Hundreds of Iranian Rights Activists Call on Political Prisoner Mohammad Nazari to End Hunger Strike
Mohammad Nazari has been imprisoned since 1994. More than 700 Iranian ...
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October 30, 2017
Man Imprisoned on Nuclear Program Related Espionage Charges on Hunger Strike
Alireza Golipour has been imprisoned since 2012 for allegedly passing on information about Iran's Natanz nuclear site to US ...
October 29, 2017
UN experts call on Iran to stop intimidation of BBC staff
GENEVA (27 October 2017) – Civil and criminal proceedings by Iran against BBC Persian staff and contributors must be halted, two ...
October 29, 2017
Iranian Mother Sentenced to Prison for Demanding Justice For Slain Son
“Confessions” Obtained by Intelligence Ministry While Shahnaz Akmali Held in Solitary Confinement A court in Tehran has sentenced Shahnaz Akmali...
October 28, 2017
Here’s How President Trump’s Latest Travel Ban Affects Iranians
In speeches, President Trump has distinguished the "good people of Iran" from their government, while trying to ban most Iranians from visiting or immigrating to the United States. All three of his "travel bans," ...
October 26, 2017
UN Special Rapporteur: Despite “Encouraging Signs,” Human Rights Deteriorating in Iran
Asma Jahangir, the special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran. In ...
October 25, 2017
Iran Launches New Assault on Freedom of Expression With Mass Criminal Investigation of BBC Persian Staff
Popular BBC talkshow presenter Pooneh Ghoddoosi in the studio. BBC Persian Staff Appeal to UN on Iran’s “Unprecedented ...
October 25, 2017
Bill for Protection of Children in Iran Stunted in Parliament Since 2011
Police forces simulate a child abuse case. Attorney: Social Welfare Organizations Lack Sufficient Resources Despite ongoing reports of disturbing cases of child abuse, Iran’s Parliament has failed to ratify a bill on the ...
October 25, 2017
Conservative Clerics, IRGC Pressured Court to Convict Rouhani Campaigner
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October 25, 2017
Swedish Resident Facing Death Penalty: I Was Imprisoned For Refusing to Spy For Iran’s Intelligence Ministry
Ahmadreza Djalali poses for a picture with his wife, Vida Mehran-nia. Ahmadreza Djajali, an Iranian-born Swedish ...
October 24, 2017
Cartoon 174: Surfing the Web in Iran
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October 24, 2017
Students, MPs Protest Against Rouhani’s Conservative Nominee for Iran’s Science Ministry
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October 23, 2017
Iranian-Born Swedish Resident Sentenced to Death Based on Forced Confession
Ahmadreza Djalali, an Iranian-born Swedish resident who has been imprisoned in Iran since April ...
October 20, 2017
After Years of International Condemnation, Iran Revises Death Penalty Policy
Amendment to Drug Law Could Result in Drastically Reduced Execution Rate After years of being pressured by the UN and other rights groups to ...
October 20, 2017
“Help Me Gain the Freedom I am Legally Entitled To,” Pleads Hunger-Striking Political Prisoner
Mohammad Nazari has been imprisoned in Iran since 1994 for his membership in a separatist group. ...
October 19, 2017
Iran’s Expediency Council to Decide Whether Religious Minorities Can Run in Elections
Yazd city ...
October 19, 2017
Photo of Smiling Political Prisoners in Iran’s Evin Prison Lands One in Prison Known For Harsh Conditions
Arash Sadeghi (right) and Soheil Arabi ...
October 19, 2017
Mousavi’s Daughters: Officials “Hoping and Planning” for Death of Opposition Leaders Under House Arrest
Former presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavian addresses a cheering crowd during the protests ...
October 18, 2017
Husband: Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s Jobs and Britishness “Exaggerated” to Use Her as “Bargaining Chip”
Iranian judicial officials are misrepresenting Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s past jobs and her British citizenship to persuade the UK government to negotiate with the Iranian ...
October 18, 2017
Reformist Political Activist Turned Refugee Briefly Arrested Upon Return to Iran
A reformist political activist who fled Iran in 2011 after years of being harassed by the Intelligence Ministry was summoned to the Revolutionary Court in Evin Prison ...
October 17, 2017
Reformist Journalist Sasan Aghaei in Prolonged Solitary Confinement Despite Calls for His Release by MPs
The Iranian judiciary is refusing to release reformist journalist Sasan Aghaei, who has been detained ...
October 14, 2017
Narges Mohammadi Calls on MPs to End the “Illegal” Torture of Solitary Confinement in Iran’s Prisons
Imprisoned prominent human rights activist Narges Mohammadi has called on members of Iran’s Parliament to investigate and end the “illegal” practice of solitary confinement of prisoners. “As a defender of human rights who has been tortured by this practice, I ...
October 14, 2017
Tehran Prosecutor: Streaming TinyMoviez Website Shut Down For “Indecent” Content
Case Highlights State Sanctioning of Copyright Infringement in Iran The popular Iranian streaming movies website, TinyMoviez, which featured pirated material, was shut down ...
October 14, 2017
Seven Reformists MPs Plan to Sue Iran’s State Broadcasting Agency IRIB for Defamation
Seven reformist members of Iran’s Parliament who were recently sentenced to prison for their political views will sue the state TV ...
October 14, 2017
Family of Late Iranian President Rafsanjani Banned From Traveling Abroad
Four family members of the late Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani have been banned from traveling ...