March 13, 2017

Opposition Leader Under Extrajudicial House Arrest for Six Years Denied Emergency Care

An elderly opposition leader kept under extrajudicial house arrest in Tehran since 2011 is being denied access to timely emergency medical care…. ...

March 8, 2017

Iran: Repression of those seeking truth and justice for 1980s killings needs to stop

In a joint statement 20 human rights organizations urged the Iranian authorities to stop their attempts to silence human rights defenders and others seeking to shed light on past atrocities…. ...

March 7, 2017

Judiciary Refusing to Release Ailing Baha’i Leader Imprisoned in Iran for Nine Years

Behrouz Tavakkoli, an elderly former Baha’i community leader who has spent nearly nine years in prison for his faith, is legally eligible for early release, but his requests for a… ...

February 6, 2017

Ailing Political Prisoner Imprisoned for Facebook Posts Denied Medical Care

Soheil Arabi, who is currently serving a seven-and-a-half year prison sentence for the content of his social media posts, is being denied urgent medical care, his lawyer told the Campaign… ...

February 1, 2017

Iranian-Dutch Dual National and Dissident Imprisoned in Tehran Denied Medical Care

Update: Sabri Hassanpour was released in April 2018. The officials of Evin Prison are denying Sabri Hassanpour, an Iranian-born citizen of the Netherlands and outspoken critic of the Islamic Republic… ...

January 19, 2017

Award-Winning Kurdish Filmmaker Denied Urgent Hospitalization by Evin Prison Authorities

The authorities of Evin Prison in Tehran are refusing to transfer imprisoned filmmaker Keyvan Karimi to a hospital outside the prison for urgent medical care, his lawyer, Amir Raeisian, told… ...

January 18, 2017

Judiciary Cites “Lost” Case Files in Denying Man Imprisoned for 23 Years Medical Care

…past 23 years, has told the Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that even though his prison warden sent a letter on his behalf, the Judiciary has denied his urgent… ...

January 14, 2017

U.S. Resident Imprisoned in Iran “Punished” for Going on Hunger Strike

Nizar Zakka, a Lebanese-born U.S. permanent resident on hunger strike in Tehran’s Evin Prison since December 8, 2016, has been moved to a ward for common criminals to force him… ...

January 9, 2017

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December 23, 2016

Iranian-American “Completely Isolated” in Iran’s Gorgan Prison

Iranian-American political prisoner Reza (Robin) Shahini is being held in adverse conditions with dangerous criminals in Gorgan Prison, 186 miles northeast of Tehran in Golestan Province, the International Campaign for… ...

December 20, 2016

Five Political Prisoners in Iran on Life-Threatening Hunger Strikes in Desperate Bid for Case Reviews

The lives of at least three imprisoned civil rights activists in Iran are perilously in danger after suffering health complications from weeks on hunger strike, while another has sewn his… ...

November 18, 2016

Supreme Court to Review Case of Ailing Political Prisoner

Iran’s Supreme Court has agreed to review the case of political prisoner Rayhaneh Haj Ebrahim Dabbagh, who became eligible for early release after serving half of her 15-year prison sentence,… ...

November 16, 2016

Authorities Punish Political Prisoner by Denying Medical Treatment, Visitation Rights

Political prisoner Maryam Akbari-Monfared has been threatened with the revocation of her visitation rights and denied medical treatment in Evin Prison’s Women’s Ward for requesting an official inquiry into the… ...

November 6, 2016

Ailing Music Distributor Refuses Hospital Treatment, Vows to Hunger Strike Until Demands Met

Imprisoned music distributor Mehdi Rajabian, who is currently on hunger strike with his brother Hossein Rajabian, has refused hospital treatment for his deteriorating health. The Rajabians were previously tricked into… ...

October 31, 2016

Tricked Into Ending Hunger Strike, Imprisoned Music Distributors Resume Quest for Justice

…on October 28, 2016 to protest the authorities’ continued refusal to provide them proper medical treatment, and the decision to move them to separate wards. The men have also been… ...

September 30, 2016

Imprisoned Journalist Denied Knee Operation

Pattern of Denied Medical Care Continues in Iranian Prisons Imprisoned newspaper columnist Afarin Chitsaz urgently needs a knee operation, but the authorities have refused to allow her to be transferred… ...

September 20, 2016

Ailing Reformist Journalist’s Prison Sentence Reduced

Additional Charge Against Issa Saharkhiz Remains Pending Prominent reformist journalist Issa Saharkhiz’s prison sentence has been reduced based on Article 134 of the New Islamic Penal Code, his lawyer, Mahmoud… ...

August 16, 2016

Imprisoned Epileptic Journalist Denied Request for Early Release

Reformist Writer Has Not Had Access to His Lawyer Since 2014 Imprisoned reformist journalist Ahmad Asgari, who suffers from severe epilepsy, has been denied early conditional release and medical furlough… ...

July 12, 2016

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 in a Twitter campaign in solidarity with the imprisoned human rights defender Narges Mohammadi… ...

July 12, 2016

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 in Iran. But it is no longer just a crackdown on dissent. Rather… ...

July 11, 2016

Iran Judiciary Threatens Narges Mohammadi After Her Hunger Strike Gets International Attention

A Judicial official has threatened Narges Mohammadi, a leading human rights defender who was recently sentenced to 10 years in prison for her peaceful activism, in an attempt to force… ...

July 8, 2016

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 Soheil Babadi, who was imprisoned in Iran for posting jokes on a satirical Facebook… ...

July 7, 2016

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 judicial authorities have promised to lift a ban on phone… ...

July 5, 2016

Imprisoned Human Rights Defender Narges Mohammadi on Hunger Strike to Maintain Contact with her Children

In a desperate bid to gain permission to speak to her children on the phone, the prominent human rights activist Narges Mohammadi started a wet hunger strike on June 27,… ...

June 27, 2016

Ailing Political Prisoner Denied Critically Needed Medical Care for Her Diabetes

Held with Violent Criminals at Vakilabad Prison for Criticizing the Government on Facebook Political prisoner Nahid (Omolbanin) Gorji has been denied adequate medical care even though she is suffering from… ...