Commentary: Why CNN’s Ahmadinejad Interview Was a Failure
Commentary: CNN’s prime time interview with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during his final official trip to New York in September 2012, for many who follow Iran’s human rights crisis, seemed to be… ...
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September 19, 2012
Weekly Cartoon (20): Living Death
Mohammad Nazari, a Kurdish political prisoner at Rajaee Shahr Prison in Karaj, sewed his lips shut and embarked on a hunger strike on August 28, 2012, to protest the judicial… ...
September 17, 2012
After 19 Years in Prison, Political Prisoner Sews Lips and Starts Hunger Strike
“On Monday, August 27, Mohammad Nazari sent a letter to judicial authorities objecting to his conditions and stating that over the past several years, his family has pursued his case… ...
September 11, 2012
International Focus Can Lead to Release of Prisoners of Conscience
(September 11, 2012) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran welcomed the release of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani and said that cross-regional international attention from UN mechanisms, media, governments, and… ...
August 17, 2012
61 Political Prisoners Released; Others Denied Furlough
Most of the prisoners who were released had already served half of their sentences. Iranian law stipulates that inmates who have served half of their prison term may be released… ...
July 16, 2012
Dissident Cleric Suffers Seizures And Heart Attack In Prison
Farideh Honarvar Shojayee told the Campaign she that during her booth visit with her son on June 30, “Arash’s health was very bad. Though they have been giving him his… ...
July 12, 2012
Officials Should Stop Denying the Existence of Political Prisoners
(July 12, 2012) Iranian officials should cease spreading lies and disinformation about the existence of political prisoners as they are simultaneously imprisoning hundreds for exercising their legal rights, the International… ...
June 29, 2012
UN Special Rapporteurs Condemn Ongoing Executions in Iran
…Abbas Heidarian, Taha Heidarian and Ali Sharif. The four men, three of whom are brothers, were reportedly arrested in April 2011 during a protest in Khuzestan and convicted of Moharebeh… ...
June 12, 2012
After Anniversary Protest in Evin Prison, 6 Prisoners Transferred to Intelligence Ward
…refused to appear at the visitation hall in protest to the treatment of prisoners at the prison. Subsequently, Javad Alikhani, Bahman Ahmadi Amouee, Saeed Matinpour, Arash Saghar, Farshad Ghorbanpour and… ...
June 11, 2012
Fear of Secret Executions After 5 Prisoners Transferred to Unknown Location
Five political prisoners sentenced to execution were transferred from the General Ward of Karoon Prison in Ahvaz to an unknown location on Saturday, 9 June. A local source told the… ...
May 25, 2012
Deprivation of Medical Care Jeopardizes Political Prisoner’s Life
…May 2012, Ronaghi began a hunger strike to protest the denial of his medical furlough. Ronaghi suffers from kidney failure and has been routinely denied medical furlough since his incarceration…. ...
April 30, 2012
26 Days of Hunger Strike and Sewn Lips
…April to protest his “illegal exile from Minab Prison to Bandar Abbas Prison.” The source stated that Ali Moradi suffers from a heart condition and that authorities at the Central… ...
April 27, 2012
Supreme Court Unlawfully Confirms Kurdish Prisoner’s Execution
Shirkoo Moarefi, a Kurdish political prisoner on death row, has embarked on hunger strike to protest his ambiguous legal status in prison. Saeed Sheikhi, Moarefi’s lawyer, told the International Campaign… ...
April 26, 2012
Callous Border Security Guns Down 70 Couriers in Iran
The Iranian government should immediately investigate the numerous cases of border security forces killing couriers in the northwestern provinces of West Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, and Kermanshah, and hold accountable those responsible… ...
April 23, 2012
Local Citizens Protest in West Azerbaijan
…West Azerbaijan Province held a protest gathering in front of the Governor’s Office to protest the lack of official investigation into the murder of a young girl and several other… ...
April 19, 2012
In Recurring Pattern, Labor Activist Denied Furlough and Medical Leave
Following a recent pattern of restrictions on political prisoner rights, authorities have forbidden imprisoned labor activist Reza Shahabi from furlough or medical leave. His brother Hassan, Shahabi, told the Campaign… ...
April 19, 2012
Widespread Detentions of Ahwazi Activists Mark Anniversary of 2005 Crackdown
…the city of Ahwaz and its surroundings in the southwestern province of Khuzestan during the weeks leading up to the April 15 anniversary of a 2005 protest and subsequent crackdown…. ...
April 13, 2012
As Mohammad Davari’s Conditions Deteriorate in Prison, Furlough Continues to be Denied
Judicial authorities have imposed an exorbitant bail on Mohammad Davari, whose conditions continue to worsen in prison. In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Bijan… ...
March 21, 2012
In Solitary Confinement for 65 Days, Political Activist Gets Only One Phone Call
Researcher and sociologist Saeed Madani, who was arrested by security forces on 7 January 2012, remains in solitary confinement and has only been allowed to contact his family once since… ...
March 20, 2012
Mohammad Davari’s Health Condition Deteriorates in Prison
Mohammad Davari, former editor-in-chief of Saham News website, has developed acute psychological illness in prison and is in critical condition, his brother Bijan Davari told the International Campaign for Human… ...
March 12, 2012
Special Rapporteur Receives Widespread Support in Human Rights Council
Iranian Delegate Responds Angrily Without Addressing Report’s Content Head of Iran’s Human Rights Council Mohammad Javad Larijani delivers his opening statements at today’s Human Rights Council (Reporting… ...
February 24, 2012
Mehdi Khazali Remains in Temporary Detention, on Hunger Strike
…in Iran, the son of imprisoned blogger Mehdi Khazali expressed concern about his health 49 days after he began his hunger strike in protest of his “temporary detention” without charges…. ...
February 13, 2012
Imprisoned Blogger on Hunger Strike in Critical Condition
Imprisoned blogger Mehdi Khazali is in critical condition due to his hunger strike, his son Mohammad Saleh Khazali told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran in a February… ...
February 10, 2012
Two Death and Two Prison Sentences for Four Kurdish Activist Brothers
Two of the four Kurdish brothers security forces arrested 14 months ago in Boukan and Mahabad have received death sentences on charges of “moharebeh” (enmity with God), a local human… ...
January 23, 2012
Rally Against Censorship and Satellite Jamming at World Radiocommunication Conference
Today, Iranian protestors gathered in Geneva, demanding the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a UN agency, to take action on the Iranian government’s illegal internet and communications censorship. Coinciding with the… ...