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Tag : 155 lawyers

January 28, 2019

Human Rights Lawyer Mohammad Najafi Facing 19 Years Behind Bars in Iran

Najafi Jailed for Demanding Justice for Detainee Who Died in State Custody Imprisoned human rights attorney Mohammad Najafi was sentenced to two more years in prison in Iran on January 22, 2019—bringing the total number of years he has been condemned ...

October 4, 2018

Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Lawyers Sue Judge Moghiseh For Unlawful Sentencing

Judge Moghiseh Notorious in Iran for Issuing Politically Motivated Sentences Payam Derafshan and Mohammad Moghimi, the lawyers representing detained human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, have sued Judge Mohammad Moghiseh, the head of Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran, accusing ...

August 23, 2018

Intelligence Agents Raid Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Home, Taking Pins as Evidence  

“They’re going to use the pins as criminal evidence, as if they had found bombs” Iranian security agents raided the homes of detained human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, her sister-in-law, Fatemeh Khandan, ...

August 16, 2018

Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Lawyer: “They Came After Her From Three Directions”

Iranian defense attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh has been detained in Evin Prison under national security charges since June 13, 2018. Prominent Human Rights Attorney Facing Five-Year Prison Sentence and Three Other Charges ...

August 15, 2018

Mother of Detained Activist Hears Her Son Being Beaten Over the Phone

“Why is a Lonely, Elderly Mother Being Targeted Like This?” The mother of Farhad Meysami, a civil rights activist who has been detained in Iran since July 2018, says she has received phone calls that sounded like her son was being ...

January 23, 2018

155 Lawyers Call on Iran’s Judiciary to Stop Restricting Detainees’ Access to Counsel

In the wake of a massive influx of detainees following protests in several Iranian cities at the end of 2017, more than 150 lawyers have called on Judiciary Chief Sadegh Larijani to stop ...

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