Popular BBC talkshow presenter Pooneh Ghoddoosi in the studio. BBC Persian Staff Appeal to UN on Iran’s “Unprecedented Collective Punishment of Journalists” Ongoing attempts by hardline officials in Iran to… ...
Ahmadreza Djalali, an Iranian-born Swedish resident who has been imprisoned in Iran since April 2016, was sentenced to death for “moharebeh” (enmity with God) based on a forced confession, the… ...
Iranian judicial officials are misrepresenting Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s past jobs and her British citizenship to persuade the UK government to negotiate with the Iranian government for her release, her husband, Richard… ...
Revolutionary Guards Bring New Charges Against Young Mother Who Was Eligible for Release in November 2017 October 9, 2017—Iranian-British dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, imprisoned in Iran since April 2016 on… ...
The husband of imprisoned Iranian dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe speaks to CHRI about her case and their lives since she was arrested by the Revolutionary Guards in April 2016. Nazanin… ...
Iranian-British dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was sentenced to 5 YEARS in prison in Tehran in a secret trial without due process. This is her story…. ...
Iranian-British grandfather Kamal Foroughi saw his 78th birthday pass on September 3, 2017, in Tehran’s Evin Prison, where he has been serving a seven-year prison sentence for alleged espionage charges… ...
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Diagnosed With Advanced Depression After exhausting all legal avenues in Iran to overturn the five-year prison sentence issued in a secret trial against his Iranian-British wife, Richard Ratcliffe… ...
A political prisoner held in Evin Prison since 2009 has harshly criticized a state-organized “dolled-up” tour of the facility by a group of foreign diplomats in July 2017 that was… ...
Swedish Embassy Staffers Waited in Courthouse The long-awaited trial of Iranian-born Swedish permanent resident Ahmadreza Djalali, imprisoned in Iran on unspecified charges since April 2016, was cancelled while Djalali and… ...
Iranian-American citizens imprisoned in Iran include 80-year-old Baquer Namazi (left), and his son Siamak. Iranian Judiciary Chief Sadegh Larijani has responded to the Trump administration’s recent demand that Iran free… ...
Iranian-born Swedish resident Ahmadreza Djalali and his wife, Vida Mehran-nia. Shortly before Iranian officials took the Swedish and other foreign ambassadors on a staged tour of Evin Prison on July… ...
A member of the German embassy enters Evin Prison on a red carpet. Abusive Conditions and Political Prisoners Hidden from Visitors A state-choreographed visit by dozens of… ...
Find out the latest news about Iran’s May 2017 elections by following CHRI’s live updates… ...
The American lawyer representing ailing Iranian-Americans Siamak Namazi and his father, Baquer, serving 10-year sentences in Iran for unspecified espionage charges, has called for US President Donald Trump to immediately… ...
Supreme Court Upholds Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s Five-Year Prison Sentence The husband of Nazanin-Zaghari Ratcliffe, an Iranian-British citizen imprisoned in Iran since April 2016, is urging the British government to secure her… ...
Ahmadreza Jalali, an Iranian-born Swedish resident detained in Evin Prison since April 2016, has been denied a lawyer of his choosing for the third time, an informed source told the… ...
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s colleagues stand around her empty desk at the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s office in London. Supporters Invited to Contribute to “One Day of Freedom” Campaign Iranian-British citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe… ...
Iranian-British citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, imprisoned in Iran since April 2016, has written a letter to her UK-based husband about the pain of being separated from their infant daughter, Gabriella “Gisoo”… ...
An Iranian-American man who was sentenced to 18 years in prison during a visit to his birth country has written a letter proclaiming his innocence…. ...
Rouhani Officials Ignore Djalali’s Wife’s Letters Iranian-born Swedish resident Ahmadreza Djalali is protesting his detainment in Iran since April 2016 without charge and denial of access to due process by… ...
Iranian-American dual citizen Reza (Robin) Shahini, currently serving an 18-year prison sentence in Gorgan Prison (about 190 miles east of Tehran), has gone on hunger strike to protest his unjust… ...
Iranian-born Swedish resident Ahmadreza Djalali, detained in Iran since April 2016, began a second hunger strike in Evin Prison on February 15, 2017 to protest against his lawyers being dismissed… ...
Iranian-born Swedish resident Ahmadreza Djalali, who has been detained in Tehran without due process since April 2016, was threatened with the death penalty on the first day of his trial… ...
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s Husband Writes Direct Plea to Rouhani January 25, 2017–The Iranian Judiciary’s recent upholding of the indefensible five-year prison sentence against Iranian-British citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, issued… ...
