Cartoon 165: Voting in Iran
"Voting in Iran" by cartoonist Touka Neyestani....
Issues
Rights Activist Atena Daemi Hunger Strikes Against IRGC-Related Additional Sentence
Imprisoned civil rights advocate Atena Daemi has started a wet hunger strike to ...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
Women Forced to Run Segregated Route in Tehran’s First International Marathon
Forced Separation Angers Iranian Female Runners Tehran’s first international marathon will be remembered as a sex-segregated event with little sign of ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
Supporters Mark One-Year Anniversary of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s Imprisonment in Iran
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s colleagues stand around her empty desk ...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
Young Man Facing Death for Insulting Islam Online Tricked into Signing Confession
Sina Dehghan, sentenced to death for “insulting the prophet” of Islam ...
MPs Demand Answers from Rouhani on Increasing Arrests Ahead of Elections
President Hassan Rouhani has yet to respond to a ...
Reformist Editor Arrested by Security Agents Amid Pre-Election Crackdown
Amid a widening crackdown on journalists and activists in Iran ahead of the ...