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December 9, 2009

As Student Protests Continue, State Foments Civil Strife

(9 December 2009) As Iranian students vow to continue protests, Iranian authorities are stoking the flames of civil strife by pitting pro-government Basiji militiamen against students who are demanding reform,… ...

December 7, 2009

Protests Engulf University Campuses

(7 December 2009) Massive Iranian security and paramilitary forces are tear-gassing, beating, and arresting students on university campuses taking part in National Student Day demonstrations, the International Campaign for Human… ...

December 2, 2009

Top Student Leader Arrested

(2 December 2009) With the approach of the National Students Day, December 7, the authorities have stepped up persecution and prosecution of student activists throughout the country, the International Campaign… ...

December 2, 2009

UN General Assembly Resolution on Situation of Human Rights in Iran – November 2009

Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran The General Assembly, Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, as well as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,1… ...

November 24, 2009

Crackdown on Students Ahead of National Student Day

(24 November 2009) Scores of Iranian students have been arbitrarily arrested and prosecuted in recent days, as authorities apparently seek to stifle protests expected on 7 December, National Student Day,… ...

November 19, 2009

Continuing Persecution of Student Alumni Group

(19 November 2009) Iranian authorities have arbitrarily arrested another member of the leading student alumni group ADVAR, and sentenced its spokesperson to an eight-year prison term, while other detained members… ...

November 16, 2009

Letter to Members of the United Nations on Human Rights in Iran – November 2009

10. Association for Human Rights Legal Aid (Egypt) 11. Association for Women’s Rights in Development… ...

November 5, 2009

New Wave of Arbitrary Detentions Targets Students and Alumni

…4 November and during protests that occurred against the government, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. “As the authorities arrest more and more socially-engaged students, alumni,… ...

November 3, 2009

Prominent Human Rights Defender Arrested on Eve of Demonstrations

(3 November 2009) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran reported that Hasan Asadi Zaidabadi, a respected and influential human rights defender and member of the Central Council of… ...

October 11, 2009

Three Sentenced to Death in Post-Election “Show Trials”

…disputed 12 June presidential elections, and expressed its serious concerns about further political execution sentences. On 10 October, Bashiri Rad, an official with Tehran Judiciary, told the Iranian Students News… ...

September 20, 2009

Campaign Report on Human Rights in Iran since 12 June 2009 – Accelerating Slide into Dictatorship

Human rights in Iran have deteriorated precipitously for over four years, since the onset of the administration of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. But since the disputed presidential election on 12 June… ...

September 14, 2009

Submission to the Human Rights Council for Iran’s Universal Periodic Review

This submission by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran provides information under sections C and D as stipulated in the General Guidelines for the Preparation of Information under… ...

July 15, 2009

The Search of Parvin Fahimi — Sohrab Aarabi’s Mother

A report from 25 days of nonstop searching by the Peace Mother, Parvin “Ameneh Khatoon” Fahimi: ————– Open Your Eyes Sohrab, Your Mother Is Staring At You How soon you… ...

July 10, 2009

Update: Kian Tajbakhsh, Prominent Intellectual, Arrested

…activists, journalists, professors, human rights defenders, and students who have been arrested without warrants at their homes or places of work by unidentified agents and taken to undisclosed locations. These… ...

July 10, 2009

Reporter’s Eyewitness Account

Demonstrations commemorating the tenth anniversary of attacks on Tehran University campus were violently disrupted by security and police forces as well as Basij militia and plain clothes agents who attacked… ...

July 8, 2009

Widespread Arbitrary Arrests and Disappearances Continue

Prominent human rights lawyer among new detainees Arrests by unidentified agents, detentions in undisclosed locations (8 July 2009) While Iranian authorities have issued statements about the release of some of… ...

July 5, 2009

Recently Released Detainee’s Account

A detainee, arrested by Iranian forces in the recent protests, relates: “They inspected us in filthy, unsanitary situations.” Susan Mohammadkhani Ghiasvand The results announced from the tenth presidential election created… ...

June 29, 2009

Detailed Eyewitness Account of Tehran Protest on 20 June 2009

A detailed eyewitness account from Tehran regarding the protests of 20 June and the extreme violence visited upon protesters… ...

June 26, 2009

Alphabetized List

POLITICAL PERSONALITIES Abbas Pourazhari, in Tabriz Abdolah Momeni, member of the central council of the Advar organization and its spokesperson, was arrested on 21 June Abdolfatah Soltani, a human rights… ...

June 23, 2009

Human Rights Organization Provides the Names of Prominent Detainees, Calls for Their Release

…detained persons, including 29 who were detained and then released, as well as 102 political figures, 23 journalists, 79 university students, and 7 university faculty who are still in detention…. ...

June 23, 2009

Killed and Detained Since 12 June

Last Updated: 2 September 2009 Here is the list of those killed and detained in Iran, updated as information becomes available. The list is by no means comprehensive and does… ...

June 19, 2009

UN Human Rights Chief Expresses Serious Concerns

19 June 2009 UN human rights chief concerned about manner of arrests, and possible use of excessive force in Iran GENEVA – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi… ...

June 17, 2009

Mass Arrests and Detentions Signal Increasing Repression

(17 June 2009) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran reported today that several dozen notable figures including Saeed Hajjarian, Mohammad Ali Abtahi, Behzad Nabavi, and Abdolfattah Soltani were… ...

June 16, 2009

Live Twitter Updates from Iran

Videos and Pictures ———————- *Disclaimer: As media and news are increasingly restricted the Campaign is providing these updates as a random sample – this information has not been independently verified… ...

June 16, 2009

End Violence against Peaceful Protests

…bullets against protesters, with possible fatalities, on university campuses in Tehran, Isfahan and Shiraz. According to unconfirmed reports by student-run websites, two female and three male students died in Tehran…. ...

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    UN: Iran Must Stop Execution of 67-Year-Old Iranian Woman
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