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Tag : false confessions

November 14, 2019

Widow of Detainee Who Died in Iranian Custody Recognizes Her Interrogator Posing as “Reporter” on State TV

IRIB Briefly Airs Pseudo-Documentary About Detained Conservationists Ahead of Verdict A man claiming to be a reporter in a pseudo-documentary about Iran’s detained conservationists ...

February 27, 2019

Families Denied Access to Secretive Trial of Iran’s Detained Conservationists

International Outcry Against Rampant Denials of Due Process Detained conservationist Morad Tahbaz was summoned to two closed-door sessions February 24-25, 2019, in Tehran’s ...

February 7, 2019

Mounting Evidence that Clears Eight Conservationists from Grave Charges, Judiciary Still Relies on Forced “Confessions”

Iran Must Guarantee Fair Trial in Upcoming Court Session on February 12 Year-long Detainment Continues while Judiciary Ignores Conclusions of Supreme National Security Council, Intelligence Ministry and Department of Environment February 7, 2019—In light of the upcoming ...

January 30, 2019

Eight Conservationists Tried in Iran on Basis of Retracted False “Confessions”

First Half of Indictment Lacks Evidence, Relies on Statements Made Under Extreme Duress January 30, 2019 – In their first trial session since being detained in ...

December 20, 2017

Iran’s State TV Aired Forced Confession of Ahmadreza Djalali Because He Refused to Spy for Iran

A screenshot of a clip of Ahmadreza Djalali’s so-called “confession” on Iran’s state-run IRIB state TV. Iranian state TV aired a forced ...

December 18, 2017

Forced Confession of Academic on Death Row in Iran Has No Legitimacy

A scene from Ahmadreza Djalali's forced confession that was aired on Iran's state-run ...

August 6, 2010

“My Son is Under Pressure to Participate in Televised Confessions,” says Activist’s Mother

In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Zoleikha Moussavi, mother of blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, discussed her son's poor prison conditions. She told the Campaign that her son has been under immense pressure in prison to participate in televised confessions. ...

May 28, 2009

Court Documents Show Obsession with Alleged US Intelligence Actions Led to Unfair Convictions

(28 May 2009) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has obtained copies of court rulings against four individuals prosecuted and sentenced to prison terms because they allegedly worked in cooperation with the United States government to instigate a “soft revolution.” The four prosecuted individuals ...

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