August 1, 2017

Student Imprisoned for Refusing to Spy for Iran’s Intelligence Ministry Denied Visitation Rights

Imprisoned for refusing to spy for Iran’s Intelligence Ministry, Hamid Babaei has been denied visitation rights at ...

July 20, 2017

11 Christian Converts Issued Long Prison Sentences in Iran in Less Than Two Months in Sham Trials

The Holy Savior Cathedral church in Isfahan, Iran. Judge Mashallah Ahmadzadeh on Sentencing Spree Since June 2017 July 20, 2017—The ...

July 12, 2017

Political Prisoner Ali Shariati Tricked Into Ending Hunger Strike With False Promise by Judiciary

Imprisoned civil rights activist Ali Shariati has been denied conditional release despite an earlier promise by judicial officials issued in exchange for him ending his hunger strike ...

April 3, 2017

Hunger-Striking Political Activist Detained Without Charge Writes Will in Evin Prison

After 24 days on hunger strike in Evin Prison in Tehran, reformist political activist Hengameh Shahidi, detained without charge and denied legal counsel ...

December 10, 2014

Nasrin Sotoudeh Detained for Several Hours on Human Rights Day

On December 10, 2014, Iranian intelligence agents detained renowned human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, before releasing her several hours later. The detention marks the second time in less than two months that Sotoudeh has been detained for her activities in protest of the Iranian Bar ...

March 31, 2014

Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh Summoned to Intelligence Ministry

A few days after a video was posted on YouTube, showing a short speech by human rights lawyer and former prisoner of conscience Nasrin Sotoudeh, she was summoned to the Intelligence Ministry while on a family holiday, according to her husband Reza Khandan’s Facebook page. ...