Controversy over Strict Adherence to Islamic Law Dates Back to 1979 Revolution A battle over the necessity of strict adherence to Islamic law, including Quranic punishments that ...
Alireza Rajaei The prominent journalist Alireza Rajaee has been released from prison upon completion of a four-year sentence for ...
Peyman Haj-Mahmoud Attar, the lawyer for the Teachers Association of ...
Esmaeil Gerami Moghaddam Esmail Gerami Moghaddam, a former Member of Parliament and spokesman for a reformist party ...
Amin Anvari’s mother, Farah Bakhshi Student activist Amin Anvari, 21, who received a suspended prison ...
Narges Mohammadi October 20, 2015—The health of imprisoned activist Narges Mohammadi has deteriorated, and the prominent human rights ...
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 ...
Mostafa Azizi, Television Writer and Producer Another Case of Denial of Adequate Medical Care ...
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 ...
Atena Faraghdani The imprisoned artist and civil activist Atena Faraghdani will soon learn the verdict in the ...
Narges Mohammadi No Explanation Given for Third Postponement of Narges Mohammadi’s Trial Date The trial of imprisoned human rights ...
Nazanin Boniadi The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran is pleased to welcome ...
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 ...
Saeed Madani The political activist and university professor Saeed Madani, imprisoned in Iran since January 2012 for his ...
Saeed Malekpour Prisoner of Conscience, Serving Life Sentence, is Finally Allowed In-Person Family Visits after a Year Prisoner of ...
Soheil Arabi and his family Soheil Arabi, whose death sentence for “insulting the prophet” was ...
Arash Zad, Information Technology Expert Nearly two months after the arrest of information technology expert ...
Teachers’ rights activist Rassoul Bodaghi Teachers’ rights activist Rassoul Bodaghi, who was near the end ...
Atena Faraghdani, Artist and Civil Activist The artist and civil activist Atena Faraghdani, ...
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 ...
Mohammad Ali Taheri, the leader of a spiritual group Mohammad Ali ...
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 ...
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 ...
