April 5, 2019

Shirin Ebadi: Iran’s Judiciary is a “Branch of the Intelligence Ministry”

Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi was Iran’s first female judge before being forced to resign in the aftermath of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, when females were barred from being judges. In 2002, she ...

June 20, 2018

Iran: Stop Imminent Execution of Kurdish Prisoner, Investigate Evidence of Torture and Denial of Due Process

Fear Grows After Bus Driver Was Executed in Iran Despite Similar Concerns June 20, 2018—The Iranian judiciary should immediately annul the death sentence issued against Kurdish prisoner ...

February 6, 2018

Imprisoned Iranian-American Art Dealer Accuses IRGC of Judicial Interference

Karan Vafadari: “I don’t think we will be justly treated unless there ...

October 8, 2017

Iranian Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri: Arrest of My Brother Was “Expected”

Photo of Iranian Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri's brother, Mehdi Jahangiri. First Vice President of Iran, Eshaq Jahangiri, has confirmed the arrest of his brother, Mehdi Jahangiri, calling it an “expected” event. “I don’t ...