Writer Prosecuted for Facebook Posts Critical of State Censorship
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Young Activist Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Facebook Postings and Peaceful Protest
A young civil activist who has been held at Evin Prison since October 2014 has been sentenced to seven years in prison at her interrogator's urging, a source close ...
Basij Militia Unveils Messaging App that Gives State Access to All Conversations
Officials hope Salam will lure users away from applications such as Viber and WhatsApp that ...
Iranian Officials Re-Affirm Facebook Will Remain Completely Blocked in Iran
Despite the Iranian government’s stated intention to move towards the selective blocking of Internet content (“smart filtering”), a top government ...
“No Books, No Book Fair,” Says Publisher of Banned Books
Iranian publisher Shahla Lahiji Leading Iranian Publisher Boycotts Tehran International Book Fair Iranian publisher Shahla Lahiji has boycotted the annual Tehran International Book Fair ...
Iran’s New Search Engine Denies Access to Political or Human Rights Content on Internet
A new Internet search engine developed by the Iranian government, Parsijoo, has been designed to keep Iranian users from accessing any political or human rights-related content. According to research conducted ...
Husband of Jailed Activist Narges Mohammadi Asks Rouhani’s Minister to Review Her Case
250 Activists and Journalists Sign Statement Calling for Her Release Iranian Judiciary authorities have advised the family of detained human rights activist Narges Mohammadi that her May 5, 2015 arrest ...
Basij Militias Will Run 2000 Child Care Centers, 25% of All Day Care in Iran
Teaching Islamic Values Becomes Priority in Face of Flagging Public Support Iran's Welfare Organization will allow the Revolutionary Guard’s volunteer ...
Teacher Protests Sweep Iran despite Threats by Officials Not to Participate
Thousands Gather in Many Cities to Call Attention to Wages below the Poverty Line Another nationwide protest by Iranian teachers ...
Radical Website Calls for Murder of Musician, Iranian Officials Silent
Shahin Najafi German Police Address Threat While Website Offers Reward for Shahin Najafi's and ...
Eminent Iranian Poet and Filmmaker Repeatedly Interrogated by Intelligence Ministry
Baktash Abtin’s Case Expected to be Sent to Court Iran's Intelligence Ministry has repeatedly summoned and interrogated the well-known Iranian ...
“Why Did I Go to Prison for Four Years, Mr. Zarif?”
Formerly Imprisoned Journalists Challenge Iran Foreign Minister’s Remarks to Charlie Rose Astonished reactions to recent statements made ...
Leading Activist Arrested Ahead of Her Trial for Peaceful Civil Activities
Narges Mohammadi is Transferred to Evin Prison Civil rights activist and Deputy Director of the banned Defenders of Human Rights Center, ...
Prominent Lawyer Says “Plan to Promote Virtue” Endangers Citizens and State
The prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh spoke out strongly against the recent approval of the Plan to Promote Virtue ...
Prominent Activist Charged with National Security Crimes for Her Peaceful Civic Activism
A Tehran court has charged the prominent Iranian civil rights activist and deputy head of the ...
Labor Leaders Detained in Iran as International Workers’ Day Approaches
Hundreds of workers protesting in front of the Iranian Parliament on January 7, 2015 April ...
Police Demolish Imprisoned Baha’i Leader’s Ancestral Home
Iranian police demolished the home of an imprisoned Baha’i community leader in Semnan on April 22, 2015. The home belonged to Jamaloddin Khanjani, one of seven Baha’i leaders who have been in prison since 2008. ...
Managing Editor of Banned Women’s Publication Hopes for Reversal of Decision
Iran’s Press Oversight Committee has decided to suspend publication of Iran’s premier women’s magazine, Zanan-e Emrooz [Today’s Women], and forward its case for prosecution to the Iranian Judiciary. ...
Political Prisoner To Be Tried for Contacting UN Human Rights Expert
Ebrahimi is accused of contacting the UN’s Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, from prison, to report to the Special Rapporteur on the condition of political prisoners who are ill. Iranian prison officials routinely deny even critically needed medical care to political prisoners. ...
TV Producer Jailed upon Return to Iran Now Faces Trial
Mostafa Azizi, a former Iranian television writer and producer, who has been in prison since February 1, 2015, will be put on trial on June 1, at Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court under Judge Salavati. Azizi, a resident ...
Final Verdict: Five to Seven Years for Facebook Users in Iran
An appeals court in Tehran has sentenced six individuals to prison terms ranging from five to seven years for postings on their Facebook pages. Two additional individuals are facing as of yet unknown terms for their activities on the social ...
New Video: Iranian Expats Face Arrest upon Return to their Homeland
April 20, 2015—The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran released a video today highlighting the plight of the thousands of Iranians who wish to return to their homeland, yet fear likely imprisonment upon arrival for the peaceful expression of ...
Cartoon 112: Facebook Users Get Five to Seven Years in Prison
An appeals court in Tehran has sentenced six individuals to prison terms ranging from five to seven years for postings on their Facebook pages. Two additional ...
Prominent Iranians’ Views on Impact of Nuclear Agreement on Human Rights
"Our next agreement will be on our civil rights!" was one of the slogans people chanted in Tehran only hours after ...
Worsening Conditions for Women in Iran Begin to Draw Attention
Iran's Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, Shahindokht Molaverdi. Rouhani and Other Administration ...