December 19, 2023

Unprecedented Verdict: Swedish Court Holds Iranian Official Accountable for Egregious Human Rights Violations

Confirmation of Life Sentence for Hamid Nouri Sparks Hope for Expanded Pursuit of Justice Under Universal Jurisdiction December 19, 2023 – The recent affirmation ...

July 14, 2022

Nouri Conviction by Swedish Court a Triumph for Iran’s “Seeking-Justice” Movement

Conviction Opens Door for More Trials Against Officials Accused of Atrocities July 14, 2022 -- After 92 sessions of a trial that lasted ...

October 27, 2020

Book Review: Nasser Mohajer, Voices of a Massacre: Untold Stories of Life and Death in Iran, 1988

Book Review Nasser Mohajer, Voices of a Massacre: Untold Stories of Life and Death in Iran, 1988 Oneworld Publications, 2020 Mansour Farhang In 1988, the Supreme Leader ...

April 1, 2019

“It’s an Insult:” Human Rights Attorney Condemns Iran’s New Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi

The appointment by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei of a known human rights violator to head the country’s judiciary is a prelude to ...

March 7, 2019

Iran Appoints Human Rights Violator Ebrahim Raisi to Chief Justice

The appointment of Ebrahim Raisi, who participated in “death commissions” that ordered the extrajudicial executions of thousands of prisoners in Iran in 1988, as Iran’s next head of the judiciary, represents a complete repudiation of the rule of law and a reward for those involved ...