Iranian Azeri Rights Activist on Trial for Advocating Mother Language
Abbas Lesani, an Azeri ethnic rights activist, is being tried for advocating state recognition of his mother tongue and making a ...
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April 13, 2017
Social Media Emerges as Major Battlefront in Iran’s May 2017 Elections
A month before Iranians head to the polls for the presidential and council elections, a heated exchange between the judiciary and ...
April 12, 2017
Cartoon 165: Voting in Iran
"Voting in Iran" by cartoonist Touka Neyestani....
April 12, 2017
Rights Activist Atena Daemi Hunger Strikes Against IRGC-Related Additional Sentence
Imprisoned civil rights advocate Atena Daemi has started a wet hunger strike to protest new sentences issued against ...
April 12, 2017
Political Prisoner Narges Mohammadi Offered Furlough in Exchange for Silence
Mohammadi: Imprisonment Makes Me More “Determined” Imprisoned human rights defender Narges Mohammadi has been offered temporary release if she promises to be ...
April 12, 2017
Iranian Sunni Cleric and Critic of Iran’s Involvement in Syria Released From Detention
Molavi Fazl al-Rahman Kouhi, an outspoken Sunni cleric in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchistan Province, was released from detention on $31,000 USD ...
April 10, 2017
Son of Grand Ayatollah Blasts Presidential Bid of Human Rights Violator Ebrahim Raisi
The son of late Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, who publicly condemned the extrajudicial executions of thousands of ...
April 7, 2017
Music Producers Returned to Evin Prison After Request for Extended Medical Furlough Denied
Music producers Mehdi and Hossein Rajabian returned to Evin Prison in Tehran on April 4, 2017 after their request for ...
April 7, 2017
Iran’s Judiciary Chief Forbids Election Protests Ahead of May Vote
A little over a month before Iranians head to the polls on May 19, 2017, Judiciary Chief Sadegh Larijani has warned that a ...
April 6, 2017
Political Prisoner Serving Seven Years Gets Additional 91 Days for IRGC Charges
An additional 91 days were added to civil rights activist Atena Daemi’s seven-year prison sentence...
April 6, 2017
Men and Women Required to Run Separately in Tehran’s First International Marathon
Spokesman Strays From State Line on Hijab Despite interest expressed by foreign female runners, women participants in Tehran’s first international marathon will be ...
April 4, 2017
Iranian Female Billiard Players Banned From Competing for Alleged “Un-Islamic Conduct”
A number of Iranian female billiard players have been banned for a year from competitions for allegedly “violating the Islamic code of conduct” ...
April 4, 2017
Rough Body Searches on Visiting Children Prompts Hunger Strike in Rajaee Shahr Prison
Political activist Jafar (Shahin) Eghdami shaved his head and went on a three-day hunger strike on March ...
April 4, 2017
Iranian-American Initially Sentenced to 18 Years Prison Released on Bail During Appeal
Robin (Reza) Shahini, the Iranian-American man sentenced to 18 years imprisonment in Iran on alleged security charges, has been ...
April 4, 2017
Five Iranian Baha’is Arrested in Isfahan Without Warrant on Unknown Charges
Five Baha’is were arrested at their homes in the city of Isfahan on March 28, 2017, Simin Fahandej, the faith’s spokesperson at the ...
April 3, 2017
Hunger-Striking Political Activist Detained Without Charge Writes Will in Evin Prison
After 24 days on hunger strike in Evin Prison in Tehran, reformist political activist Hengameh Shahidi, detained without charge and denied legal counsel since ...
March 30, 2017
Rouhani Orders Investigation Into “Suspicious” Pre-Election Arrests After MPs Ask Him for Explanation
A little over a week after reformist members of Parliament asked Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to attend to a spate of arrests ahead of the ...
March 29, 2017
Five-Year Prison Sentence Upheld Against Christian Convert for Missionary Activities
The five-year prison sentence against Christian convert Ebrahim Firoozi for his alleged missionary activities has been confirmed by the ...
March 28, 2017
Young Iranian Death Row Inmate May Soon Receive Sentence Review
The request for a judicial review of the death sentence against 21-year-old Sina Dehghan for “insulting the prophet” of Islam is ...
March 28, 2017
Political Activist and Former Reformist MP to be Tried on New and Undeclared Charges
Outspoken political activist and former reformist member of Parliament Faezeh Hashemi will face a new trial ...
March 24, 2017
Baha’is Imprisoned in Iran for Religious Beliefs Singled Out for Cruel Treatment
A member of Iran’s perseacuted Baha’i faith has expressed serious concerns about two imprisoned ailing family members who are being denied early release ...
March 24, 2017
Young Man Facing Death for Insulting Islam Online Tricked into Signing Confession
Sina Dehghan, sentenced to death for “insulting the prophet” of Islam when he was 19-years-old, was ...
March 23, 2017
MPs Demand Answers from Rouhani on Increasing Arrests Ahead of Elections
President Hassan Rouhani has yet to respond to a letter from four ...
March 23, 2017
Cartoon 164: Freedom of Speech
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March 23, 2017
Reformist Editor Arrested by Security Agents Amid Pre-Election Crackdown
Amid a widening crackdown on journalists and activists in Iran ahead of the country’s May 2017 presidential election, ...