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December 30, 2017

Poet to Serve Two Years in Prison For Criticizing Iran’s Supreme Leader

Editor's Note: Mahdavifar’s two-year prison sentence was upheld by an Appeals Court on July 3, 2018. Poet Mohammad Mahdavifar has been ...

December 30, 2017

10-Year-Old Iranian Gymnast Caught Up in Hijab Controversy

The Iran Gymnastics Federation has walked back its threat to discipline a 10-year-old gymnast for allegedly taking part in an international competition without wearing ...

December 30, 2017

Political Prisoner Majid Assadi Denied Hospitalization in Rajaee Shahr Prison

Political prisoner Majid Assadi is being denied urgent hospitalization despite severe pain in his spine and digestive problems, the ...

December 29, 2017

Hardline Officials Blame Wave of Protests in Iran on Rouhani Government and Foreign Powers

Protests flared across several Iranian cities during the last week of December 2017 as citizens faced off with security forces to demand ...

December 29, 2017

Iranian Female Politicians Speak Out Against Conservative Rival’s Male Chauvinist Views

Several female politicians in Iran have criticized a conservative colleague for attempting to smear a bill proposed by the Rouhani government that aims to reduce ...

December 28, 2017

Protestors Shout “Death to High Prices” as Demonstrations Break Out in Three Iranian Cities

Protests erupted in several Iranian cities on December 28, 2017, as citizens peacefully spoke out against the rising cost ...

December 28, 2017

Iranian-Jewish Worshippers Find Two Synagogues Ransacked and Vandalized in Shiraz

Unidentified assailants attacked two synagogues in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz on December 24 and 25, 2017, and destroyed or desecrated religious ...

December 28, 2017

Ahmadreza Djalali’s Wife: My Husband Was “Framed” For Refusing to Spy for Iran

The wife of an Iranian-born Swedish resident sentenced to death in Iran on espionage charges has denied ...

December 26, 2017

Iranian Authorities Confiscate Prominent Director’s Passport, Ban Him From Making Films

Award-winning director Mohammad Rasoulof has revealed that he has been banned from making films in Iran and is not allowed ...

December 26, 2017

Independent Iranian Journalist Facing Prosecution For Criticizing Powerful Politician

Detained after criticizing a powerful local lawmaker, Sina Ghalandari, an independent journalist based in the city of Kuhdasht, Lorestan Province, has been released on ...

December 24, 2017

Epileptic Inmate Alireza Golipour to Resume Life-Endangering Hunger Strike in Evin Prison

Prisoner Alireza Golipour, who suffers from epilepsy, has threatened to go on a life-threatening hunger strike again if judicial authorities do not carry out their promise to review ...

December 22, 2017

Hundreds Arrested in Tehran During Yalda Winter Solstice Celebration

Anti-vice police arrested more than 230 young men and women at two private parties in Tehran during the Iranian festival of Yalda on December ...

December 22, 2017

Iran’s Parliament Overwhelmingly Agrees to Begin Deliberating Disabilities Rights Bill

With only two opposing votes, Iran’s Parliament has overwhelmingly passed the outlines of a bill designed to ...

December 22, 2017

Guardian Council Rejects Parliament’s Amended Law Allowing Religious Minorities to Run in Local Elections

Six days after Iran’s Parliament passed an amendment reaffirming the right of minorities to run in local council elections, the Guardian ...

December 22, 2017

Former VP Hamid Baghaei Says His 63-Year Prison Sentence Was Issued by Judiciary Chief as “Revenge”

Former Iranian Vice President Hamid Baghaei has denounced his 63-year prison sentence, alleging it ...

December 22, 2017

Evin Prison Medical Chief Denies Ali Shariati Specialist Care Despite Severe Symptoms

Political prisoner Ali Shariati is being denied specialist medical treatment by Evin Prison’s medical chief ...

December 22, 2017

Political Prisoners in Rajaee Shahr Prison Denied Basic Rights Including Heat in Cold Winter Months

“All they want to do is harass the political prisoners.” The authorities of Rajaee Shahr Prison are keeping ...

December 21, 2017

Two Journalists Held for Months Without Charge Released on Bail

After four months in arbitrary detention, Iranian journalists Sasan Aghaei and Yaghma Fashkhami...

December 21, 2017

Students Challenge Minister’s Claim That No One in Iran is Banned From University for Political Reasons

Majid Dorri(right) and ...

December 21, 2017

Baha’is Still Misunderstood in Iran, Says Former Leader After Serving 10 Years in Prison

Baha’i leader Behrouz Tavakkoli has spoken out about the Iranian government’s “misunderstandings” about his minority faith. Tavakkoli spoke to the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) on December 15, 2017, 11 days after his release from Rajaee Shahr Prison ...

December 21, 2017