Iranian Activists Announce “Justice-Seeking” Pact in New Statement
A coalition of Iranian human and civil rights defenders, including prominent activists Shirin Ebadi, Nasrin Sotoudeh, Narges Mohammadi, and Atena, published ...
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April 27, 2022
Interview: Atena Daemi was Jailed in Iran for Advocating Women’s Rights. Now She’s Free and Refusing to be Silent
When Atena Daemi was growing up in Iran and attending school in a religious-conservative neighborhood in south Tehran, she noticed the many ways in which women were treated differently than men. Girls had to cover almost every inch ...
January 24, 2022
Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi Sentenced to Another Eight Years in Prison
Situation of Political Prisoners Worsens as Iranian Government’s Assault on Peaceful Dissent Intensifies Activists, Lawyers, Dissidents being Kept Behind Bars with Continuous New Convictions January ...
September 30, 2020
New Charges Thrown at Political Prisoners to Keep Them Behind Bars
Rushed Convictions Show Judiciary Willing to Do Bidding of Intelligence Forces State Responds to Growing Societal Discontent with Intensified Efforts to Silence All Dissent October ...
July 7, 2020
Atena Daemi Begins New Prison Sentence on Day She Was to Be Freed
Rights Activist Will Serve Two More Years in Prison After Serving Five More New Cases Opened Against Daemi, Maryam Akbari Monfared, Leila Hosseinzadeh ...
April 17, 2020
UN Urges Iran to “Immediately Release” Political Prisoners and Dual, Foreign Nationals
April 17, 2020 - UN human rights experts today called on Iran to expand its temporary release of thousands of detainees to include prisoners of ...
December 27, 2019
“They Know That Moving Her to This Prison Could Kill or Paralyze a Human Rights Activist”
Prisoner of Conscience Violently Transferred to Distant Prison for Demanding Justice for Slain Street Protesters By transferring prominent human rights activist Narges Mohammadi from Evin Prison ...
September 6, 2019
Female Political Prisoners To Serve Additional Two Years For “Insulting” Supreme Leader
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July 19, 2019
Two Political Prisoners Sentenced to 3.7 More Years in Jail for Protesting Death Penalty
Atena Daemi Illegally Denied Visits Since March 2019 Political prisoners Atena Daemi and Golrokh Iraee Ebrahimi have been told they must serve an additional 3.7 years in prison for the charges of “insulting the ...
April 9, 2019
Just Released From Prison, Golrokh Iraee Ebrahimi Faces More Time Behind Bars
Newly released from prison, civil rights activist Golrokh Iraee Ebrahimi may have to serve more ...
March 1, 2019
Imprisoned Activist Atena Daemi May Have a Debilitating Disease But She’s Being Denied an MRI
Imprisoned civil rights activist Atena Daemi is being denied medical treatment despite possibly suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS), ...
January 9, 2019
Mother of Imprisoned Activist Describes Beatings and Threats by Interrogators to Kill Family
Atena Daemi’s Mother: “[Torture] is not just Mr. Bakhshi’s story. It’s my daughter’s story, too.” In the wake of revelations of the torture of labor activist Esmail Bakhshi, others have stepped forward to join the ...
March 19, 2018
Political Prisoners Denied Medical Treatment: “Sometimes I Think They Want to Kill My Girl”
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February 15, 2018
Mother of Ailing Hunger Striker Atena Daemi Assaulted in Front of Evin Prison
Atena Daemi (right) with her mother Masoumeh Nemati. Masoumeh Nemati, the mother of imprisoned civil rights activist Atena Daemi, was attacked in front of Evin Prison in ...
February 9, 2018
Two Female Political Prisoners To Begin Refusing Food and Water Over Sudden Transfer to New Prison
Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee(left) and Atena Daemi Imprisoned civil rights activists Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee and Atena Daemi...
January 26, 2018
Activists Atena Daemi and Golrokh Iraee Beaten and Transferred to Different Prison
Political prisoners Atena Daemi and Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee were beaten by agents of the Islamic ...
September 27, 2017
Political Prisoner Atena Daemi Denied Major Surgery After Authorities Insist on Keeping Her Cuffed
Imprisoned children’s rights activist Atena Daemi has been denied a major operation after demanding that the authorities fulfill their promise to allow her to receive ...
August 17, 2017
Imprisoned Activist Atena Daemi Slapped With New Charge For Demanding Medical Care
Activist Denied Care Despite Medical Examiner’s Recommendation Already serving a seven-year prison sentence, imprisoned children’s rights activist ...
July 13, 2017
Staged Visit by Foreign Ambassadors to Iran’s Evin Prison Condemned by Rights Activists
A member of the German embassy enters Evin Prison on a red carpet. Abusive Conditions and Political ...
June 3, 2017
Appeals Court Strikes Down Additional Charges by IRGC Against Imprisoned Rights Activist Atena Daemi
Imprisoned children’s rights activist Atena Daemi ended her hunger strike after she and her sisters were acquitted of additional charges brought by the IRGC that resulted in additional time added onto her seven-year prison sentence ...
May 1, 2017
Political Prisoner Atena Daemi’s Health Worsens Four Weeks Into Hunger Strike Without Proper Care
Atena Daemi, a human rights activist serving a seven-year prison sentence for her ...
April 18, 2017
“Be My Daughter’s Voice,” Pleads Mother of Hunger-Striking Activist Serving Seven Years
Imprisoned children and human rights activist Atena Daemi has been stricken with ...
April 12, 2017
Rights Activist Atena Daemi Hunger Strikes Against IRGC-Related Additional Sentence
Imprisoned civil rights advocate Atena Daemi has started a wet hunger strike to protest new sentences issued against ...
April 6, 2017
Political Prisoner Serving Seven Years Gets Additional 91 Days for IRGC Charges
An additional 91 days were added to civil rights activist Atena Daemi’s seven-year prison sentence...
February 20, 2017
Sisters of Imprisoned Activist Atena Daemi Cleared of Revenge Charges Filed by Revolutionary Guards
A court has rejected charges brought by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Courts (IRGC) against Onsieh Daemi and Hanieh Daemi, the sisters of imprisoned ...