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Unfair Trials

Brazil Should Support the Struggle of Iranian Trade Unionists (By Mansour Osanlou)

Brazil Should Support the Struggle of Iranian Trade Unionists (By Mansour Osanlou)

March 25, 2014

As an Iranian labor activist, I have always looked for models that my country can follow to improve. Striking a balance between worker rights, economic developments, international trade, and vital social-programs is indeed no easy task, especially for countries with troubled pasts. ...

Former Political Prisoner Tells the UN of the Iranian Judiciary’s Lack of Independence

Former Political Prisoner Tells the UN of the Iranian Judiciary’s Lack of Independence

March 24, 2014

“I have come here because as an Iranian citizen I, my family, and especially my brother, were treated unjustly. We were innocent from the very beginning. There are many like us in Iran’s prisons who are innocent. I came here to be the voice of other innocent people,” former political prisoner Hamid Ghassemi-Shaal said to ...

UN Members Strongly Criticize Executions and Lack of Basic Freedoms in Iran

March 17, 2014

At Monday’s meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed presented his report on the situation of human rights in Iran. Following his presentation, representatives of member countries, NGOs, and the Iranian delegation offered their responses. ...

Shaheed Tells the UN Rights Council Deep Reforms Needed

March 17, 2014

“In order to progress, we must admit that despite existing laws or policies, violations are occurring. And while I can appreciate the possibility that death sentences may not be the first choice of punishment for ...

“Personal attacks on UN Officials Show Iranians Not Free to Express Opinions,” Says Ahmed Shaheed

March 15, 2014

Ahmed Shaheed asked the Iranian Government to allow him to visit the country so that he can have discussions with the government and the civil society in order to ...

Abdollah Momeni Released After Completing Five Year Term Without Furlough

March 14, 2014

Photo from Mr. Momeni's Facebook page shows him among friends and family immediately after release on March 13, 2014. Abdollah Momeni, former Spokesperson for the nationwide Iranian alumni association, Advar-e Tahkim-e Vahdat, was released from prison on ...

UN Rapporteur Slams Iran for Lack of Judiciary Independence and Execution Surge

March 13, 2014

For his research the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran interviewed more than 130 individuals in Iran and outside Iran who provided testimonies about human rights abuses, and received written reports from human rights organizations about the situation of the ...

Joint Letter on Iran to the Human Rights Council

March 13, 2014

Support Resolution to Renew the Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran. March 12, 2014 To: Member States of the Human Rights Council Your Excellency, We, the undersigned human rights and civil society groups, are writing to urge your government ...

Protesting Dervishes Beaten and Detained

Protesting Dervishes Beaten and Detained

March 11, 2014

Security agents and police verbally and physically assaulted Gonabadi dervishes before arresting them for their protest gathering outside the Judiciary in Tehran, a protesting dervish told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. ...

New Campaign: Ten Days With Bahareh

New Campaign: Ten Days With Bahareh

March 11, 2014

A group of women and student activists have launched a campaign for the release of Bahareh Hedayat, a symbol of the student movement who has been serving a near-10-year prison sentence at Evin Prison’s Women’s Ward. ...

Iranians Report Low Confidence in Justice System, Putting Iran 82nd of 99 Countries

Iranians Report Low Confidence in Justice System, Putting Iran 82nd of 99 Countries

March 10, 2014

A new report by the World Justice Project indicates Iran’s ranking at 82 among 99 countries measured for what citizens think of their justice system. The WJP Rule of Law Index measures how the rule of law is experienced in everyday life around the globe. The ranking reflects both household surveys and expert surveys held ...

Release Shafipour, Hedayat, and All Other Women Prisoners of Conscience

Release Shafipour, Hedayat, and All Other Women Prisoners of Conscience

March 7, 2014

As the world prepares to honor and promote the economic, political, and social achievements of women on International Women’s Day, Iran has sentenced yet another young woman, Maryam Shafipour, for her peaceful activities. ...

Javad Larijani: “Be Grateful” for Iran’s High Execution Rate

Javad Larijani: “Be Grateful” for Iran’s High Execution Rate

March 5, 2014

Mohammad Javad Larijani, Head of the Iranian Judiciary’s Human Rights Council, said on March 4 that Iran’s increased execution rate is a positive marker of Iranian achievement. Instead of criticizing Iran for its increasing number of executions, he said, “our expectation of international organizations and the world is to be grateful for this great service ...

Cartoon 78: No Movement on House Arrest

Cartoon 78: No Movement on House Arrest

March 4, 2014

More than three years have passed, and yet there is still no sign of movement in the case of government critics Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi, and Zahra Rahnavard, still under house ...

Maryam Shafipour Sentenced to Seven Years for Strange Charges

Maryam Shafipour Sentenced to Seven Years for Strange Charges

March 4, 2014

A source close to the family of imprisoned student Maryam Shafipour, who was just sentenced to seven years in prison, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that Shafipour received the heavy sentence on strange and irrational charges such as “membership in Facebook,” “applying for a student visa,” “existence of a satellite TV ...

Kurdish Death Row Inmate Hospitalized After Prison Beating

Kurdish Death Row Inmate Hospitalized After Prison Beating

February 27, 2014

Loghman Moradi was due to appear at Branch 74 of Tehran Province Criminal Court on February 23. That morning agents told him to put on prison clothes in order to be transferred to court. “Loqhman refused to wear prison clothes and said ‘I am a political prisoner and I have the right to appear in ...

Petition to Lift House Arrest of Green Movement Leaders Gains Signatures

Petition to Lift House Arrest of Green Movement Leaders Gains Signatures

February 25, 2014

A petition addressed to Hassan Rouhani, president of Iran and head of its Supreme Security Council, requesting the release of Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi, and Zahra Rahnavard from house arrest has gathered more than 13,000 signatures since its online publication on February 12. ...

Stop Death Sentence in Inquisition Trial

Stop Death Sentence in Inquisition Trial

February 20, 2014

The Iranian Judiciary must rescind the execution sentence of Rouhollah Tavana for trumped-up charges of “insulting the Prophet,” and stop issuing death sentences for ever-expanding categories of crimes, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. ...

Judiciary Chief and IRGC Commander Weigh In On House Arrest

Judiciary Chief and IRGC Commander Weigh In On House Arrest

February 19, 2014

Two Iranian officials made new statements about the judicial aspects of the continued house arrest of government critics Mir Hossein Mousavi, Zahra Rahnavard, and Mehdi Karroubi today. ...

Cartoon 77: Three Years of House Arrest

Cartoon 77: Three Years of House Arrest

February 17, 2014

February 14, 2014, marked three years since Mehdi Karroubi, Mir Hossein Mousavi, and Zahra Rahnavard were placed under a de facto and illegal house arrest in Tehran. ...

Release Government Critics from Three-Year House Arrest

Release Government Critics from Three-Year House Arrest

February 14, 2014

The Iranian government must end the inhumane practice of holding its critics under house arrest for years without due process, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. February 14, 2014, marks three years since Mehdi Karroubi, Mir Hossein Mousavi, and Zahra Rahnavard were placed under a de facto and illegal house arrest ...

President Rouhani’s New Rights Charter

President Rouhani’s New Rights Charter

February 11, 2014

On November 26, 2013, President Rouhani’s government published a draft Citizens’ Rights Charter and solicited public reaction. The publication of this draft within the first 100 days of his presidency was widely seen as a major step by his administration to address his promises to improve the state of human rights in Iran. ...

Political Activist Mohammad Maleki, 80, Writes Open Letter to President About Harassment of Family Members

Political Activist Mohammad Maleki, 80, Writes Open Letter to President About Harassment of Family Members

February 7, 2014

At a February 4 speech at a gathering of university chancellors and heads of educational and research centers, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani asked the Iranian academic world, “Why is the university silent?” Political Activist Mohammad Maleki responds in an open letter. ...

Former Intelligence Minister Blasts Judiciary

Former Intelligence Minister Blasts Judiciary

February 4, 2014

Ali Younesi, former Intelligence Minister and President Hassan Rouhani's Advisor on Ethnic and Religious Minority AffairsIn an interview with Mehr News Agency, former Intelligence ...

Kurdish Prisoners Still Face Execution, Despite Possible Retrial

Kurdish Prisoners Still Face Execution, Despite Possible Retrial

January 31, 2014

A new case with a new charge has been established at the Penal Court against Zanyar Moradi and Loghman Moradi, two Kurdish prisoners sentenced to death on “moharebeh (enmity with God)” charges, Zanyar Moradi’s father told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. Eghbal Moradi told the Campaign that due to pressure from human ...

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