Sotoudeh Stages Sit-in to Protest Ban on Her Legal Practice
Human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh began a sit-in on October 21, 2014, at the Iranian Bar Association in Tehran to protest a ruling that puts a three-year ban on her… ...
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September 5, 2014
Ten-Year Ban on Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Legal Practice Overruled: Prominent Human Rights Lawyer Returns to Law
A Lawyers’ Court at the Tehran Bar Association has determined that human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh is able to continue her legal practice, according to an August 30, 2014 status… ...
July 15, 2014
Voices from Iran: Strong Support for the Nuclear Negotiations
As this study demonstrates, leading Iranian civil society figures support the P5+1 nuclear negotiations and hope for a successful deal. No one can presume that such a deal will automatically… ...
June 12, 2014
Former Student Activist Sentenced to Another Year in Prison
A revolutionary court in Tehran has sentenced former student activist and political prisoner Payman Aref to another year in prison on charges of “propaganda against the regime,” marking his third… ...
June 2, 2014
In the Media: 2013
Stopping Iran’s Human Rights Abuses Counterpunch December 19, 2013 As stated by Hadi Ghaemi, executive director of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, “President Rouhani has a mandate… ...
March 31, 2014
Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh Summoned to Intelligence Ministry
A few days after a video was posted on YouTube, showing a short speech by human rights lawyer and former prisoner of conscience Nasrin Sotoudeh, she was summoned to the… ...
March 11, 2014
Protesting Dervishes Beaten and Detained
Security agents and police verbally and physically assaulted Gonabadi dervishes before arresting them for their protest gathering outside the Judiciary in Tehran, a protesting dervish told the International Campaign for… ...
January 3, 2014
Rights Lawyer Says Iran Needs Existing Laws Enforced, not a New Charter
Lawyer and member of the Defenders of Human Rights Center Mahnaz Parakand discussed necessary steps for implementing human rights protections in an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights… ...
December 27, 2013
Nasrin Sotoudeh Home Raided and Looted Two Weeks After 2012 Sakharov Prize Delivered
Two weeks after a Euroepan Parliament delegation met with Nasrin Sotoudeh in Tehran to present the 2012 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, the human rights lawyer’s home has been… ...
December 18, 2013
Wife and Mother of Illegally Exiled Political Prisoner Die in Car Crash After Prison Visit
Tragic news about the deaths of the wife and the mother of an exiled political prisoner as they were on their way back from visiting him in Masjed-e Soleyman Prison… ...
October 7, 2013
Soltani’s Wife Sentenced for Accepting Human Rights Award on his Behalf
Massoumeh Dehghan, who has never had any political activities, was arrested and detained for six days in July 2011 on charges of traveling to Germany and receiving the Nuremberg Human… ...
September 18, 2013
Nasrin Sotoudeh, an hour after release: “They told me, ‘You are free.’ Other prisoners and lawyers should be released, too”
An hour after her release from prison, human rights lawyer and prisoner of conscience Nasrin Sotoudeh told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, “When they took me out… ...
September 18, 2013
Prisoners’ Release Welcomed Ahead of Rouhani UN Visit
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran welcomes the release today of several prisoners of conscience in Iran, including lawyer and human rights defender Nasrin Sotoudeh. Iranian president Hassan… ...
August 21, 2013
Ministry of Intelligence
Arbitrary arrests, false accusations, and harassment Harassment of family members of critics and dissidents Torture, mistreatment, and forced confessions Invasion of privacy through monitoring Censorship of newspapers prior to publication… ...
July 8, 2013
Nasrin Sotoudeh Returned to Evin after Short Furlough
Reza Khandan said that despite authorities’ promises for a furlough that could lead to Sotoudeh’s release, she was summoned back to Evin Prison and none of her letters requesting an… ...
June 26, 2013
Journalist Completes Prison Sentence, Sotoudeh Released on 4-day Furlough
Imprisoned lawyer and human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh was released from Evin Prison on furlough on Sunday, June 23. Journalist Jila Baniyaghoub was also released from Evin Prison on the… ...
May 21, 2013
Prisoners of Conscience Recalled from Furlough, Journalists Threatened in Tehran
Two journalists and a blogger previously released on furlough have been recalled to prison and are expected to turn themselves in today, and imprisoned lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh’s promised furlough has… ...
May 13, 2013
“Five in the Afternoon” with Kambiz Hosseini Wins International Award for Best of Online Activism
“Five in the Afternoon,” the Persian-language weekly podcast hosted by prominent Iranian satirist Kambiz Hosseini and sponsored and produced by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, has won… ...
April 16, 2013
Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Eyesight Is Deteriorating in Prison
Human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh’s eyesight is deteriorating in prison, but she has not been granted any leave to visit an ophthalmologist, her husband Reza Khandan told the International Campaign… ...
March 18, 2013
Condemn Systemic Violations and Renew the UN Special Rapporteur’s Mandate
This week, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran joined 16 other human rights organizations in a joint letter asking the United Nations Human Rights Council to renew the… ...
March 13, 2013
Special Rapporteur’s March 2013 report on the situation of human rights in Iran
The present report is the second to be submitted to the Human Rights Council, pursuant to Council resolution 16/9, and communicates developments in the human rights situation of the Islamic… ...
March 12, 2013
Denial and Personal Attacks: Iran’s Larijani Responds at the UN
United Nations Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed elicited a blustering response from the Iranian delegation when he presented the findings of his most recent report on the situation of human rights… ...
February 3, 2013
In the Media: 2011
A Diplomatic Face Seeks to Counter Iran’s Critics New York Times – 19 November 2011 “He is someone who is quite often used as the diplomatic face of Iran,” said… ...
February 3, 2013
In the Media: 2010
Canadian blogger gets bail in Iran CBC News – December 10, 2010 The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said Thursday that Derakhshan is expected back in prison in… ...
January 22, 2013
Sotoudeh Swiftly Returned to Prison, More Political Prisoners Furloughed
Authorities had earlier told Sotoudeh that she would be granted a long furlough, but she was summoned to Evin Prison after only three days. Several other political prisoners have also… ...