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Tag : gholamhossein mohseni ejei

October 9, 2018

Three People Sentenced to Death in Iran as 32 Others Issued Harsh Sentences For Alleged Currency Hoarding

Unnamed “special courts for economic crimes” in Iran have sentenced three people to death and condemned 32 others to long prison sentences for allegedly manipulating Iran’s gold and currency markets, Judiciary Spokesman Gholamhossein Mohseni ...

May 16, 2017

Judiciary Announces Arrests of Election Campaign Staff One Week After Rouhani’s Criticism

A week after incumbent President Hassan Rouhani criticized Iran’s hardline judiciary, its spokesman has announced that dozens of government officials will face possible prosecution for unspecified election campaign violations. “More than 60 ...

April 13, 2016

Iranian VP Summoned to Judiciary for Commenting on High Execution Rate of Drug Traffickers

Shahindokht Mowlaverdi, Iran’s vice president for Women and Family Affairs, has been summoned to the Judiciary to explain a comment she made in February about all the men in a village ...

February 23, 2016

Father of Missing Student Sentenced to Jail and Lashes for Pursuing Son’s Case

The 70-year-old father of a student who has not been heard from for 17 years since his arrest has been sentenced to 91 days in prison and 74 lashes for “disturbing public order” by allegedly ...

September 11, 2015

Imprisoned Leader of Spiritual Group on Hunger Strike

Mohammad Ali Taheri, the leader of a spiritual group Mohammad Ali Taheri, the leader of a spiritual group who has been behind ...

May 3, 2014

Cartoon 82: Cocktail Party at Evin

Justifying the April 17 raid on political prisoners at Evin Prison’s Ward 350, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, the Spokesperson for the Iranian Judiciary and the country’s Prosecutor General claimed on April 28 that the reason for the raid was that, “some individuals tried to make ...

March 21, 2012

In Solitary Confinement for 65 Days, Political Activist Gets Only One Phone Call

Researcher and sociologist Saeed Madani, who was arrested by security forces on 7 January 2012, remains in solitary confinement and has only been allowed to contact his family once since his detention began, his wife Mansoureh Ettefagh told the International Campaign for Human Rights in ...

September 16, 2011

Young Political Activist Receives 50 Lashes for Blogging

Somayeh Tohidlou, political activist and Tehran University Ph.D. student in Sociology, wrote in her blog yesterday that authorities at Evin Prison carried out her sentence of 50 lashes. The flogging took place at ...

August 10, 2011

They Keep My Father In Prison For His Criticism of Khamenei, Says Son of Imprisoned Journalist

Mehdi Saharkhiz, son of journalist Issa Saharkhiz, who is currently serving his three-year prison term, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that his father has been sentenced to an additional two years in prison. “The new ruling against him is like the ...

August 5, 2011

UN Special Rapporteur Should Visit Iranian Prisons, Says Husband of Imprisoned Actress

In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, celebrated Iranian filmmaker Nasser Taghvai said that despite statements made by the Prosecutor General last week, his wife, actress Marzieh Vafamehr, who was arrested more than a month ago for acting a role ...

June 13, 2011

Sixteen More Prisoners Executed Secretly in Mashad on 23 & 24 May

Reliable sources have told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that another round of unannounced group executions took place in Vakilabad Prison in Mashad on 23 and 24 May. Twelve prisoners were hanged during secret group executions on 23 May. All 12 prisoners were ...

October 13, 2010

Amputations and Floggings on the Rise

(13 October 2010) The Iranian Parliament and Judiciary should immediately abolish cruel and inhumane punishments, such as limb amputation, stoning, and flogging, consistent with Iran’s international obligations, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. In recent days Iranian officials have acknowledged that amputations ...

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