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September 27, 2011

Sarah Shourd: “I Will Support the Freedom of All Political Prisoners in Iran”

“I can’t speak definitively about the other prisoners at Evin because I wasn’t allowed to mix with them,” responded Shourd when asked whether she had any interaction with other prisoners while she was in Evin prison adding that, “but I’ve since done my own research ...

September 26, 2011

Weekly Rights Podcast 37

In this week’s Weekly Rights Podcast: The Campaign speaks out about Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit to the UN General Assembly in New York; American hikers Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal are released from prison; seven documentary filmmakers are arrested and charged with espionage on ...

September 20, 2011

“Only One Signature Away From Freedom,” Says Lawyer to Americans

Massoud Shafiee, lawyer of the two imprisoned Americans, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that the two prisoners are only one signature away from freedom. “The judge, whose signature is required, will be on vacation until Tuesday and so we must wait ...

September 14, 2011

Talabani Intervened for Hikers’ Release, While Judiciary Denies the News

The Iranian Judiciary has simultaneously announced that “the two US citizens accused of espionage have not been released and their lawyer’s request for bail orders and their release is under consideration.” According to Mehr News Agency, quoting the Iranian Judiciary’s Public Relations and Protocol Office, ...

August 24, 2011

“I Hope They’re Freed By the End of Ramadan,” Says Americans’ Lawyer

After returning from the courtroom of Judge Salavati, Masoud Shafiee, lawyer to the three American hikers, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran on Sunday, August 21, ...

August 1, 2011

Weekly Rights Podcast 32

In this week’s Weekly Rights Podcast: the final trial session for the three American hikers, Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal, and Sara Shourd has taken place; the Campaign published a report entitled, Raising Their Voices: Iranian Civil Society Reactions to the Military Option; the Campaign interviewed ...

July 31, 2011

“The verdict will be announced in 7 days. No espionage evidence in indictment,” says lawyer to Americans

"I had sufficient time for presenting my defense and Shane and Josh wrote a comprehensive and complete last defense. Mr. Salavati then announced the trial adjournment and announced that he would issue their ruling in seven days," Massoud Shafiee told ...

May 20, 2011

“Rumors of Hunger Strike by American Prisoners are Serious,” Says Lawyer

Massoud Shafiee, lawyer to the American prisoners held in Iran, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that following the absence of Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal at their court trial on 11 May, rumors about his clients’ hunger strike are serious and ...

November 26, 2010

New Trial Date Announced for Hikers Amidst Objections from Lawyer

Massoud Shafiee, the lawyer representing the three American hikers, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran of his objections to the new date set for his clients’ trial and that he has not been allowed to see his two clients who remain in ...

October 27, 2010

“It is Safe for Sarah Shourd to Return to Iran,” Says Lawyer

On Tuesday, Tehran’s Prosecutor addressed the upcoming trial of the three American hikers, one of whom was released last month, saying that if Sarah Shourd does not return to Iran for her trial, her $500,000 bail would be confiscated. Massoud Shafiee, lawyer for the three ...

August 3, 2010

Protesting One Year of Detention for American Hikers

Hundreds of people gathered last Saturday in several cities around the world to protest the year-long imprisonment of three young American hikers. The three individuals, who according to Iranian authorities crossed Iran's western borders, were arrested on 31 July 2009. Though they claim to have ...

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