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March 8, 2018

Seyed-Emami Family: Iran is “Trying to Prevent Us From Rebuilding Our Lives”

Upon arriving in Vancouver, Canada, on March 8, 2018, the sons of Kavous Seyed-Emami–the Iranian-Canadian academic who died in Tehran’s Evin Prison last month–issued a statement about the “chaotic ordeal”… ...

March 8, 2018

Ongoing Harassment: Wife of Iranian-Canadian Who Died in Iran’s Evin Prison “Banned” From Leaving Country

Lives of Seyed-Emami Family Thrown Into “Chaos and Terror” March 8, 2018—The Iranian government should immediately allow the wife of Iranian-Canadian academic and environmentalist Kavous Seyed-Emami to leave Iran as… ...

March 6, 2018

Four Deaths in State Custody in Iran in Two Months Heighten Grave Concerns for Detainees

Gonabadi Dervish Detainee Died From “Blows to the Head,” Says Daughter March 6, 2018—The recent death of a devotee of Iran’s largest Sufi order in Tehran marks the fourth known… ...

March 5, 2018

Environmentalists Detained in Crackdown Denied Legal Counsel Amid Claims Some Were “Jewish Spies”

“No one knows if they are well or where they are being held.” Several environmentalists who were arrested by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) Intelligence Organization in January 2018… ...

March 1, 2018

Iranian MP Calls For Separation of Powers Among Rival Intelligence Agencies

Former Intelligence Minister Admits Iranian-Canadian Zahra Kazemi Was Killed in Evin Prison in 2003 Iran’s Parliamentary Committee for National Security and Foreign Policy is drafting a bill to separate the… ...

March 1, 2018

Life of Iranian-American in Evin Prison is in Danger, Says Family

Karan Vafadari (left) with his son, Cyrus. Wife and Son of Karan Vafadari Fear For His Life After Suspicious Deaths in Prison March 1, 2018—The son of Iranian-American Karan Vafadari,… ...

February 27, 2018

Shirin Ebadi: Commission on Deaths in Prisons Won’t Address Judiciary’s Lack of Independence

…doubt that a commission created by President Hassan Rouhani would shed light on the recent death in state custody of Iranian-Canadian academic and environmentalist Kavous Seyed-Emami. “I hope the commission… ...

February 26, 2018

Dozens of Gonabadi Dervishes Hospitalized in Tehran as Friday Prayer Leaders Demand Harsh Retribution

Approximately 170 members of the Sufi Gonabadi Order known in Iran as the Gonabadi Dervishes have been hospitalized in Tehran following clashes with the police and security forces, the Center… ...

February 24, 2018

Iranian MP Condemns State TV’s Unsubstantiated Accusations Against Iranian-Canadian Who Died in Prison

A member of Iran’s Parliament has sharply condemned the country’s state-funded radio and TV broadcaster for airing a film that accused a prominent academic who died under suspicious circumstances in… ...

February 23, 2018

UN Experts: Iran’s Spying Charges Against Wildlife Activists “Hard to Fathom”

Iranian Canadian academic Kavous Seyed-Emami died in state custody in Tehran’s Evin Prison on February 9, 2018. GENEVA (23 February 2018) – Iran must cease what appears to be… ...

February 22, 2018

UN Should Keep Engaging Iran on Its Human Rights Record by Renewing Special Rapporteur’s Mandate

A Session of the UN’s Human Rights Council. Rights Violations Continue Under President Rouhani’s Watch February 22, 2018 — Iran’s deteriorating human rights record requires the UN Human Rights Council… ...

February 19, 2018

Seyed-Emami’s Family Lawyers Issue Statement Countering State TV Smear Campaign

Two lawyers representing the family of recently deceased Kavous Seyed-Emami have issued a statement countering the claims made in a short film that was aired on a state-funded TV program… ...

February 16, 2018

Iranian Authorities Arrest Lawyer Who Exposed Death of Protester in Police Custody

Civil Rights Activists Also Detained February 16, 2018 – Attorney Mohammad Najafi has been held in detention in the Iranian city of Arak since January 15, and is facing eight… ...

February 15, 2018

Environmentalists Detained in Iran Denied Legal Counsel Weeks After Arrests

Some Detainees Allowed Brief Contact With Their Families Environmental activists who were detained at the same time as Kavous Seyed-Emami—who recently died in custody—are being denied access to legal counsel,… ...

February 14, 2018

Seyed-Emami’s Son Reveals Threats Against Family

Kavous Seyed Emami and his son, Ramin. Ramin Seyed-Emami Says Family is Seeking Independent Investigation February 14, 2018 — The son of Kavous Seyed-Emami, an Iranian-Canadian academic and environmentalist who… ...

February 14, 2018

Lawyer: IRGC Film of Seyed-Emami’s Prison Cell Does Not Show Act of Suicide

Film Shows Detainee Visibly Agitated Before Disappearing From Camera’s View A lawyer representing the family of Kavous Seyed-Emami, who died under interrogation in Evin Prison on February 9, 2018, said… ...

February 13, 2018

MP: “More Details Necessary” To Determine Cause of Iranian-Canadian’s Death in Custody

…Examiner’s Report Iran’s deputy parliamentary speaker has stated that, based on a video produced by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), it’s not clear whether Iranian-Canadian academic Kavous Seyed-Emami committed… ...

February 12, 2018

Mother Denies Espionage Charges Against Son Detained in Crackdown on Environmental NGO in Iran

…detained on January 25, 2018. The mother of Sam Rajabi, who was arrested in a state-led crackdown on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Iran including the one managed by Kavous Seyed-Emami… ...

February 12, 2018

Clear Signs of State Cover-Up in Prison Death of Iranian-Canadian Academic in Iran

Distraught Family Under Enormous Pressure to Bury Body Quickly and Not Speak Publicly About the Death February 12, 2018—The family of the Iranian-Canadian academic, Kavous Seyed-Emami, whose death in custody… ...

February 10, 2018

Iranian-Canadian Academic Dies in Custody While Under Interrogations

A third detainee, 63-year old Iranian-Canadian professor Kavous Seyed-Emami, has died in custody in Iran, barely 17 days after his arrest and while under interrogations… ...

January 1, 2018

2018

British-Iranian professor returns to UK after detention in Iran CNN-US, CNN.com International 26 December, 2018 statement said.\n\nOn Monday, the New York-based Center for Human Rights in Iran issued an open… ...

July 27, 2017

Prisoners’ Families Plead for Stays of Executions Until Vote on Potentially Life-Saving Amendment

The families of prisoners facing imminent execution gathered in front of the judiciary’s headquarters in Tehran on July 26, 2017 to demand a halt to pending executions until Iran’s Parliament… ...

November 23, 2016

Political Prisoner With Suspended Sentence Remains Detained While Same Judge Reviews Case

Iran’s Supreme Court has suspended the 15-year prison sentence of ailing political prisoner Hadi Ghaemi and referred it to the Appeals Court, but the 67-year-old will not be released despite… ...

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