Atena Faraghdani The imprisoned artist and civil activist Atena Faraghdani will soon learn the verdict in the case judicial officials brought against her after she shook her lawyer’s ...
Narges Mohammadi No Explanation Given for Third Postponement of Narges Mohammadi’s Trial Date The trial of imprisoned human rights activist Narges Mohammadi has been postponed for a third time, her husband ...
Iranian Judiciary Has Long History of Relying on False “Confessions” Extracted Under Duress October 6, 2015—Two months after the end of the trial of Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, imprisoned in Iran since July 2014, it is increasingly ...
Saeed Madani The political activist and university professor Saeed Madani, imprisoned in Iran since January 2012 for his peaceful activism and participation in a nonviolent political opposition group, ...
Saeed Malekpour Prisoner of Conscience, Serving Life Sentence, is Finally Allowed In-Person Family Visits after a Year Prisoner of conscience Saeed Malekpour, serving a life sentence for blasphemy, has ...
Soheil Arabi and his family Soheil Arabi, whose death sentence for “insulting the prophet” was recently struck down by the Supreme Court, has been ...
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, if the U.S. is willing to releases Iranians in its ...
Omid Kokabee. The mother of Omid Kokabee, a physicist imprisoned in Iran since January 2011, has written a letter to the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, calling for her ...
Teachers’ rights activist Rassoul Bodaghi Teachers’ rights activist Rassoul Bodaghi, who was near the end of serving a six-year prison sentence for his peaceful labor ...
When Rouhani campaigned for the presidency in June 2013, he said he had “the key” to solve Iran’s problems. Those problems included hundreds of political prisoners in Iran, some dating back to the disputed 2009 presidential election. More than two years later, the prisoners remain behind bars, the three ...
Hassan Rouhani addresses the UN General Assembly in New York, 2014. September 22, 2015—When Iranian president Hassan Rouhani addresses ...
Atena Faraghdani, Artist and Civil Activist The artist and civil activist Atena Faraghdani, behind bars since January 10, 2015, went on a hunger ...
Shahrokh Zamani, Labor activist Authorities Routinely Refuse Medical Treatment to Political Prisoners September 16, 2015—Labor activist Shahrokh Zamani died of a stroke on September 13, 2015, at ...
Mohammad Ali Taheri, the leader of a spiritual group Mohammad Ali Taheri, the leader of a spiritual group who has been ...
Minister of Justice, Mostafa Pourmohammadi Three days after President Hassan Rouhani suggested the possibility of a legal solution to the long-running house arrest of Iran’s ...
Political motivations are taking precedence over the law when it comes to activists such as Bahareh Hedayat, who is being kept in prison despite the completion of her sentence, legal expert Mohammad Oliaei-Fard told the ...
The student and women’s rights activist Bahareh Hedayat, imprisoned for over five years in Iran, has been given an additional two-year prison sentence, days after receiving release orders from an Appeals Court in ...
Atena Daemi, children’s rights and civil activist Family Hopes Atena Daemi Will Be Released on Medical Grounds A doctor at Evin Prison has diagnosed ...
Saeed Abedini American officials must do more to obtain the release of unjustly imprisoned Iranian-Americans, according to the wife of Saeed Abedini, an Iranian-American pastor who is currently ...
Bahareh Hedayat Given Two Additional Years in Prison after She Was Due for Release August 28, 2015—The student and women's rights activist Bahareh Hedayat, imprisoned for over five years in Iran, has been given an additional ...
Atena Faraghdani Jailed artist Atena Faraghdani has expressed gratitude upon hearing she was awarded the 2015 Courage in Cartooning Award by the Cartoonists Rights Network International (CRNI), her ...
Saeed Mortazavi, The former Tehran Prosecutor Mortazavi Verdict Shows Officials Still Enjoy Impunity even in Cases of Torture and Death of Prisoners. The former Tehran Prosecutor, Saeed Mortazavi, was acquitted on August 19, 2015, on ...
The Iranian Judiciary’s continued practice, under the direction of Sadegh Amoli Larijani, of carrying out amputations as a routine punishment, is not only in direct conflict with international treaties Iran has signed, it has also ...
Abdolfattah Soltani, human rights lawyer. Evin Prison authorities have prevented Massoumeh Dehghan from visiting her husband, the imprisoned human rights lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani, a source close to the family ...
Mohammad Hossein Rafiee Mohammad Hossein Rafiee, a 71-year-old political activist has been illegally held in detention since June 16, 2015, apparently in connection with a prison sentence that ...