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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…. ...

May 28, 2009

Alaei Brothers, Silva Harotonian, and Mohammad Ehsani Court Rulings — English

English text of the court ruling against the Alaei brothers, Silva Harotonian, and Mohammad Ehsani. Original documents in Farsi…. ...

May 28, 2009

Court Documents Show Obsession with Alleged US Intelligence Actions Led to Unfair Convictions

(28 May 2009) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has obtained copies of court rulings against four individuals prosecuted and sentenced to prison terms because they allegedly worked… ...

May 26, 2009

Detained Students Tortured and Beaten to “Fabricate Evidence”

(26 May 2009) Six students from Amir Kabir University who have been released on bail following a group of student detentions on 5 February and 24 February, have reported being… ...

April 29, 2009

Judge Accuses Eight Detained Students of Cooperation with Terrorist Organization Mojahedin-e Khalgh

(29 April 2009) The Deputy of the Security Prosecution Court, Judge Haddad, announced in a 28 April 2009 interview with the Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA) that eight detained students… ...

April 22, 2009

Student Activist Arrested

(21 April 2009) Masoud Dehgahn, a former member of the Students’ Union (Daftar e Tahkim vahdat) and Amir Kabir University Alumni, was arrested this morning in his home in Karaj,… ...

April 14, 2009

Students Beaten and Prevented from Entering Noushirvan University in Babol

(14 April 2009) Twenty students at Noushirvan University in Babol were prevented from entering the campus, insulted, and beaten by the University Guards and plainclothes security officers who met them… ...

April 4, 2009

Students Held in Incommunicado Detention Are At Risk of Torture

(4 April 2009) The Iranian government should immediately and unconditionally release all detained students the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. The students are being held in… ...

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