Two Protesters Arrested Outside Iranian Embassy in Beijing
On the anniversary of Iranian elections, two students of human rights were arrested in Beijing outside the Iranian Embassy as they carried a sign that read: “Free Iran, say NO… ...
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June 23, 2010
Summonses, Notices, and Dismissals at Qazvin International University
…Human Rights in Iran has interviewed one of these students about summonses to the University’s Disciplinary Committee and the deprivation of education in the cases of at least nine students…. ...
June 17, 2010
Summonses, Arrests, and Heavy Sentences In Tehran
In the weeks leading up to the first anniversary of the June 2009 presidential election, dozens of journalists and political, student, and civil society activists were arrested or summoned and… ...
June 14, 2010
Heavy Police Presence, Clashes, and Arrests of at Least 10 People in Mashad
Eyewitnesses have told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that Basij forces had a widespread presence in Tehran and other cities such as Mashad, during a fresh wave… ...
June 12, 2010
Police Presence, At Least Ten Arrested in Mashad
Eye witnesses told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that Basij forces had a widespread presence in Tehran and other cities such as Mashad during a fresh wave… ...
June 5, 2010
Evin’s Ward 350: Political Prisoners and Problems with Food, Medicine, and Abuse
(Blog-Report from Inside Prison)- Evin Prison’s Ward 350, or Correctional Facility 3, which houses political prisoners has turned into the most crowded corner of the prison post-elections, suffering from poor… ...
June 3, 2010
Fars News Fabricates Letter By Student Activist
In an unprecedented move, on 1 June 2010, Fars News Agency published a fabricated letter of resignation by Morteza Semyari, secretary of Cultural Commission of Daftar-e Tahkim-e Vahdat student organization…. ...
June 1, 2010
Men of Violence — Perpetrators of the Post Election Crackdown
(2 June 2010) On the anniversary of the disputed June 2009 election and one year of unprecedented violence and repression in Iran, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran… ...
May 20, 2010
Draconian Prison Sentences Doled Out for Activists
(20 May 2010) The continuing sentencing of activists to long prison terms by the Iranian Judiciary, in politically-motivated trials and based on unfounded charges, should be immediately halted and all… ...
May 19, 2010
Iran Faculty Dismissals Seen as Result of New Policy
Iran’s government has begun to remove academics who oppose the authoritarian regime of President Mahmoud Ahmedinijad, according to human-rights activists in the country. Activists say that the dismissal this month… ...
May 12, 2010
One View of Five Executions–“Nobody Believes They Were Terrorists”
A Tehran University student activist told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that there is a lot of sadness about the executions among many students. The students believe… ...
May 2, 2010
Political Dismissal of Another Faculty Member
Rahmatollah Bastani, a 51-year-old professor at Sistan and Baluchistan University was dismissed from his position. Bastani taught theology and Qoranic Studies for 21 years. He was arrested in Qom on… ...
April 26, 2010
Majid Tavakoli: Four Months in Detention Without Access to Lawyer or Visit With Family
Four months after being arrested, Majid Tavakoli, an Amir Kabir University student and member of the Islamic Student Association, continues to be deprived of access to his lawyers. Three months… ...
April 25, 2010
Shabnam Madadzadeh’s Critical Condition in Evin Prison
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Behrouz Alavi, a student activist and member of the Islamic Association at Tarbiat Moallem University, described the condition… ...
April 23, 2010
Coalition of Rights Groups Letter Opposing Iran on the Human Rights Council
Your Excellency, We are a diverse group of nongovernmental organizations from all parts of the world, working in the field of human rights. We write in opposition to the candidacy… ...
April 23, 2010
Letter of Iranian Activists to General Assembly Members Opposing Iran’s Human Rights Council Candidacy
To read letter in Persian click here 20 April 2010 Your Excellencies, The candidacy of the Islamic Republic of Iran for membership in the United Nations Human Rights Council, an… ...
April 23, 2010
Letter of Shirin Ebadi to UN General Assembly Members
To read letter in Persian click here Open Letter to Members of the UN General Assembly By Dr Shirin Ebadi, Human Rights Advocate and 2003 Nobel Laureate 20 April 2010… ...
April 23, 2010
Two Student Activists Start Their Prison Terms in Babol
Student activists told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that Northern Iran security and judicial organizations continue their increasing pressure on activists. According to their report, last Tuesday… ...
April 22, 2010
No to Iran on the Human Rights Council!
Oped in the Daily Star of Lebanon by Ali Akbar Mousavi against inclusion of Iran on the HRC…. ...
April 22, 2010
Interview With Saba Vasefi: There Are No Legal Grounds for My Dismissal
Saba Vasefi, a former professor at Shahid Beheshti University who is a women’s movement and human rights activist is one of the faculty members who has been deprived from her… ...
April 21, 2010
Student Activist Kaveh Rezaei Shirazi Called to Serve Prison Sentence
Activist Kaveh Rezaei Shirazi has been summoned to turn himself in for commencement of his 1.5 year sentence in a case where Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence filed charges against him…. ...
April 20, 2010
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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… ...
April 19, 2010
Purge of Independent-Minded Professors Underway
…who have different viewpoints from the government, or who have supported students during student protests. Sayed Ali Asghar Beheshti and Mohammad Shahri of Elm-va-San’at University received written dismissal notices from… ...
April 14, 2010
Ali Sepandar and Behzad Parvin, Two Imprisoned Birjand University Students Released
…of the Islamic Association at Birjand University. The two students were being held in Birjand Central Prison. Sepandar, Parvin, and Milad Garajian, also a member of the Islamic Association at… ...
April 14, 2010
Three More Faculty Members Dismissed for Their Political Orientation
…a new dimension to the campaign to dismiss faculty members who have different viewpoints from the government, or who have supported students during student protests. In a continuing trend to… ...