Pro-Rouhani and Reformist Social Media Admins Sentenced to Prison in Iran
Six administrators of Iranian reformist political channels on the Telegram messaging network have been sentenced to terms ranging from two to ...
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August 31, 2017
Cartoon 173: Hunger Strike in Iran
Iranian cartoonist Touka Neyestani depicts hunger strikes undertaken by political prisoners in Iran in a desperate attempt to make their demands heard....
August 31, 2017
UN Expert Concerned at Condition of Prisoners on Hunger Strike in Iran
GENEVA (31 August 2017)- The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran, Asma ...
August 31, 2017
Security Forces Exit Mehdi Karroubi’s Home, As Pledged By Government
Iran’s Intelligence Ministry agents retreated from inside opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi’s home in Tehran on August 29, a day before he ...
August 31, 2017
Education Ministry Withdraws Discriminatory Hiring Guideline
The Iranian Education Ministry is revising its hiring guideline which disqualifies or discourages several classes of citizens from being ...
August 30, 2017
Condition of Hunger Strikers in Iranian Prison Deteriorates while Judiciary Does Nothing
Families Dismayed Over Lack of Critically Needed Medical Treatment at Rajaee Shar Prison August 30, 2017—The medical condition of more than a ...
August 29, 2017
Families Dismayed Over Lack of Attention to Hunger Strikers in Iranian Prisons
Political prisoners Majid Asadi (right) and Jafar Eghdami. The parents ...
August 29, 2017
Namazis Lose Appeal Against 10-Year Prison Sentence
Iranian-American Businessman and His 81-Year-Old Father Remain Held on Unspecified Charges after Sham Prosecution That Lacked Due Process Iranian-American businessman ...
August 29, 2017
In Letter to Judge, Iranian-American Demands Freedom for Himself and Wife
Art Gallery Owners Karan Vafadari and Afarin Neyssari Held on Baseless Charges More Than One Year Without Trial Detained Iranian-American art dealer ...
August 29, 2017
Iran Upholds 10-Year Prison Sentences Against US Resident and Two Iranian-Americans
Iranian-American Businessman and His 81-Year-Old Father Remain Held on Unspecified Charges after Sham Prosecution That Lacked Due Process Iran’s Appeals Court has upheld ...
August 28, 2017
Judiciary Official Opposes New Proposal Against Domestic Violence
A senior Iranian judiciary official has voiced opposition to legislation against domestic violence which is being revived by President Hassan ...
August 28, 2017
Soheil Arabi Resumes Hunger Strike to Protest Harassment of His Family
Prisoner of conscience Soheil Arabi has restarted his hunger in Tehran’s Evin Prison to protest the persecution ...
August 28, 2017
Taheri’s Death Sentence Will Not Stand, Says Hopeful Lawyer
The lawyer for imprisoned Iranian spiritual leader Mohammad Ali Taheri is optimistic that the latest death sentence against his ...
August 27, 2017
Tehran Prosecutor Calls Hunger Strikes “Threats” Amid Mass Strike at Rajaee Shahr Prison
“Prisoners must endure their punishment to the fullest” Tehran Prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi has described hungers strikes undertaken by prisoners as “threats” that the judicial system ...
August 27, 2017
Reformist MP Calls for Judicial Investigation Into Imprisoned Journalist’s Worsening Health
A member of the Iranian Parliament has called on the judiciary to investigate reports about imprisoned reformist journalist Ehsan Mazandarani’s...
August 24, 2017
Rouhani VP Reaffirms Promises to Mehdi Karroubi After Pushback by Judiciary
Iranian Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri has publicly affirmed promises made by officials of the Rouhani government to detained political leader Mehdi Karroubi after ...
August 23, 2017
Cartoon 172: Authors in Iran
Iranian cartoonist Touka Neyastani depicts the life of authors in Iran, struggling to publish their works amid strict censorship laws....
August 23, 2017
Iranian Glue Company’s Rules Attract Scrutiny for Possible Rights Violations
HL Glue company CEO Khalil ...
August 22, 2017
Lawyer Accuses Intelligence Ministry in Kermanshah of Harassing Kurdish Civil Rights Activist
In the six months since she was released from a three-week detention, Iranian Kurdish children and women's rights activist Farzaneh Jalali has been repeatedly called ...
August 22, 2017
Judiciary Contradicts Rouhani Officials’ Promise to Detained Opposition Leader Mehdi Karroubi
The spokesman for Iran’s judiciary, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, has publicly rejected a report that security agents will leave detained opposition ...
August 22, 2017
Christian Convert Released From Prison in Iran Slapped With Travel Ban
Zargaran Reports Being Given “Unnecessary” Anti-Psychotic Medication Maryam (Nasim) Naghash Zargaran, who was released from Evin Prison on August 1, 2017 after serving more ...
August 21, 2017
Reformist Journalist Not Heard From Two Weeks After Arrest in Tehran
Several Journalists Arrested in 2017 for Alleged Connections With Amad News Reformist journalist Sasan Aghaei’s family has not heard a word from him ...
August 21, 2017
Appeals Court Upholds 10-Year Sentence Against Princeton Student Xiyue Wang
An Iranian Appeals Court has upheld the 10-year prison sentence against American graduate student Xiyue Wang, held since the summer ...
August 18, 2017
Labor Activist Forced to Stay Behind Bars Until December 2018 Despite Completing Sentence
Update: With assurances from a senior official, labor activist Reza Shahabi ended his hunger strike in Rajaee Shahr Prison on September 27, 2017, after nearly two months ...
August 18, 2017
Countdown Begins for Karroubi’s Trial After Deal With Rouhani Government Ends His Hunger Strike
Now that detained political leader Mehdi Karroubi has ended his life-threatening hunger strike, all eyes are on President Hassan Rouhani to see if ...