July 21, 2018

Iranian Judiciary Closes Acid Attack Cases With No Convictions But Promises Victims Compensation

Nearly four years after a series of acid attacks on women in the Iranian city of Isfahan, the judiciary has closed the cases without any convictions while pledging to compensate the victims. ...

December 22, 2017

Evin Prison Medical Chief Denies Ali Shariati Specialist Care Despite Severe Symptoms

Political prisoner Ali Shariati is being denied specialist medical treatment by Evin Prison’s medical chief Abbas Khani despite exhibiting symptoms of severe dental issues. “Ali has a lot of ...

July 12, 2017

Political Prisoner Ali Shariati Tricked Into Ending Hunger Strike With False Promise by Judiciary

Imprisoned civil rights activist Ali Shariati has been denied conditional release despite an earlier promise by judicial officials issued in exchange for him ending his hunger strike ...

December 31, 2015

Highest Ranked Woman in Iran’s Government to Sue Extremist Publication

The Iranian government’s most senior female official plans to take legal action against an extremist publication for comparing her to a prostitute. The weekly Ya Lesarat, the mouthpiece of the ...

May 5, 2015

Leading Activist Arrested Ahead of Her Trial for Peaceful Civil Activities

Narges Mohammadi is Transferred to Evin Prison Civil rights activist and Deputy Director of the banned Defenders of Human Rights Center, Narges Mohammadi, was arrested at her home in Tehran in the early hours of May 5, ...

November 3, 2014

Cartoon 97: “Looking” for Acid Attack Perpetrators

Although no arrests have been made in the case of the October 2014 acid attacks on women in Isfahan, government officials have been quick to state publicly that the attacks were related to foreign elements and ...