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 ...
Tag : Defenders of Human Rights Center
October 9, 2018
“Oppression Stops Life:” Narges Mohammadi Recounts Returning to An Empty Home
For the first time in more than three years, Iranian political prisoner Narges Mohammadi was allowed to ...
July 2, 2018
Imprisoned Human Rights Defender Narges Mohammadi Hospitalized in Tehran
Renowned human rights advocate Narges Mohammadi was transferred from Tehran’s Evin Prison to a hospital on June 30, 2018, ...
March 15, 2017
Dual National Speaks of Yearning for Family and Disillusionment with Iran in Letter Prison
Iranian-British citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, imprisoned in Iran since April 2016, has written a letter to her UK-based husband about the pain of being separated from their infant daughter, Gabriella “Gisoo” Ratcliffe, and disillusionment with her ...
September 28, 2016
Iran Appeals Court Upholds 16-Year Prison Sentence Against Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi
Mother of Two Young Children Will Be Eligible for Release Only After 10 Years An Appeals Court has upheld the 16-year prison sentence issued ...
October 19, 2015
Narges Mohammadi Should Be Released Immediately and Given Medical Treatment
Narges Mohammadi October 20, 2015—The health of imprisoned activist Narges Mohammadi has deteriorated, and the prominent human rights defender ...
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 ...
March 12, 2014
Paper Close to Revolutionary Guards Doctors Ashton Photo to Erase Image of Torture Victim’s Mother
Almost immediately after EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton met with a group of activists in Tehran, Iranian authorities unleashed a barrage of angry remarks and insults about her visit. ...
June 22, 2012
Activist Imprisoned with Drug Trafficker Inmates In Zanjan
Taghi Rahmani, husband of imprisoned human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that at his wife’s last visit with her family, a stammering Mohammadi appeared with a bruised face. “During the Saturday, 16 June visitation, Narges’ face was ...
June 8, 2012
Cartoon 7: Chains and Pains (For Narges Mohammadi)
Narges Mohammadi, a human rights lawyer and deputy director of the Defenders of Human Rights Center, began a six-year sentence on 22 April 2012 for “assembly and collusion against national security,” “membership in the Defenders of Human Rights Center,” and “propagating against the regime”–in other ...
May 14, 2012
“Confess on TV or Go to Prison,” Authorities Tell Dadkhah
Human rights lawyer Mohammad Ali Dadkhah told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that he has been under immense pressure during recent days to make false televised confessions. “Tomorrow is my last day to either make television confessions or go to prison. I ...
April 24, 2012
Narges Mohammadi in Undisclosed Location
Prominent human rights defender Narges Mohammadi was arrested this Sunday and is currently in an unknown location. In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Mohammadi’s husband Taghi Rahmani said that the family’s efforts to find our her location have been ...
April 23, 2012
A Defiant Seifzadeh Awaits Ruling
As the Iranian Judiciary continues to reschedule prominent human rights defender Mohammad Seifzadeh’s trial, he continues to refuse to attend the session. His wife and lawyer, Fatemeh Golzar, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that his refusal is based on his distrust ...
April 6, 2012
Revolutionary Court Unqualified to Review Case, Says Mohammad Seifzadeh
“Mr. Seifzadeh will not appear at this court session again for the same reason as before–he does not recognize the Revolutionary Court as qualified to review this case. He believes he should be tried in the Tehran Province Criminal Court, in the presence of a ...
April 6, 2012
Nasrin Sotoudeh Denied Furlough, Telephone Contact
Prominent human rights defender Nasrin Sotoudeh was deprived of furlough and telephone contact with her family during the Persian New Year, her husband Reza Khandan told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran in an interview. “Unfortunately, after two years of imprisonment, her leave ...
March 6, 2012
18 Years in Prison and 20 Year Ban on Legal Practice for Abdolfattah Soltani
Branch 26 of Tehran Revolutionary Court sentenced lawyer and co-founder of Center for Human Rights Defenders Abdolfattah Soltani to 18 years in Borazjan Prison and a 20-year ban on his legal practice yesterday. Massoumeh Dehghan, Abdolfattah Soltani’s wife, confirmed the news in an interview with ...
January 17, 2012
Human Rights Lawyer Seifzadeh Refused to Participate in Own Trial Due To Revolutionary Court’s Incompetence
Mohammad Seifzadeh, prominent lawyer and one of the founding members of the Defenders of Human Rights Center, did not participate in his court trial on 11 January 2012, his wife and lawyer Fatemeh Golzar told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. ...
November 15, 2011
“His Continued Detention Is Neither Moral Nor Legal,” Says Soltani’s Wife
Massoumeh Dehghan, wife of human rights lawyer and founding member of Defenders of Human Rights Center Abdolfattah Soltani, who has been inside Evin Prison’s Ward 209 for the past two months, spoke with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran about her husband’s condition. ...
September 28, 2011
Narges Mohammadi’s Reaction to Her Conviction for Human Rights Activities
Member of the Defenders of Human Rights Center and Nationalist-Religious activist Narges Mohammadi was sentenced to 11 years in prison by a Tehran court. In an interview with the International Campaign ...
September 22, 2011
“One of His Charges is ‘Receiving an Illegal Prize,'” Says Prominent Lawyer’s Wife
Massoumeh Dehghan, wife of lawyer and co-founder of Defenders of Human Rights Center Abdolfattah Soltani, expressed concern about her husband's conditions and her ...
September 12, 2011
Abdolfattah Soltani Arrested; Home and Offices Illegally Raided
On 10 September, Abdolfattah Soltani, human rights lawyer and a founding member of the Defenders of Human Rights Center was arrested. Soltani's ...
August 30, 2011
Jailed Iranian Lawyer and Human Rights Defender: “The Justice System Is More Ruined Than Before”
Fatemeh Golzar, wife of lawyer and a founding member of the Defenders for Human Rights Center Mohammad Seifzadeh, spoke with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran about her husband’s case. “Mr. Seifzadeh believes that he has not committed any crime, but the case ...
July 4, 2011
Prominent Lawyer Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison & Ten Year Ban on Legal Practice
Lawyer Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, co-founder and spokesperson for the Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC), was sentenced by Branch 15 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court on 3 July, to nine years in prison, a ten year ban from teaching in universities, a ten year ban ...
June 1, 2011
Sotoudeh’s Handcuffed Transfer To Bar Association Uncalled For, Says Husband
The first court session for disbarring prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was held at the Iranian Bar Association on 29 May, though she was not allowed ...
May 27, 2011
Lawyer’s ‘Nationalism’ on Par with Apostasy Says Deputy Prosecutor
Lawyer and human rights activist Mohammad Ali Dadkhah faced new charges in a trial court hearing held on Saturday, 21 May, including a charge on the same level as apostasy, according to the Deputy Prosecutor. Dadkhah’s charges ranged from membership in the Defenders of Human ...