Cartoon 84: Human Rights Award Given to “Mothers of Khavaran”
Touka Neyestani's cartoon pays homage to the Mothers of Khavaran, a grassroots organization dedicated to spreading awareness of ...
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Human Rights Award Given to “Mothers of Khavaran”
The Mothers of Khavaran, a grassroots organization dedicated to spreading awareness of and seeking justice for the victims of the mass executions of political prisoners carried out by the Islamic Republic in the 1980’s, was awarded the 2014 Gwangju Prize ...
Actress to Be “Dealt with” for Her Greeting of Cannes Festival President
Hardliners lashed out at the prominent Iranian actress Leila Hatami for kissing a Cannes Film Festival official on May 15, 2014, and for the clothing she wore at the Festival, where she is a member of this year’s jury. ...
Youths Arrested for “Happy” Video Released on Bail
The six young men and women who danced to Pharrell Williams’ hit song “Happy” in a video that went viral on YouTube, and werearrested for it, were released on bail today, one day later. However, the director of the video, ...
Labor Activists Spend Second Week in Detention without Charges
Two labor activists who were arrested at their homes on April 30, 2014, one day before a planned Labor Day gathering in Tehran, remain in detention without charges or outside contact except for one brief family visit. ...
Bill to Ban VPNs Would Cut Internet Access
The use of Virtual Private Networks (VPN) by millions of Iranians to circumvent strict state censorship of the Internet could become a crime if a bill currently being discussed by the Iranian Parliament becomes law. ...
Lawyer for Kurdish Political Prisoners Put on Trial
A Kurdish human rights lawyer has been tried on charges of membership in an illegal political group and propaganda against the state for providing information on prison conditions to the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran, a source ...
Eleven Hanged in Five Days on Drug Related Charges
Nine prisoners found guilty of drug trafficking charges were hanged in the Karoun Prison courtyard in Ahvaz on May 12, 2014, after their sentences were confirmed by the Revolutionary Court, the Prosecutor General, and the Head of the Judiciary, the ...
MP Calls On Rouhani to Stop Judiciary’s Closure of Newspapers
A prominent member of the Iranian Parliament who sits on the Press Oversight Committee has called on the Rouhani Administration to stop what he believes is the wrongful process of newspaper closures. ...
Labor Activists Remain in Prison for May Day Gathering
Two leading workers’ rights activists, arrested by security forces in Tehran at an International Labor Day gathering on May 1, 2014, remain in prison. ...
Mousavi Medical Condition Called “Alarming” by Daughter
“The family is in complete darkness about my father’s physical conditions and not even allowed a telephone call with him…My father’s health conditions are alarming,” wrote Narges Mousavi, daughter of Mir Hossein Mousavi, the opposition leader who was abruptly ...
Yahoo Should End Restrictions on Users in Iran Say Rights Groups
In a letter to Yahoo!, nine human rights and online freedom organizations have urged the Internet giant to end its restrictions on users of its services inside Iran. As a signatory to the letter, the International Campaign for Human Rights ...
Detained Opposition Leader Mousavi Undergoes Emergency Heart Procedure
On Tuesday, April 29, 2014, an emergency heart procedure was carried out on Mir Hossein Mousavi, the opposition leader who has been held under house arrest for three years, without the prior knowledge and consent of his family. ...
Detained Opposition Leader Mousavi Rushed to Hospital
Former presidential candidate and opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, who has been held extra-judicially under house arrest for more than three years, was taken to hospital today for urgent heart complications, according to reports from Iran that the Campaign has ...
Despite Investigation Pledge, Rouhani Administration Maintains Silence on Prisoner Assault
The families of political prisoners who were assaulted by security guards in the brutal attack in Evin Prison’s Ward 350 on April 17 have yet to receive any response from a government panel appointed to investigate the incident. The attack ...
Rouhani’s Silence on Brutal Prison Attack Unacceptable
A week after a violent raid by prison officials at Iran’s notorious Evin Prison led to the beating, injury, and solitary confinement of many political prisoners, Iranian Judiciary officials continue to deny any use of violence while vivid testimonies from ...
Authorities Prevent Hospitalization of Imprisoned Rights Lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani
Abdolfattah Soltani is serving a 13 year term in Evin Prison and his health ...
Official Makes Rare Admission of Baha’is’ Equal Rights in Domestic Media
In a rare statement to the Iranian media on April 6, 2014, Javad Larijani, Head of the Iranian Judiciary’s Human Rights Council, admitted Baha’is in Iran are entitled to full and equal constitutional rights. ...
Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh Summoned to Intelligence Ministry
A few days after a video was posted on YouTube, showing a short speech by human rights lawyer and former prisoner of conscience Nasrin Sotoudeh, she was summoned to the Intelligence Ministry while on a family holiday, according to her ...
Minister Says his Government not Responsible for Press Bans
Minister of Culture, Ali Jannati directed the blame for closure of 9 Dey away from Rouhani's government, telling ISNA "the Press Oversight Committee has seven members ...
Hundreds of Lawyers Advocate on Behalf of Imprisoned Dervish Lawyers
In two separate letters addressed to Head of the Iranian Judiciary Sadegh Larijani, Iranian lawyers have asked him for his immediate ...
Landmine Explosion in Non-Border Area Claims Another Life in Iran
The explosion of a landmine in the Shahdad desert of Kerman Province has left one man dead and three others critically injured. This is the second incident in less than three months of a landmine explosion in a non-border area ...
Brazil Should Support the Struggle of Iranian Trade Unionists (By Mansour Osanlou)
As an Iranian labor activist, I have always looked for models that my country can follow to improve. Striking a balance between worker rights, economic developments, international trade, and vital social-programs is indeed no easy task, especially for countries with ...
Former Political Prisoner Tells the UN of the Iranian Judiciary’s Lack of Independence
“I have come here because as an Iranian citizen I, my family, and especially my brother, were treated unjustly. We were innocent from the very beginning. There are many like us in Iran’s prisons who are innocent. I came here ...
Cartoon 79: Nowruz 1393
Last week Iranians around the world began their celebration of Nowruz, the Persian New Year. In this cartoon, along ...