Prisoner of Conscience on Hunger Strike Transferred to Clinic as His Condition Worsens
Fourteen days after prisoner of conscience Ali Shariati embarked on a hunger strike to protest the judicial process of his case, he remains on strike inside ...
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November 16, 2015
Prominent Cartoonist Hadi Heidari Arrested
Hadi Heidari’s last cartoon was related to the terrorist ...
November 8, 2015
Prominent Reformist Journalist Arrested for “Insulting Supreme Leader”
The political journalist Issa Saharkhiz has been arrested on charges of “intending to disrupt national security,” “propaganda against the state,” and “insulting the ...
November 2, 2015
Washington Post OpEd: Free Omid Kokabee, another Iranian prisoner of conscience
By Herbert L. Berk October 30 Herbert ...
October 30, 2015
Revolutionary Guards Treat Protesting Teachers as Agitators, Lawyer Says
Peyman Haj-Mahmoud Attar, the lawyer for the Teachers ...
October 27, 2015
Arrested Student Activist Under Intense Pressure to Make False Confession, Says Family
Amin Anvari’s mother, Farah Bakhshi Student activist Amin Anvari, 21, who received a suspended prison ...
October 19, 2015
Narges Mohammadi Should Be Released Immediately and Given Medical Treatment
Narges Mohammadi October 20, 2015—The health of imprisoned activist Narges Mohammadi has deteriorated, and the prominent human rights ...
October 15, 2015
Imprisoned Spiritual Leader on Hunger Strike Has Become “Like a Skeleton”
The family of Mohammad Ali Taheri, the imprisoned leader of a peaceful spiritual group, is alarmed by his deteriorating health after his two month-long hunger ...
October 12, 2015
Imprisoned TV Producer Suffering from Untreated Shingles Disorder
Mostafa Azizi, Television Writer and Producer Another Case of Denial of Adequate Medical Care ...
October 12, 2015
Washington Post Reporter Jason Rezaian Convicted on Baseless Charges
October 12, 2015—Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post correspondent imprisoned in Iran since July 22, 2014, has been convicted by a Tehran court in a prosecution ...
October 9, 2015
Court to Issue Decision on Faraghdani’s “Illegal” Handshake with Her Lawyer
Atena Faraghdani The imprisoned artist and civil activist Atena Faraghdani will soon learn the verdict in the ...
October 9, 2015
Authorities Deny Hospitalization for Ill Activist and Postpone Her Trial Again
Narges Mohammadi No Explanation Given for Third Postponement of Narges Mohammadi’s Trial Date The trial of imprisoned human rights ...
October 6, 2015
Case against Rezaian Will Be Built on Little More than Forced “Confession”
Iranian Judiciary Has Long History of Relying on False “Confessions” Extracted Under Duress October 6, 2015—Two months after the end of the trial of Washington Post ...
October 6, 2015
Supreme Court Refuses to Grant Imprisoned Activist a Retrial
Saeed Madani The political activist and university professor Saeed Madani, imprisoned in Iran since January 2012 for his ...
October 1, 2015
Sister of Saeed Malekpour Says Family Hopes for a Pardon for Imprisoned Web Developer
Saeed Malekpour Prisoner of Conscience, Serving Life Sentence, is Finally Allowed In-Person Family Visits after a Year Prisoner of ...
October 1, 2015
Facebook Activist Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for “Insulting the Prophet”
Soheil Arabi and his family Soheil Arabi, whose death sentence for “insulting the prophet” was ...
September 28, 2015
Judiciary Silent on Status of Tech Expert almost Two Months after His Arrest
Arash Zad, Information Technology Expert Nearly two months after the arrest of information technology expert ...
September 24, 2015
Imprisoned Teacher Sentenced to Three More Years in Prison after Completing Six
Teachers’ rights activist Rassoul Bodaghi Teachers’ rights activist Rassoul Bodaghi, who was near the end ...
September 18, 2015
Artist Goes on Hunger Strike to Protest Prison Staff Verbal Abuse
Atena Faraghdani, Artist and Civil Activist The artist and civil activist Atena Faraghdani, ...
September 17, 2015
Imprisoned Activist’s Medical Condition Worsens as Trial Date is Set
Archival photo shows Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi hospitalized during a prior imprisonment. Narges Mohammadi Remains in Prison ...
September 15, 2015
Imprisoned Labor Activist Dies of Stroke after Being Denied Medical Care
Shahrokh Zamani, Labor activist Authorities Routinely Refuse Medical Treatment to Political Prisoners September 16, 2015—Labor activist Shahrokh ...
September 11, 2015
Imprisoned Leader of Spiritual Group on Hunger Strike
Mohammad Ali Taheri, the leader of a spiritual group Mohammad Ali ...
September 8, 2015
House Arrest of Presidential Candidates, Long a Taboo Topic, Emerges as Public Issue Again in Iran
Minister of Justice, Mostafa Pourmohammadi Three days after President Hassan Rouhani suggested the possibility of ...
September 4, 2015
Keeping Activist Bahareh Hedayat in Prison is Against the Law Says Legal Expert
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 ...
September 4, 2015
Cartoon 122: Two More Years for Bahareh
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, ...