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January 29, 2016

Student of Imprisoned Iranian Spiritual Leader Facing Trial for Supporting Him

The student of a spiritual leader in Iran who has been imprisoned for his alternative beliefs, has been summoned to court for attending a gathering in ...

January 29, 2016

Rouhani’s Post-Deal Test Starts in Paris

This op-ed was originally published in French. By Hadi Ghaemi This week, President Hassan Rouhani will visit Europe, including France, his first trip since the implementation of Iran’s nuclear ...

January 28, 2016

Family of Imprisoned Iranian Producer: Canada Must Do More

The family of prisoner of conscience Mostafa Azizi is calling on Canada to exert more pressure on Iran to release him following the prisoner swap ...

January 28, 2016

Iranian Artists Call for Immediate Release of Music Distributors

A coalition of Iranian artists have called for the immediate release of three music producers sentenced to six years in prison for promoting underground music ...

January 28, 2016

Internet Freedom in Iran Will Benefit From Sanctions Relief

Increased foreign investment and access to foreign companies’ technology products in Iran now that sanctions against Tehran have been lifted will not only aid the country’s ...

January 25, 2016

US-Iran Prisoner Swap Raises Hopes for Iranian-Canadian Prisoners of Conscience in Iran

The release of Iranian-Americans in the recent prisoner exchange between Iran and the United States has given hope to the family of prisoner of ...

January 25, 2016

Why are Iranian-American Prisoners Released, but Not Iranian Ones?” Father of Imprisoned Blogger Asks

“Why has the Islamic Republic agreed to the release of Iranian-American prisoners but they won’t free our own prisoners who are the children of ...

January 22, 2016

Nobel Peace Laureate Asks Iranian Government to “Make Peace with Its Own People”

While expressing joy at Iran’s recent release of four imprisoned Iranian-Americans, Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi has called on the Iranian government to “make ...

January 21, 2016

Faraghdani’s Handshake with Her Lawyer is Not a Crime, Judge Rules

Prisoner of conscience Atena Faraghdani and her lawyer, Mohammad Moghimi, have been acquitted of “illegitimate relations” for shaking hands during a prison visit. “My daughter ...

January 20, 2016

Hardliners in Iran Moving to Shut Pro-Rouhani Forces Out of Upcoming Parliamentary Elections

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January 20, 2016

Ageing Imprisoned Human Rights Lawyer Should Be Released on Medical Grounds, Wife Says

The wife of the prominent lawyer Mohammad Seifzadeh, who has been imprisoned since April 2011 for his work defending human rights and political ...

January 19, 2016

Ailing Imprisoned Journalist Could Face New Charges for Speaking Out against Prison Conditions

Imprisoned journalist Saeed Razavi Faghih has been threatened with retribution for writing letters complaining about abuse inside Rajaee Shahr Prison and could be facing new trumped-up charges. “About a month ago one of the ...

January 16, 2016

Release of Iranian Americans Welcomed, Time to Release All Political Prisoners

Steps Towards Reconciliation with the West Are Good but Iran Needs National Reconciliation As Well January 16, 2016—The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran welcomes the ...

January 15, 2016

Call on Iranian authorities to drop charges on two musicians and a filmmaker

UPDATE: This post was updated on January 19, 2016, to reflect that additional organizations have signed the letter. A total of 16 organizations have now signed the ...

January 15, 2016

Telegram CEO Rejects Iranian Government’s Claims of Censorship-on-Demand

The head of Telegram, the most popular social media network in Iran, has again categorically denied making any concessions to Tehran regarding censorship. ...

January 15, 2016

Teachers Union Chief to Go on Trial for Peaceful Labor Activities

No Access to Counsel or Family Visits during 7-Month “Temporary Detention” After nearly seven months of “temporary detention” without access to his ...

January 13, 2016

Reformist Journalist Begins Serving Prison Sentence for Her Writings on Facebook

The well-known reformist journalist Reyhaneh Tabatabaie surrendered herself to Evin Prison authorities on January 12, 2016, to serve a one-year prison ...

January 13, 2016

Sunni Detainees Still Held a Year After Arrest, Reports of Torture and Forced Confessions

A year after the arrest of more than two dozen Sunni Muslim men in southeast Iran, some of them still remain ...

January 12, 2016

Cartoon 134: Iranian Diplomacy

The Rouhani administration struggles for damage control following the January 2, 2016 attack by a vigilante group on the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Tehran and the Saudi ...

January 11, 2016

Detained Poet Describes Being Transported in a Cage and Watched “Like a Murderer”

Two-Day Ordeal Included Solitary Confinement and Incarceration with Criminals The poet Hila Sedighi, who was arrested and held for two days amidst ...

January 11, 2016

Journalist Resumes Hunger Strike to Protest His Continued Detention

After two months of detention, the prominent reformist journalist and political activist Issa Saharkhiz has resumed his hunger strike, in protest against ...

January 11, 2016

Netflix Opening to Iran Ends State Broadcasting’s Decades of Monopoly

The Islamic Republic of Iran’s near total monopoly on the broadcast of film and television series has effectively ended following the January 7, 2016, ...

January 9, 2016

Hila Sedighi Released on Bail

Hila Sedighi was released on bail on the evening of Saturday, January 9 in Tehran. The authorities did not provide any details regarding the reason for ...

January 8, 2016