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November 16, 2015

Prominent Cartoonist Hadi Heidari Arrested

Hadi Heidari’s last cartoon was related to the ...

November 15, 2015

Cartoon 127: Who Will be Arrested Tomorrow?

Reacting to the recent arrests of Iranian journalists by the IRGC, and extensive articles on the subject on ultra-conservative media such as Kayhan and Fars ...

November 10, 2015

Cartoon 126: Khamenei’s Green Light for Press Crackdown

Several journalists were arrested in Iran over the past week in an intensifying campaign of repression that is based on the belief, spearheaded by Iran’s supreme ...

November 10, 2015

Sunni Kurd Faces Imminent Execution for His Activism

Shahram Ahmadi Shahram Ahmadi has been sentenced to death in Iran due to his activism as a Sunni ...

November 9, 2015

Arrests Gather Pace in Iran after Khamenei Gives Green Light for Crackdown

Fear of Post-Nuclear Deal Rapprochement with West Drives Intensified Repression November 9, 2015—Several journalists were arrested in Iran over the past week ...

November 8, 2015

Prominent Reformist Journalist Arrested for “Insulting Supreme Leader”

The political journalist Issa Saharkhiz has been arrested on charges of “intending to disrupt national security,” “propaganda against the state,” and ...

November 2, 2015

Washington Post OpEd: Free Omid Kokabee, another Iranian prisoner of conscience

By Herbert L. Berk October 30 Herbert ...

October 30, 2015

Reformist Journalist Freed from Prison after Serving Four Years

Alireza Rajaei The prominent journalist Alireza Rajaee has been released from prison upon completion of a four-year ...

October 27, 2015

Prominent Iranian Reformist Politician Sentenced to Six Years in Prison

Esmaeil Gerami Moghaddam Esmail Gerami Moghaddam, a former Member of Parliament and spokesman for a reformist party ...

October 27, 2015

Congressman Keith Ellison Calls for Immediate Release of Washington Post Reporter Jason Rezaian

The US Congressional Representative from Minnesota, Keith Ellison, called today in a video message for the “unconditional release of Jason Rezaian.” “I call on the Iranian government to recognize that the truth should never be a crime, and Rezaian must ...

October 27, 2015

Arrested Student Activist Under Intense Pressure to Make False Confession, Says Family

Amin Anvari’s mother, Farah Bakhshi Student activist Amin Anvari, 21, who received a suspended prison ...

October 21, 2015

Telegram Reveals Iranian Government’s Request to Spy on Its Citizens

Telegram, which unlike Twitter and Facebook is not filtered in Iran, has emerged as one of the leading ...

October 19, 2015

Narges Mohammadi Should Be Released Immediately and Given Medical Treatment

Narges Mohammadi October 20, 2015—The health of imprisoned activist Narges Mohammadi has deteriorated, and the prominent human rights ...

October 19, 2015

Kurdish Filmmaker’s Six-Year Prison Sentence and 223 Lashes Illegal, Says Lawyer

Keywan Karimi The harsh judgment against filmmaker Keywan Karimi for “insulting the sacred” and “illegitimate relations” is baseless ...

October 19, 2015

Teacher to Begin Prison Sentence for Her Work at Baha’i University

Azita Rafizadeh and her family Azita Rafizadeh, a Baha’i citizen and instructor at the Baha’i ...

October 15, 2015

Imprisoned Spiritual Leader on Hunger Strike Has Become “Like a Skeleton”

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 ...

October 14, 2015

Two Poets Sentenced to Flogging and Nine and Eleven Years in Prison

Fatemeh Ekhtesari and Mehdi Moosavi Forced Confessions Used as Primary Evidence in Convictions October 14, 2015—A ...

October 12, 2015

Blogger Still Held Behind Bars despite Completing Sentence as He Awaits Exile

Mohammad Reza Pourshajari, Blogger The imprisoned blogger Mohammad Reza Pourshajari continues to be held behind bars, ...

October 12, 2015

Cartoon 124: Women, Men, and Permission to Travel

Cartoonist Touka Neyestani's take on the discriminatory laws that allow Iranian men immense control over their wives' work and travel rights. In a highly publicized recent case, Niloufar Ardalan, the captain of Iranian ...

October 9, 2015

Court to Issue Decision on Faraghdani’s “Illegal” Handshake with Her Lawyer

Atena Faraghdani The imprisoned artist and civil activist Atena Faraghdani will soon learn the verdict in the ...

October 9, 2015

Authorities Deny Hospitalization for Ill Activist and Postpone Her Trial Again

Narges Mohammadi No Explanation Given for Third Postponement of Narges Mohammadi’s Trial Date The trial of imprisoned human rights ...

October 6, 2015

Supreme Court Refuses to Grant Imprisoned Activist a Retrial

Saeed Madani The political activist and university professor Saeed Madani, imprisoned in Iran since January 2012 for his ...

October 1, 2015

Sister of Saeed Malekpour Says Family Hopes for a Pardon for Imprisoned Web Developer

Saeed Malekpour Prisoner of Conscience, Serving Life Sentence, is Finally Allowed In-Person Family Visits after a Year Prisoner of ...

October 1, 2015

Facebook Activist Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for “Insulting the Prophet”

Soheil Arabi and his family Soheil Arabi, whose death sentence for “insulting the prophet” was ...

September 28, 2015

Cartoon 123: Jason Rezaian and Rouhani in New York

In an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said that Iran would be  willing to discuss release of American prisoners, such as Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, ...

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