Journalist Sentenced to Six Years in Prison after Returning to Iran
Mirdamadi has been held in solitary confinement in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards' Ward ...
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Journalists Jason Rezaian and Yeganeh Salehi Held in Secret Detention Center
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has learned that the journalists Jason Rezaian and Yeganeh Salehi, who were detained in Tehran on July 22, 2014, are being held in an unknown location. Except for a phone call to ...
No Judicial Record of Arrested Washington Post Journalist, Says Family
Mary Rezaian (left), Jason Rezaian and Yeganeh Salehi Seeking information on Jason Rezaian, Yeganeh ...
Cartoon 89: Continued Arrests of Journalists in Iran
Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post correspondent in Tehran, and his wife, Yeganeh Salehi, a correspondent for UAE's National newspaper, were arrested on the night of July 22, 2014, ...
57 Days into Solitary Confinement, Concern Grows Over Journalist Saba Azarpeik
Fifty-seven days after her arrest and detention by security forces, the young Iranian journalist Saba Azarpeik remains in solitary confinement at Evin Prison. The journalist’s family has been told that Azarpeik’s life and safety is at risk if they give ...
Raid Leaves Arrested Washington Post Journalist’s Home “Looking Like a Scene from Hell”
Jason Rezaian, Yeganeh Salehi, and a photographer were arrested in Tehran on the night of July 22, 2014, after their homes were raided by security forces. The agents also confiscated their personal belongings, including laptops, books, and notes, a ...
Ruling of Combined 127-Year Sentence for Facebook Users Violates Iran’s Own Laws
A source knowledgeable about the case of eight young Iranians sentenced to heavy prison sentences for their activities on Facebook told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that in an illegal ruling, Branch 28 of the Tehran Revolutionary ...
Another Baha’i Sentenced to Prison for Practicing Her Faith
The Baha’i citizen, Shamis Mohajer, began serving her one-year prison term at Evin Prison on charges of “propaganda against the state” on June 28, 2014. Mohajer’s mother told the Campaign that her daughter turned herself in after being summoned to ...
Man Sentenced to Stoning in Iran’s Northern City
A man has been sentenced to the punishment of stoning in the northern Iran province of Ghaemshahr. The Bolagh news website wrote that Head of the Ghaemshahr Judiciary in Mazandaran Province issued the stoning ruling. ...
Revolutionary Court Sentences Fifteen Baha’is to Prison on Baseless Charges
A Revolutionary Court has sentenced fifteen Baha’is to between 1.5 and 3.5 years in prison on charges of “propaganda against the state” and “assembly and collusion against national security,” but their lawyer told the International Campaign for Human Rights in ...
Baha’i to Begin One-Year Prison Sentence for Practicing His Faith
A Baha’i man, Sarang Ettehadi, has been summoned to begin serving his one-year prison sentence on charges of “propaganda against the state through participation in Baha’i worship and prayer groups.” Ettehadi told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran ...
New Study Shows Leading Iranian Figures Support Nuclear Negotiations
July 16, 2014— In a study released by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran today, Voices from Iran: Strong Support for the Nuclear Negotiations, prominent members of Iranian civil society expressed their strong support for the P5+1 nuclear ...
Voices from Iran: Strong Support for the Nuclear Negotiations
As this study demonstrates, leading Iranian civil society figures support the P5+1 nuclear negotiations and hope for a successful deal. No one can presume that such a deal will automatically lead to improvements in human rights and civil liberties in ...
Eight Iranians Active on Facebook Sentenced to Combined 127 Years in Prison
Eight young Iranians active on Facebook have been sentenced to a total of 127 years in prison by Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court which found them guilty of acting against national security, propaganda against the state and insulting Islam ...
New Wave of Arrests and Prison Sentences Against Journalists
The prominent journalist Marzieh Rasouli was summoned to Evin Prison on July 8, 2014, for the implementation of her sentence of 50 lashes and two years’ imprisonment, she announced on Twitter, even though Rasouli has not yet received confirmation ...
Inmate Dies at Bandar Abbas Prison after Being Denied Medical Treatment
A human rights activist told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that Mostafa Nosrati, age 30, an inmate at the Bandar Abbas Central Prison, died on July 2, 2014, three days after he sustained injuries and was denied ...
New Report Reveals Iranian TV’s Continued Human Rights Violations
The United States should reinstate sanctions on Iran’s state TV and radio broadcasting agency, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), for the continuation of its widespread human rights violations detailed in this report. ...
130 Women Sign Letter to Protest Women Barred From Entering Azadi Stadium
More then 130 women’s rights activists have asked the President of the International Volleyball Federation to protect the right of Iranian women to enter sports stadiums and attend volleyball matches. “We demand an end to gender discrimination in the sports ...
Veteran Journalist Charged with Propaganda Against State
The veteran Iranian journalist Mashallah Shamsolvaezin has been charged with “propaganda against the state” for interviews and speeches he has given. Mr. Shamsolvaezin wrote on his Facebook page that when he appeared before the Evin Prison Court on June 29, ...
Four Sunni Kurds in Danger of Imminent Execution
Hamed Ahmadi, Kamal Moulaei, and Jamshid and Jahangir Dehghani are Sunni Kurds who were first arrested and prosecuted for murdering a pro-government Sunni cleric, but they were later acquitted of this charge and then tried at Branch 28 of the ...
Scholar Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Criticizing Iran Nuclear Program and the Judiciary
The Iranian Judiciary has sentenced Sadegh Zibakalam, a Tehran University scholar, to one and a half years in prison for his criticism of the Iranian nuclear program and of the Iranian Judiciary on charges of “propaganda against the Islamic Republic ...
Eleven Internet Professionals Sentenced to One to Eleven Years in Prison
Yadollah Movahed, the Prosecutor for Kerman Province General and Revolutionary Courts, said at a press conference on June 19, 2014, that the eleven individuals were arrested and prosecuted for “designing sites, websites, and creating content for media hostile to the ...
Halt Execution of 33 Sunnis, Request Rights Groups
Eighteen rights groups issued a joint statement to demand a halt on execution of 33 Sunni death row inmates, noting unfair trials. ...
Two Iranian-Arabs Executed in Secret
Ali Chabishat and Khaled Mousavi, two Iranian-Arabs from the southern city of Ahvaz in Khuzestan Province, have been secretly executed and buried in a remote area, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has learned. ...
Journalist Put on Trial for Propaganda Against State
Hossein Nouraninejad was charged with “propaganda against the regime” and “collusion and assembly against national security” according to his lawyer, but no evidence of conduct that would warrant these charges was offered in court. ...