In an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said that Iran would be willing to discuss release of American prisoners, such as Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, ...
Arash Zad, Information Technology Expert Nearly two months after the arrest of information technology expert Arash Zad, ...
Omid Kokabee. The mother of Omid Kokabee, a physicist imprisoned in Iran since January 2011, has written a letter to the Islamic ...
Teachers’ rights activist Rassoul Bodaghi Teachers’ rights activist Rassoul Bodaghi, who was near the end ...
When Rouhani campaigned for the presidency in June 2013, he said he had “the key” to solve Iran’s problems. Those problems included hundreds of political prisoners in Iran, some dating back to the disputed 2009 presidential election. More than ...
Hassan Rouhani addresses the UN General Assembly in ...
Atena Faraghdani, Artist and Civil Activist The artist and civil activist Atena Faraghdani, ...
The popular instant messaging service Telegram has dismissed claims by Iranian officials that a third of the data from its Iranian users is ...
Archival photo shows Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi hospitalized during a prior imprisonment. Narges Mohammadi Remains in Prison ...
Shahrokh Zamani, Labor activist Authorities Routinely Refuse Medical Treatment to Political Prisoners September 16, 2015—Labor activist Shahrokh ...
On September 5, 2015, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei re-appointed the members of the Supreme Council of ...
Mohammad Ali Taheri, the leader of a spiritual group Mohammad Ali ...
Without adequate laws protecting workers’ safety or independent labor groups able to organize and advocate effectively for workers’ rights, workplace deaths in Iran have risen ...
Minister of Justice, Mostafa Pourmohammadi Three days after President Hassan Rouhani suggested the possibility of ...
Behrouz Alkhani Brother Says Confession was Elicited under Torture The Iranian Kurdish political prisoner Behrouz Alkhani was executed in ...
Official Iranian government statistics show that tens of thousands of girls under the age of 15 are married off by their families each year in ...
Political motivations are taking precedence over the law when it comes to activists such as Bahareh Hedayat, who is being kept in prison despite the ...
The student and women’s rights activist Bahareh Hedayat, imprisoned for over five years in Iran, has been given an additional two-year prison sentence, ...
More than fifty prominent members of Iranian society have written an open letter to the American people urging them to ask their Congressional representatives to support ...
Atena Daemi, children’s rights and civil activist Family Hopes Atena Daemi Will Be ...
Saeed Abedini American officials must do more to obtain the release of unjustly imprisoned Iranian-Americans, according to the ...
The following letter, written by 74 prominent Iranians representing many spheres of civil society, urges members of the U. S. Congress to support ...
Bahareh Hedayat Given Two Additional Years in Prison after She Was Due for Release August 28, 2015—The student and women's rights activist Bahareh Hedayat, imprisoned for ...
Atena Faraghdani Jailed artist Atena Faraghdani has expressed gratitude upon hearing she was awarded the 2015 Courage in Cartooning ...
Saeed Mortazavi, The former Tehran Prosecutor Mortazavi Verdict Shows Officials Still Enjoy Impunity even in Cases of Torture and Death of Prisoners. The former Tehran ...
