Ailing Student Activist’s Continued Detention Violates Iran’s Own Laws
Bahareh Hedayat’s Continued Detention Violates Iran’s Own Laws Prominent student activist Bahareh Hedayat should have been released by the end of July 2015 ...
Prisoners / Arrests
Rezaian’s Lawyer Prevented from Responding to Prosecutor’s Accusations
The blatant denial of due process on display on the last day of Jason Rezaian’s trial on August 10, 2015, when his lawyer was not allowed to present arguments in response to the prosecutor, confirms the political ...
Rezaian and Other Iranian-American Prisoners Held on Sham Charges Should be Released
Three Iranian-American prisoners, Amir Mirzaei Hekmati, Jason Rezaian, and Saeed Abedini. August 10, 2015— The Rouhani administration should immediately secure ...
Three Hanged in Public in Karaj
Three people found guilty of rape were executed in public in the Golshahr neighborhood of the Iranian city of Karaj on July 29, 2015. Three people found ...
Jailed Human Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi Needs Urgent Medical Care
Sent Back to Prison despite Doctors’ Insistence She Be Seen by a Specialist Imprisoned rights activist Narges Mohammadi’s medical illnesses have reached a critical stage and require immediate attention, her husband Taghi Rahmani told the International ...
Rouhani Government Suppresses Nuclear Deal’s Critics
Despite high hopes among ...
Facebook Activist Details How She Received a Seven-Year Prison Sentence in Iran
Naghmeh Shahsavandi Shirazi One of the eight Facebook activists sentenced to long prison sentences in 2013 for social and political commentary posted on their Facebook pages, has asserted that she was denied access to a lawyer during her detention, interrogated about ...
Cartoon 121: Justice Through Amputation
The Iranian Judiciary carried out a double limb amputation sentence on August 4, 2015, where a convict's foot and fingers were amputated for robbery. This is cartoonist Touka Neyestani's take on the Iranian ...
Former Reformist Member of Parliament Arrested Upon Return to Iran
A senior adviser to opposition Green Movement leader Mehdi Karroubi was arrested upon his return to Iran six years after the controversial presidential elections that forced him to leave the country. Esmail Gerami Moghaddam, a former Member of Parliament and spokesman for Mehdi Karroubi’s Etemad Melli Party, was ...
More than 100 Teachers Detained for Hours for Attempting Peaceful Protest
A planned protest by teachers in front of the Iranian Parliament in Tehran’s Baharestan Square was pre-empted by security forces who detained scores of teachers who arrived to take part in it on the morning of July 22. According to Sedigheh ...
Member of Spiritual Group Sentenced to Prison and Lashes
Masoumeh Zia, a member of the Erfan-e Halgheh spiritual group, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that she has been sentenced to a year in prison and 74 lashes for “disturbing public order” and taking part in a gathering protesting the arrest of the group’s leader, Mohammad Ali ...
Pursue Human Rights in Iran with the Same Vigor as the Nuclear Accord
By Hadi Ghaemi Lobelog.com- The nuclear accord reached this week between Iran and the P5+1 countries represents a resounding victory for diplomacy and peace. It was achieved only through unrelenting determination borne from a realization ...
“Now comes the time to focus on human rights in Iran,” UN expert welcomes opportunity created by nuclear deal
GENEVA (15 July 2015) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed today called on the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the international community ...
Nuclear Accord with Iran is a Victory for Diplomacy and Peace
Human Rights Must Be Pursued with the Same Vigor July 14, 2015—The agreement between Iran and the P5+1 world powers on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear activities, reached on July 14, 2015 after many months ...
Intelligence Ministry Seeking “Maximum Punishment” for Prominent Human Rights Activist
Narges Mohammadi Awaits Trial in Prison The Intelligence Ministry has made a written request to impose the maximum punishment on human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, her husband Taghi Rahmani told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. “Recently Ms. Mohammadi’s case file has ...
Baha’i Art Teacher Arrested in Front of His Students, No Charges Announced
The Baha’i artist Shahriar Siroos was arrested by Intelligence Ministry agents on June 30 in Tehran and is being held at Evin Prison but the charges against him are not yet clear, a source told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. Siroos, 46, is a painter, ...
No Official Reason Given for Former Professor and Activist’s Arrest
The family of former chemistry professor and activist Mohammad Hossein Rafiee, 71, has not been given an official explanation for why he was arrested and imprisoned nearly two weeks ago. Anna Maryam Rafiee told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that her father’s car was ...
“No Legal Basis” for Charging Lawyer with Shaking Hands with Female Client
Defense lawyer Mohammad Moghimi, who spent four days in detention for shaking hands with his female client, insists there are no legal grounds for the charge against him. “I hope they will stop pursuing this matter because the charge leveled against me does not have any legal basis. ...
Facebook User Will Not Be Executed, Lawyer Says
The death sentence against Facebook user Soheil Arabi for allegedly insulting the Prophet has been annulled, his lawyer told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. “On June 27, I heard the death sentence against my client has been nullified,” said Amir Salar Davoodi. “Now we have to wait ...
Campaign’s Five in the Afternoon Wins Major International Radio Award
Human Rights Show Takes Silver Trophy at Prestigious NY Festival’s World’s Best Radio Programs Awards June 23, 2015—The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran’s weekly radio show, Five in the Afternoon, won a Silver Medal at the celebrated New York Festival International Radio ...
High Hopes, Tempered Expectations: Views from Iran on the Nuclear Negotiations
Campaign Releases New Study on the Views of Civil Society in Iran June 22, 2015—Civil society in Iran remains steadfast and unequivocal in its support for the nuclear negotiations, and its members hope for an agreement that will end years of sanctions and isolation, according to this study. ...
Child Rights Activist’s Mother Pleas for Help for Son’s Ten-Year Prison Sentence
Ten months after his arrest, children's rights activist Omid Alishenas has been sentenced to ten years in prison for "assembly and collusion and propaganda against the state," and "insulting the Supreme Leader." Mr. Alishenas' ...
Lawyer and Client Accused of “Illegitimate Relations” for a Handshake in Prison
Update: Mohammad Moghimi was released from Rajaee Shahr Prison on bail of 20 million toman (approximately $60,000) on the afternoon of Wednesday, June 17, 2015. Mohammad Moghimi, a defense lawyer who was imprisoned for shaking the ...
Activist’s Mother Decries 14-Year Sentence for Her Daughter’s Peaceful Activities
Atena Daemi, a children's rights and civil activist, was sentenced to 14 years in prison, receiving the combined maximum penalty for each of her charges, as a result of her peaceful activism. In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, ...
Three Concerts Cancelled by Police and Judiciary despite Protests by Rouhani
In his latest reaction to consecutive cancellations by the Iranian Police and the Judiciary of music concerts, President Hassan Rouhani condemned the cancellations and said such actions violate the people's rights. At a press conference marking the second anniversary of Rouhani's election to office, a ...