Reformist Journalist’s Prison Sentence Reduced on Appeal
The prison sentence of reformist journalist Ehsan (Saman) Safarzaei has been reduced from five to two years, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has learned. ...
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August 17, 2016
Cartoon 153: Silencing Montazeri
Following publication of the audio file of a 1988 meeting in which the late Grand Ayatollah Hosseinali Montazeri admonished Sharia judges and officials about the ...
August 16, 2016
Imprisoned Epileptic Journalist Denied Request for Early Release
Reformist Writer Has Not Had Access to His Lawyer Since 2014 Imprisoned reformist journalist Ahmad Asgari, who suffers from severe epilepsy, has been denied early ...
August 16, 2016
Charges Against Iranian-American Reflect Iran’s Lasting Paranoia over Mass Protests of 2009
Detained Iranian-American Robin (Reza) Shahini has been formally charged with “acting against national security,” “participating in protest ...
August 16, 2016
Sunni Cleric Charged with Anti-State Activities for Criticizing Mass Execution
Hassan Amini, a Sunni cleric and Islamic judge based in Sanandaj, the capital of Iran’s Kurdistan Province, has been interrogated ...
August 16, 2016
Android Phone Users in Iran Face New Threat by Hackers
Popular Telegram App Remains Main Target Hackers posing as friends are using phone numbers based in the ...
August 15, 2016
Rouhani Battles Religious Hardliners Over Concert Cancellations in Iran
A simmering battle between the government of President Hassan Rouhani and hardline religious figures over music concerts is playing out in northeastern ...
August 12, 2016
Iran’s Intelligence Ministry Tries to Hide Evidence of Massacre of Thousands of Political Prisoners in 1988
Recording of Ayatollah Montazeri’s Plea to Stop the Executions is Taken Off Website An audio file of Grand Ayatollah Hosseinali Montazeri—the once successor to Iran’s first supreme ...
August 12, 2016
Man Imprisoned for Facebook Posts Seeks Reduced Sentence
Soheil Arabi, whose death sentence for “insulting the prophet” was struck down by Iran’s Supreme Court in 2015 but remains imprisoned ...
August 10, 2016
Five Prisoners Hanged in Iran in Accelerating Rate of Executions
Hangings Follow Twenty Prisoners Executed Last Week Five prisoners were hanged inside Iran’s Orumiyeh Central Prison ...
August 9, 2016
Mother of Executed Iranian Scientist Describes Last Visit With Son Day Before His Death
Marzieh Amiri: “I had kept silent only for the sake of my son.” The mother of Shahram Amiri, the Iranian nuclear ...
August 8, 2016
Anti-Pollution Initiative Stymied by Ban on Women Riding Bicycles in Public
Women’s rights activists and environmentalists joined forces in the city of Marivan, in Iran’s Kurdistan Province, after a local anti-pollution initiative encouraging people to ...
August 5, 2016
Names of Mass Execution Victims in Iran Still Not Released
Only 10 of the 20 Sunni Prisoners Killed Are Identified by Authorities Iran is withholding the names of ten of the twenty ...
August 3, 2016
Radical Iranian Newspaper Suspended for Lewd Sexual Slurs against Actors
The weekly Ya Lesarat, the official publication of the ultraconservative vigilante group Ansar-e Hezbollah, has been suspended by Iran’s Press Oversight Committee for ...
August 2, 2016
Ninety-two Student Groups in Iran Criticize Rouhani for Unfulfilled Promises
Ninety-two university student groups have issued a joint letter to President Hassan Rouhani criticizing the persistent “atmosphere ...
July 31, 2016
Cartoon 151: ISIS
Iranian cartoonist Touka Neyestani's take on ISIS' effect on the lives of children in the Middle East....
July 29, 2016
Reformist Newspaper Editor’s Prison Sentence Reduced on Appeal
The seven-year prison sentence of reformist newspaper editor Ehsan Mazandarani has been reduced to two years on appeal, his brother-in-law Sam Hosseini told the International Campaign ...
July 29, 2016
150 Boys and Girls Arrested in Crackdown on Co-ed Parties
One hundred fifty young girls and boys were arrested for attending an “inappropriate mixed-gender” birthday party near the city of Tehran, according to an announcement by the police commander ...
July 25, 2016
Real Target of Tehran’s Demand for Apple to Open Office in Iran is US Sanctions
Tehran’s recent ultimatum to Apple, the US tech giant, to open up an office in Iran or face a ban on ...
July 21, 2016
Iran’s Conservatives Lash Out at New Female Fashion Trends
Iran’s anti-vice squads, also referred to as the morality police, are particularly busy in the hot summer months when Iranian women wear ...
July 18, 2016
Harassment of Teachers’ Union Leader Continues with New Summons
Rassoul Bodaghi, a senior member of the Iranian Teacher’s Association who has been repeatedly harassed by security agents ...
July 14, 2016
New Law Reduces Employment Prospects for Women in Iran
Iran’s Parliament has ratified an amended law that reduces the working hours ...
July 14, 2016
Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Quits after Years of State Harassment and Threats
“In this society, lawyers who bear witness to injustice and speak the truth get punished.” Constant pressure and harassment by Iran’s ...
July 13, 2016
70-Year-Old Man Sentenced to Flogging for Demanding Information on Missing Son
The wife of Hashem Zeinali, a 70-year-old man who was given a lashing and prison sentence after ...
July 13, 2016
Legal Expert Expresses Outrage over Charges against Renowned Iranian Artist Parviz Tanavoli
Charging the prominent Iranian artist Parviz Tanavoli, who also holds Canadian citizenship, with “disturbing public opinion and spreading falsehoods” is “shocking,” an ...