Amputations Do Not Prevent Crime, Legal Expert Says
The Iranian Judiciary’s continued practice, under the direction of Sadegh Amoli Larijani, of carrying out amputations as a routine punishment, is ...
Issues
Imprisoned Human Rights Defender Abdolfattah Soltani Denied Visitation with His Wife
Abdolfattah Soltani, human rights lawyer. Evin Prison authorities have prevented Massoumeh Dehghan from visiting her husband, ...
Banning of Films Continues under Rouhani Administration, 14 Movies Now Forbidden
Banning of Films Continues under Rouhani Administration Despite repeated statements ...
Political Activist Should Go Free Says Tehran’s Deputy Prosecutor
Mohammad Hossein Rafiee Mohammad Hossein Rafiee, a 71-year-old political activist has been illegally ...
Imprisoned Artist Suffering from Lymphatic Disease
Atena Faraghdani The artist and civil activist Atena Faraghdani has developed signs of ...
Ailing Student Activist’s Continued Detention Violates Iran’s Own Laws
Bahareh Hedayat’s Continued Detention Violates Iran’s ...
Rezaian’s Lawyer Prevented from Responding to Prosecutor’s Accusations
The blatant denial of due process on display on the last day of Jason Rezaian’s trial on August 10, 2015, ...
Rezaian and Other Iranian-American Prisoners Held on Sham Charges Should be Released
Three Iranian-American ...
Three Hanged in Public in Karaj
Three people found guilty of rape were executed in public in ...
Jailed Human Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi Needs Urgent Medical Care
Sent Back to Prison despite Doctors’ Insistence She Be Seen by a Specialist Imprisoned rights activist Narges Mohammadi’s medical illnesses have ...
Facebook Activist Details How She Received a Seven-Year Prison Sentence in Iran
Naghmeh Shahsavandi Shirazi One of the eight Facebook activists sentenced to long prison sentences in 2013 for social and political commentary posted on their Facebook pages, ...
Cartoon 121: Justice Through Amputation
The Iranian Judiciary carried out a double limb amputation sentence on August 4, 2015, where a convict's foot ...
Iran’s State Media Launches Yet Another Attack on U.N. Special Rapporteur
Allegations against Dr. Ahmed Shaheed Unsubstantiated and Questioned by WikiLeaks Ever desperate to discredit the work and person of UN Special Rapporteur for human rights in Iran Ahmed Shaheed, ...
Former Reformist Member of Parliament Arrested Upon Return to Iran
A senior adviser to opposition Green Movement leader Mehdi Karroubi was arrested upon his return to Iran six years after the controversial presidential elections that forced him to leave the country. Esmail Gerami ...
Cartoon 120: Family Punishment for Political Activism
In a letter from prison, prominent rights activist Narges Mohammadi wrote about the pain her imprisonment has imposed on her 8-year-old twin children. In a part of the letter she ...
More than 100 Teachers Detained for Hours for Attempting Peaceful Protest
A planned protest by teachers in front of the Iranian Parliament in Tehran’s Baharestan Square was pre-empted by security forces who detained scores of teachers ...
Cartoon 119: Now Cut The Rope!
After the July 14, 2015 agreement between Iran and the P5+1 world powers on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear activities, it is now time for human rights in the Islamic Republic of ...
Hardline Clerics Stop Screening of Film on Shia Religious Figure
Even Religious Topics Do Not Escape Hand of Censorship in Iran A highly anticipated award-winning film about the revered 7th century Shia religious figure, Imam Hossein, has been pulled from cinemas across ...
Rouhani Government and Conservatives Clash over Laws on Female Dress
More than two-thirds of the members of the Iranian Parliament—216 MPs—have signed a resolution supporting the implementation of a law that requires women to observe strict rules on clothing in ...
Member of Spiritual Group Sentenced to Prison and Lashes
Masoumeh Zia, a member of the Erfan-e Halgheh spiritual group, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that she has been sentenced to a year in prison and 74 lashes for “disturbing public order” and ...
Pursue Human Rights in Iran with the Same Vigor as the Nuclear Accord
By Hadi Ghaemi Lobelog.com- The nuclear accord reached this week between Iran and the P5+1 countries represents a resounding victory ...
Imprisoned Founder of Spiritual Group Awaits Clarification on His Sentence
May Still Face Death Penalty for Peaceful Practice of Beliefs Uncertainty surrounds the sentence of Mohammad Ali Taheri, the imprisoned founder of a spiritual healing and cultural group. The Judiciary spokesman says ...
“Now comes the time to focus on human rights in Iran,” UN expert welcomes opportunity created by nuclear deal
GENEVA (15 July 2015) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed ...