Report of the Secretary-General on the Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
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September 20, 2008
Rights Crisis Escalates Faces and Cases from Ahmadinejad’s Crackdown
Under President Ahmadinejad’s administration, Iran’s human rights record has deteriorated markedly. While the international community’s attention has focused on nuclear concerns, Iran has not been held accountable for its violations… ...
September 17, 2008
19 Azerbaijanis Arbitrarily Arrested
(17 September 2008) Intelligence Ministry agents arrested 19 prominent members of the Azerbaijani minority at a private Ramadan celebration on the evening of 10 September 2008, and detained them in… ...
September 4, 2008
Ehsan Mansouri
…on May 29, 2007. Security forces arrested Mansouri, Ahmad Ghasaban, and Majid Tavakoli along with five other students following a week of unrest at Amir Kabir University in May 2007…. ...
September 4, 2008
National Peace Council–A Broad Coalition Opposing Military Confrontation
(4 September 2008) A group of leading civil society activists, intellectuals, lawyers, artists, and others in Iran have joined the National Peace Council to oppose military conflict over the nuclear… ...
August 6, 2008
Detainees Denied Basic Rights
…deputy general prosecutor of Tehran, Hasan Hadad, told the Iranian Students News Agency that the detained students, two physicians, and seven Baha’i leaders are held in relation to security charges…. ...
August 4, 2008
Social Activist Yaghoub Mehrnehad Executed
…well-known social activist in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan. The Iranian Students News Agency termed Mehrnehad a “terrorist,” accusing him of membership in an armed Baluchi group. “Mehrnehad’s… ...
July 23, 2008
New Arrests Target Student Activists
…said today. During the past two weeks, the authorities have detained more than twenty students, seventeen of whom remain in detention. These detentions coincided with the anniversary of massive student… ...
July 2, 2008
Proposed Legislation on Expanding Capital Punishment
Legislation introduced by Iran’s Parliament on 2 July 2008. It expands crimes punishable by death to include certain blogging and website activities…. ...
June 16, 2008
Former Student Detainees Terrorized by their Interrogators
(16 June 2008) Security and intelligence agents are regularly contacting and terrorizing nine former student detainees with threats of prosecution under the charge of apostasy that can result in execution… ...
June 6, 2008
Groups Urge Iran to Cooperate with UN Rights Bodies
(Geneva, 6 June 2008) – The Iranian government should cooperate with United Nations human rights bodies in order to address the ongoing human rights abuses in the country, a group… ...
May 7, 2008
An Appeal to the EU to Act, As Human Rights Deteriorate in Iran
(Brussels, 7 May 2008) The European Union (EU) should deny visas to Iranian officials who have participated in grave human rights abuses and freeze bank assets held in the EU,… ...
April 20, 2008
Judiciary Must Review the Sentencing of Ehsan Mansouri, Majid Tavakoli and Ahmad Ghasaban
…the head of Iran’s Judiciary, Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, to review the sentencing by an appeals court of three students, Ehsan Mansouri, Majid Tavakoli and Ahmad Ghasaban to prison terms…. ...
April 11, 2008
Students Resist Prosecution for Peaceful Protests
(11 April 2008) Students at Shiraz University are refusing to respond to summonses relating to their participation in peaceful protests in March. The students are reportedly outraged that the university… ...
April 9, 2008
“Inquisition Court” Sends Outspoken Cleric to Prison
(9 April 2008) Hadi Ghabel, an outspoken Iranian cleric and member of the central council of the reformist Participation Front, was imprisoned on April 7, beginning a 40 month term… ...
April 9, 2008
Detentions and Summonses Target Women, Students, and Labor Activists
(April 9, 2008) Iranian authorities marked the arrival of the Persian New Year with an extensive campaign of summonses and detentions of social and labor activists, the International Campaign for… ...
March 28, 2008
Morteza Khedmatloo
Morteza Khedmatloo, arrested on January 14, 2008, is a student activist. He is held in Evin prison. Khedmatloo and more than 60 other students were arrested during a nationwide sweep… ...
March 27, 2008
Behzad Bagheri
Behzad Bagheri, arrested on December 14, 2007, is a student activist. Intelligence agents arrested Bagheri and more than 60 other students during a nationwide sweep last November to January…. ...
March 27, 2008
Soroosh Dashtestani
Soroosh Dashtestani, arrested on January 14, 2008, is a student activist. He is held in Evin prison. Dashtestani and more than 60 other students were arrested during a nationwide sweep… ...
March 15, 2008
Police Attack Shiraz University Seminar after Days of Student Protests
UPDATE: (15 March 2008) On March 11, Iranian authorities released four students detained on the previous Sunday during the violent police attack. The detainees were held at the Intelligence Ministry’s… ...
March 7, 2008
Election Process: Analysis and Updates
An ICHRI report on the upcoming elections in Iran and the violations that occur in Iran’s electoral process…. ...
February 24, 2008
Novelist Sentenced to One Year Imprisonment for His Fictional Writings
(24 February 2008) In an unprecedented ruling, an Iranian appeals court revised a suspended sentence against Yaghoob Yadali, a novelist, to actual imprisonment. His lawyer said the court is not… ...