a Coma
After three weeks on hunger strike, imprisoned spiritual thinker Mohammad Ali Taheri ...
Ayatollah Montazeri’s Son Defends Releasing Audio File of Father Denouncing 1988 Mass Execution of Prisoners
Ahmad Montazeri said in court that the Islamic Republic should publicly investigate the issue. Ahmad Montazeri, the son of late Grand Ayatollah Hosseinali Montazeri—the once successor to Iran’s first supreme leader—has been charged ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Prominent Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi Rejects Prison Sentence in Stinging Open Letter
In an open letter from Evin Prison prominent human rights defender ...
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 ...
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 ...
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), ...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
Imprisoned Editor Hospitalized After 18-Day Hunger Strike
Open Letter Disproves Judicial Claim About Prisoners’ Rights Imprisoned newspaper editor Ehsan Mazandarani...
Former Political Prisoner Transported from Workplace to Prison Without Summons
Former political prisoner Navid Kamran has been transported to Evin Prison in ...
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 ...