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October 28, 2016

Iranian-American Vows to Hunger Strike Until Death If Authorities Uphold 18-Year Prison Sentence

Iranian-American dual citizen Reza (Robin) Shahini, who was handed an 18-year prison sentence in Iran in October 2016, has vowed to go on hunger strike until his death ...

October 28, 2016

Political Prisoner Remains Jailed Two Years After Family Posts $362,000 Bail Amount

Intelligence Ministry Blocks Release of Maryam Akbari-Monfared Two years ago the family of political prisoner Maryam Akbari-Monfared posted an unusually high bail amount for her temporary release ...

October 24, 2016

Iran’s Judiciary Should Release Siamak and Baquer Namazi and Allow Them Full Defense in Appeals Court

October 25, 2016—The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran calls on Iran’s Judiciary to immediately release on bail the unjustly imprisoned Iranian-American dual citizens Siamak ...

October 22, 2016

Authorities Conceal Location of Imprisoned Hunger-Striking Spiritual Thinker After He Slips Into a Coma

After three weeks on hunger strike, imprisoned spiritual thinker Mohammad Ali Taheri went into a coma and ...

October 21, 2016

Ayatollah Montazeri’s Son Defends Releasing Audio File of Father Denouncing 1988 Mass Execution of Prisoners

Ahmad Montazeri said in court that the Islamic Republic should publicly investigate the issue. Ahmad Montazeri, the son of late Grand Ayatollah Hosseinali Montazeri—the once successor to Iran’s first supreme leader—has been charged with “acting against national security” ...

October 20, 2016

In Unprecedented Public Plea MPs Call on Judiciary to Reverse Narges Mohammadi’s Prison Sentence

Fifteen Iranian members of Parliament have called on the Judiciary to reverse the 10-year prison sentence of prominent human rights defender ...

October 20, 2016

Azeri Rights Activist in Critical Condition After Starting Second Hunger Strike in Tabriz Prison

Imprisoned Azeri rights activist Rasoul Razavi has received emergency medical treatment on several occasions since he started a hunger strike in Tabriz ...

October 19, 2016

Two Labor Rights Activist Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Peaceful Activism

Labor rights activists Jafar Azimzadeh and Shapour Ehsani-Rad were sentenced to 11 years in prison each for their peaceful activism on ...

October 18, 2016

Six-Year Prison Sentence Against Teachers Union Leader Upheld After Pressure by Revolutionary Guards

Branch 36 of the Tehran Appeals Court has upheld the six-year prison sentence against Esmail Abdi, the ...

October 17, 2016

Revolutionary Guards Mark Anniversary of Dual National Siamak Namazi’s Arrest With Propaganda Video

One year after Iranian-American dual citizen Siamak Namazi was arrested by the Revolutionary Guards in Tehran, media outlets affiliated with the Guards...

October 17, 2016

Cartoon 158: Football match goes ahead despite religious objections

The World Cup qualifying match between Iran and South Korea coincided with the Tasoua religious holiday in Iran, prompting some religious and military factions to ...

October 17, 2016

Cartoon 157: Narges Mohammadi’s 16-year prison sentence upheld

The Appeals Court has upheld the 16-year prison sentence against prominent human rights activist Narges Mohammadi. She was sentenced to 10 years for “membership in the [now ...

October 17, 2016

Cartoon 156: Former Tehran Prosecutor apologizes to family of Kahrizak victim

“As the prosecutor at the time, I deeply apologize and seek forgiveness from the innocent martyrs [Amir] Javadifar, [Mohsen] Rouholamini and [Mohammad] Kamrani and I ...

October 17, 2016

Muhammad Ali’s Widow Calls on Iran to Free Imprisoned Iranian-American Son and Father

Lonnie Ali says her husband promoted “good will and understanding between the people of Iran and the United States.” The widow of American boxing legend Muhammad Ali has called on Iran’s ...

October 14, 2016

Prominent Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi Rejects Prison Sentence in Stinging Open Letter

In an open letter from Evin Prison prominent human rights defender Narges Mohammadi ...

October 14, 2016

Actions Speak Louder Than Words in Iran’s Death Penalty Debate, Says Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi

Despite statements from some Iranian officials doubting the value of capital punishment, no action has been taken to end or reduce the high number of executions ...

October 14, 2016

Attorney Arrested in Iran for Wearing Green Movement T-Shirt

An attorney has been arrested in western Iran for wearing a T-shirt honoring the Green Movement, an informed source told the International ...

October 13, 2016

10 Things You Should Know About Iran’s Multi-Billion Dollar National Internet Project

“National Internet” Aims to Give State Control Over Iranians’ Access to Information A few months after the Iranian government launched the first phase of its “national information network” (NIN), many questions still surround Iran’s ...

October 13, 2016

Public Defender Challenges Execution Order Against Iranian Child Bride for Alleged Crime Committed as Juvenile

The execution order against Zeinab Sekaanvand Lankarani, who was married off at 15-years-old to the man she allegedly killed two years later, is being challenged by her public defender. Lankarani, imprisoned at Urmia ...

October 12, 2016

Seven Years Later No Official Held Accountable for 5 Deaths and Torture of Dozens at Kahrizak  

Families of the detainees who died after they were tortured in the Kahrizak ...

October 12, 2016

Woman Sentenced to 6 years in Prison for Unpublished Story and Facebook Posts Rejects Prison Summons

Co-Defendants Forced to Unexpectedly Begin Prison Sentences Four months after her husband was unexpectedly forced to begin serving his ...

October 11, 2016

Imprisoned Editor Hospitalized After 18-Day Hunger Strike

Open Letter Disproves Judicial Claim About Prisoners’ Rights Imprisoned newspaper editor Ehsan Mazandarani, who recently ...

October 10, 2016

Former Political Prisoner Transported from Workplace to Prison Without Summons

Former political prisoner Navid Kamran has been transported to Evin Prison in Tehran to begin serving a ...

October 5, 2016

Imprisoned Journalist Begins Hunger Strike on Hospital Bed

Hospitalized political prisoner and prominent reformist journalist Issa Saharkhiz began a hunger strike on October 2, 2016, to convince the authorities to grant him conditional release. “My father is legally eligible for conditional ...

October 4, 2016

More Than 150 Members of Iran’s Parliament Call for Ending Execution of Petty Drug Traffickers

The majority of Iran’s MPs have signed a proposal to amend a current law that would make it harder to ...

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