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 ...
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Iran Executes Kurdish Prisoner despite Claim of Forced Confession
As Many As 20 Others May Have Been Executed Too Kurdish prisoner Shahram Ahmadi was hanged in the courtyard of Iran’s Rajaee Shahr Prison ...
Lawyers Still Languishing in Jails in Iran for Defending Dissidents Under Rouhani’s Watch
Campaign Pledges Three Years Ago to Free Political Prisoners Now Ring Hollow Dozens of human rights lawyers who have been imprisoned for years in ...
Ninety-two Student Groups in Iran Criticize Rouhani for Unfulfilled Promises
Ninety-two university student groups have issued a joint letter to President Hassan ...
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 ...
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...
Iran’s Intelligence Ministry Interferes in Case of Imprisoned Christian
Case Exposes Judiciary’s Lack of Independence Iran’s Intelligence Ministry has directly ...
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 ...
Arrested Iranian-American from San Diego Held Incommunicado and without Access to Lawyer
Charges and Whereabouts of Robin (Reza) Shahini Unknown Iranian-American Robin (Reza) Shahini, the latest victim of a string of arrests and prolonged detainments of dual nationals who have travelled to Iran, ...
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 ...
Harassment of Teachers’ Union Leader Continues with New Summons
Rassoul Bodaghi, a senior member of the Iranian Teacher’s Association who has been ...
New Law Reduces Employment Prospects for Women in Iran
Iran’s Parliament has ratified an amended law that reduces...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Imprisoned Christian Convert, Eligible for Early Release, on Hunger Strike Until Judiciary Addresses Her Case
Christian convert Maryam (Nasim) Naghash Zargaran, imprisoned since 2013, has vowed to ...
Twitter Campaign to Free Narges Mohammadi Draws More than 100,000 Iranians
Hashtag #FreeNarges Skyrockets in Iran despite Official Ban on Twitter More than 100,000 Iranians took part ...
Judiciary Refuses to Review Case of Political Prisoner Who Qualifies for Early Release
Ahmad Karimi Najjar, a political prisoner currently serving the seventh year of his 16-year prison sentence in ...
Commentary: Iran’s Hard-Liners Crack Down as Their Base of Support Narrows
This commentary was originally published in the World Politics Review. Hadi Ghaemi There is a crackdown underway ...
Iran Judiciary Threatens Narges Mohammadi After Her Hunger Strike Gets International Attention
A Judicial official has threatened Narges Mohammadi, a leading human rights ...
Iran’s Judiciary Refuses to Review Case of Political Prisoner Who Qualifies for Conditional Release
Judicial officials are refusing to review the case of political prisoner Mohammad Ali (Pirooz) Mansouri who is ...
Labor Rights Activists Detained Incommunicado in Iranian Kurdish City of Sanandaj
Labor rights activists Hashem Rostami and Mozaffar Salehinia have been imprisoned in Sanandaj, the capital of Iran’s Kordestan Province, for more ...
Man Who Was Imprisoned in Iran for Posting Jokes on Facebook Denied Timely Appeal Verdict
Soheil Babadi has written an open letter detailing the torture he experienced during interrogations. Computer engineer ...
Prominent Political Prisoner Promised, Though Still Not Allowed, Phone Contact with Children
Taghi Rahmani believes his wife Narges Mohammadi is being mistreated in prison because he fled the country years ago. Iran’s ...
Imprisoned Journalists Granted Brief Reprieve from Prison
After eight months in detention, newspaper columnist Afarin Chitsaz was released from Evin ...