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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… ...

April 12, 2010

Kouhyar Goudarzi: “I Won’t Be Released Any Time Soon,” Trial Date Unknown

Quoting the General and Revolutionary Courts of Tehran, IRNA News Agency reported on Sunday that the case file of Kouhyar Goudarzi, member of the Committee of Human Rights Reporters has… ...

April 9, 2010

Judge Salavati Denies Temporary Release Request for Mohammad Yousefi

The latest news from student activist Mohammad Yousefi, who has been imprisoned since December 7, 2009, is that his and his family’s repeated requests for a bail ruling or for… ...

April 5, 2010

Iranian Human Rights Activists Under Attack; New Precedents Set

Kaveh Kermanshahi’s temporary detention extended; informed of “propaganda against the regime” charge Temporary detention orders of Kaveh Kermanshahi, human rights activist and member of the One Million Signatures Campaign, have… ...

April 4, 2010

Illegal suspension rulings for Babol University students

…and to send off fellow students Iman Sedighi and Mohsen Barzegar to prison, the university’s Disciplinary Committee has issued unexpectedly heavy sentences for five students and the rulings have illegally… ...

March 30, 2010

Women Prisoners: Maryam Zia Released, Eghdamdoust Gets New Case

Women’s and children’s rights activist Maryam Zia was released after three months in prison, after going on a hunger strike and being taken to the prison hospital. Zia’s sister confirmed… ...

March 21, 2010

Two more Mazandaran students receive prison sentences/Three students in murderers’ ward

An Appeals Court has upheld the sentence of Moshfegh Samandari, a student activist in Northern Iran. He has been sentenced to six months in prison. His charge has been stated… ...

March 15, 2010

Arrests of Political and Student Activists in Babol

In the continuation of pressure on students and political activists in the province of Mazandaran, Ali Akbar Soroush, a member of the Mazandaran Participation Front Central Council, and two other… ...

March 13, 2010

Blogger Mohammad Esmaeelzadeh Transferred to Babol Prison General Ward

…leave has been rejected by Judge Akbarzadeh, the Deputy Prosecutor of Babol who is in charge of most of the case files of detained political and students activists in Babol…. ...

March 13, 2010

Birjand University Student Activists Arrested Again

Four Birjand University student activists, Ali Sepandar, Behzad Parvin, Amin Ostadi, and Milad Garajian were arrested again last week for the second time since the Iranian elections. The students are… ...

March 9, 2010

Hassan Assadi: Daneshjoo’s Remarks Nothing New, Iranian Academia has Already Been Attacked

…in Iran, reviewed the new statements of Iran’s Minister of Science pertaining to the dismissal of students and faculty members who have differing viewpoints than that of the ruling group…. ...

March 8, 2010

Interview: Details of Bahai Students’ Deprivation of Education and Imprisonment of Right to Education Committee Members

…of barriers for education for Bahais and students who are active in civil and political activities at universities. He explained in this interview that contrary to Mohammad Javad Larijani’s statements… ...

March 6, 2010

Minister of Science’s Statements Are Against the Iranian Constitution, Islamic Penal Code, and International Conventions

…teach or study at universities who have proven commitment to Islam and velayat-e faghih. Therefore university students and faculty members who are studying or teaching at universities may lose their… ...

March 3, 2010

Protestor in Danger of Execution as Iran Flouts Human Rights Standards

(4 March 2010) An Iranian protestor, prosecuted in a post-Ashura trials on charges of Moharebeh, or “enmity against God, is in danger of imminent execution, the International Campaign for Human… ...

March 1, 2010

Heavy Sentences For Students on the Way: 15 Years for Ali Kantoori

Following the very heavy prison sentences and bail orders as high as $500,000 for political and student activists, Ali Kantoori, a student political activist was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment…. ...

February 28, 2010

Pressure on Northern Iran Students Continues: 8 Prison Sentences Upheld

Student activists have informed International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that an appeals court has upheld the prison sentences for eight Babol Norshirvani University student activists. According to the… ...

February 26, 2010

Three Mashad University Students Banned from Education

A student activist at Mashad Ferdowsi University told International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that despite a petition signed by three thousand students at Mashad Ferdowsi University, requesting a… ...

February 23, 2010

Defenders of Human Rights Center Warns the UN High Commissioner: Prevent Total Destruction of Iranian Civil Society

A prominent non-governmental organization dedicated to defense of Iranian political prisoners, Center of Defenders of Human Rights in Iran, whose members are some of the most distinguished attorneys in the… ...

February 23, 2010

Iran’s ‘Excruciating’ Human Rights Record – Council on Foreign Relations

“The government has lost all legitimacy and ‘Iranians will continue their protests.’”… ...

February 23, 2010

Video of Attack on Tehran University Dormitories: Police and Plainclothes Forces Responsible for Brutal Abuse of Students

…The video which has been recorded by attackers themselves clearly demonstrates that police and plainclothes forces made the attack in complete coordination and brutally beat, insulted, and arrested the students…. ...

February 22, 2010

Imprisoned Student Reveals Details of Unfair Prosecution

(22 February 2010) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has obtained a copy of a letter by an imprisoned student, sentenced to 15 years, which demonstrates the utter… ...

February 21, 2010

Eye witness provides details of December 30, 2009 attack on Mashad University

…1,000 Azad University students were having a respectful silent gathering when they were attacked by pro-government plainclothes forces and a group referred to as Ansar. Ansar members attacked the students… ...

February 18, 2010

“You have no idea what we are experiencing in Western Iran”

…news coverage of the arrests of political activists, journalists, and students. The Campaign would like to thank this journalist for his letter. Documentation of cases of human rights violations is… ...

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