Baluchi Imprisoned For Brother’s Alleged Terrorist Links Hunger Strikes Against Repeated Beatings
Mohammad Saber Malek-Raeisi, imprisoned in Iran for the last eight years solely because of his brother’s alleged links with a terrorist ...
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December 13, 2017
After Burn Victims Denied Compensation Because They’re Girls, Lawyer Says Law Must Change
A lawyer in Iran is speaking out about sexism in the country’s legal code after the families of two children who ...
December 11, 2017
Security Forces Block Annual Ceremony to Commemorate “Chain Murders” Victims
Mohammad Mokhtari(left) and Mohammad Jafar Pouyandeh ...
December 11, 2017
Supreme Court Upholds Swedish Resident Ahmadreza Djalali’s Death Sentence
Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence issued against Iranian-born Swedish resident Ahmadreza Djalali...
December 8, 2017
Iran’s Culture Minister Says He’s Trying to “Transform” Conservative Clerics’ Views on Music
Before musicians can perform concerts in Iran without the threat of the authorities suddenly canceling them, someone has to convince conservative Shia ...
December 8, 2017
Iran’s Student Movement Faces Roadblocks Under Rouhani Despite Election Campaign Promises
A Student Day protest at the University of Tehran. ...
December 8, 2017
IRGC Commander Turned Musician Says He Was Banned From Producing Music by the Intelligence Ministry
Hossein Zaman, a former Revolutionary Guards commander who has been banned from producing or performing music for more than 15 years, says the ban was put in place because Iran’s Intelligence Ministry wants to intimidate him into refraining from expressing his political views ...
December 8, 2017
Opposition Leader Under House Arrest Offers to Serve Remainder of Imprisoned Mothers’ Sentences
Zahra Rahnavard, who has been under extrajudicial house arrest with her husband ...
December 7, 2017
Two Iranian Officials Publicly Break Rank and Discuss Discriminatory Policies Against Baha’is
Iranian officials are beginning to broach the previously taboo topic of religious discrimination in Iran. On the same day, two government officials publicly discussed discriminatory policies against Baha’is, one of Iran’s most severely ...
December 7, 2017
Rouhani Admin’s New “Fair Usage” Internet Price Rates Violate Net Neutrality
Iran's Minister of Information and Communications Technology Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi. Seven months into President Hassan Rouhani’s second ...
December 6, 2017
Reformist MPs Call on Science Ministry to Allow “Starred” Student Activists to Attend University
Students accused of engaging in peaceful activism continue to be banned...
December 4, 2017
VIDEO: Tell UK Officials to Put People Before Politics and Demand Iran Free Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Iranian-British dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been held captive ...
December 4, 2017
Three Activists Sentenced to Prison in Trial “Directed” by Iran’s Intelligence Ministry
Political prisoners Majid Assadi, Payam Shakiba, and Mohammad ...
December 1, 2017
Tehran Prosecutor Sentenced to Prison for Protestor’s Death Denies Responsibility
Former Tehran Prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi, the only official who has been held accountable for the ...
December 1, 2017
Spokesman Berates Former President Ahmadinejad After He Accuses Judiciary of Corruption
The spokesman for Iran’s judiciary has publicly spoken out against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad after the former president accused the judiciary of ...
November 30, 2017
Iran’s Parliament Should Pass Pending Disability Rights Bill
New Law Needed to Protect Rights of Iran’s Long-Neglected Disability Community November 30, 2017–New legislation currently pending in the Iranian parliament will, if passed, strengthen ...
November 29, 2017
After Fiery Speech, Iran Censors Ahmadinejad-Related Online Searches
Websites affiliated with former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad were blocked in Iran and the country’s most widely used state-approved video-sharing site has barred users from accessing Ahmadinejad-related content after the controversial politician criticized state officials in a recent speech ...
November 28, 2017
Tehran Prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi to Serve Two-Year Prison Term for Protestor’s Death
Former Tehran Prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi has received a two-year prison sentence for being an “accomplice to murder” and the “illegal detention” of Mohsen Rouholamini, who died after being picked up by security forces in Tehran during the widespread protests of 2009 ...
November 28, 2017
Iran’s State-Run Broadcaster Airs Smear Campaigns on Imprisoned Foreign Nationals
Iran’s state-funded TV and radio broadcaster, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), has aired videos accusing two imprisoned foreign nationals of espionage ...
November 28, 2017
Political Prisoners in Rajaee Shahr Prison Slapped With New Charges for Engaging in Peaceful Protest
Christian convert Ebrahim Firoozi and political activist Saeed Shirzad. Three prisoners in Iran’s ...
November 22, 2017
Iran’s Snapp Taxi App Violates User Privacy Rights by Spying on Users’ Phone Data
Iranian users of an Uber-like Iranian-made app recently discovered that the app had spied on their phone data ...
November 22, 2017
Iran Attempts to Deflect Responsibility by Criticizing UN Resolution on Its Human Rights Record
Iran has responded to a draft UN resolution condemning the country’s human rights record by attempting to deflect responsibility and verbally criticizing the sponsors of the draft ...
November 22, 2017
Intelligence Ministry Pressures Two Sunni Rouhani Campaign Managers to Halt Peaceful Advocacy Efforts
Within the course of the same week, two Sunni Muslim politicians were warned by Iran’s Intelligence Ministry to stop advocating for Sunni Muslims rights, especially the inclusion of Sunnis in the president’s cabinet ...
November 21, 2017
175 Nobel Laureates Call on Iran to Release Swedish Resident Ahmadreza Djalali
In a letter addressing Iran’s ambassador to the UN, 175 Nobel laureates have called on the country’s ...
November 20, 2017
Previously Imprisoned Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh Refuses to Appear in Court
“I know I will not be treated fairly by the judiciary.” A prominent Iranian lawyer who was previously imprisoned for her peaceful defense of human rights has refused ...