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July 3, 2014

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, 2014 following a summons, he ...

July 1, 2014

Judge Refuses to Set Bail for Imprisoned Journalist Seraj Mirdamadi

Iranian journalist Serajeddin Mirdamadi’s prolonged “temporary detention” is illegal, according to his lawyer Giti Pourfazel, who told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that the case judge refuses to release Mirdamadi on bail. ...

June 23, 2014

The Campaign’s 2014 UPR Submission

This submission by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran provides information regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran’s implementation of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Recommendations that the Government of Iran accepted after the First Review in 2010, as stipulated in the Guidelines for Relevant ...

June 21, 2014

Cartoon 88: The World Cup in Prison

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June 21, 2014

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 Tehran Revolutionary Court under Judge ...

June 20, 2014

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 regime,” “publishing falsehoods to create ...

June 20, 2014

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 regime.” ...

June 20, 2014

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. ...

June 16, 2014

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. ...

June 13, 2014

Cartoon 87: MP’s Mission at World Cup Games

In an interview with Tadbir website, Hossein Azin, a conservative Member of the Parliament said on Jun4 11, 2014, that he is traveling to the World Cup soccer games in Brazil on a ...

June 13, 2014

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. ...

June 12, 2014

Former Student Activist Sentenced to Another Year in Prison

A revolutionary court in Tehran has sentenced former student activist and political prisoner Payman Aref to another year in prison on charges of “propaganda against the regime,” marking his third sentence since the disputed 2009 presidential election. ...

June 11, 2014

Prominent Rights Defender Faces New Charges for Her Meeting with Ashton

Narges Mohammadi, the prominent human rights defender and Deputy Head of the now-shuttered Defenders of Human Rights Center in Tehran, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that new charges have been brought against her stemming from her March 8, 2014 meeting with ...

June 11, 2014

Filmmaker Mahnaz Mohammadi Begins 5-Year Sentence on Baseless Charges

On Saturday, June 7, 2014, Iranian documentary filmmaker and women’s rights activist Mahnaz Mohammadi began serving her five-year prison sentence on security charges of “assembly and collusion against national security,” and “propaganda against the state.” ...

June 9, 2014

Cartoon 86: The Execution

Fars News Agency wrote on Sunday, June 1, 2014 that Gholamreza Khosravi Savadjani, a political prisoner charged with moharebeh (enmity with ...

June 4, 2014

Iran’s IRGC Commander Admits to Interference in 2009 Election

In a newly released video, the commander of the Revolutionary Guards, Mohammad Ali Jaafari, in a speech to an audience which appears to be composed of Guard commanders, details the role of the Guards in the 2009 presidential election and the subsequent violent crackdown of ...

June 2, 2014

State-run TV’s Disinformation Encourages Violence Against Women

June 2, 2014—The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran calls on President Rouhani to immediately institute supervision of Iran’s state TV and end the broadcast of programs that falsely defame dissidents and implicitly justify violence against women who do not wear the hijab, the ...

June 1, 2014

Political Prisoner ٍExecuted Despite Lack of Due Process

A long-time death-row inmate accused of inciting recent prison disturbances was unexpectedly executed on the morning of June 1, 2014 in Rajaee-Shahr Prison, the semi-official Fars news agency. ...

May 29, 2014

One Thousand Days in Prison: John Kerry Appeals for Amir Hekmati’s Release

The US Secretary of State John Kerry asked the Iranian government, in a statement issued on Memorial Day, May 26, 2014, to release US citizen Amir Mirzaei Hekmati, who has been in prison in Iran since July 2011. ...

May 29, 2014

Director of “Happy” Video Released on Bail

The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has confirmed that Sassan Soleimani, director of the “Happy in Tehran”[ https://iranhumanrights.org/2014/05/happy/] video, was released on bail of approximately $16,600 earlier today in Tehran. ...

May 28, 2014

Cartoon 85: Preferred Red Carpet Attire for Iranian Actresses

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 was a member of this year’s jury. Hatami, 41, greeted the 83-year-old president ...

May 28, 2014

New Details Emerge on Coercion of “Happy” Youths During Detention

The morality police pressured the participants in the “Happy in Tehran” video during their detention to implicate Reyhaneh Taravati and Sassan Soleimani and file complaints against them, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has learned. ...

May 27, 2014

Eight Facebook Users Sentenced to Decades in Prison

The Revolutionary Court in Tehran has sentenced eight Facebook users to a total of 123 years in prison on charges of “propaganda against the state” and “insulting the Supreme Leader.” ...

May 24, 2014

“Happy” Video Director Linked to Rouhani Campaign Remains in Detention

Sassan Soleimani, the director of one version of the “Happy in Tehran” video, remains in Rajaee-Shahr Prison in Karaj where he is being deprived of sleep, days after six people who appeared in the video were released from detention, a source told the International Campaign ...

May 23, 2014

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 and seeking justice for ...

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