Doctors Punished for Contradicting Iran’s Official Line on COVID-19
Physicians in Iran including university officials have been reprimanded including by way of prosecution for publicizing information about the country’s COVID-19 outbreak that ...
Tag : journalists
August 26, 2019
Iran Sentences Satirist Keyomars Marzban to 23 Years Imprisonment
Marzban’s Only “Crime” Was Working for Foreign Media Outlets He Must Serve 11 Years if Appeals Court Upholds Sentence Before Eligibility for Parole Satirist ...
May 15, 2019
Reformist Magazine Suspended After Advocating Diplomacy to Ease US-Iran Tensions
Tehran’s Culture and Media Court suspended the reformist weekly magazine “Seda” (The Voice) on May 11, 2019, hours after it had published an ...
May 6, 2019
Journalists Condemn Arrest of Reformist Reporter Ahead of World Press Freedom Day
Marzieh Amiri, a reporter for the reformist Shargh newspaper, has been in Evin Prison’s Ward 209 under the control of the Intelligence Ministry since she was arrested ...
January 7, 2019
Iranian Journalist Sentenced to Six Years in Prison Without Lawyer
Revolutionary Court Blocked Hamed Aynehvand From Using Lawyer of His Choice Political journalist Hamed Aynehvand has been sentenced ...
August 24, 2018
Iranian Journalist Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison For Criticizing Ultra-Conservative Cleric in a Tweet
Amir Mohammad Hossein Miresmaili, a former journalist and satirist for the Jahan Sana’at (Industry World) newspaper in Iran, has been sentenced ...
February 14, 2018
Seyed-Emami’s Son Reveals Threats Against Family
Kavous Seyed Emami and his son, Ramin. Ramin Seyed-Emami Says Family is Seeking Independent Investigation February 14, 2018 -- The son of ...
December 21, 2017
Two Journalists Held for Months Without Charge Released on Bail
After four months in arbitrary detention, Iranian journalists Sasan Aghaei and Yaghma Fashkhami have ...
December 18, 2017
In Letter From Evin Prison, Narges Mohammadi Demands Judiciary Stop Violating Due Process Rights
Political prisoner Narges Mohammadi has criticized Iran’s judiciary and security organizations for holding detainees in solitary confinement for prolonged periods without charge while trying to build ...
October 17, 2017
Reformist Journalist Sasan Aghaei in Prolonged Solitary Confinement Despite Calls for His Release by MPs
The Iranian judiciary is refusing to release reformist journalist Sasan Aghaei, who has been detained for ...
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 ...
March 23, 2017
Reformist Editor Arrested by Security Agents Amid Pre-Election Crackdown
Amid a widening crackdown on journalists and activists in Iran ahead of the country’s May 2017 presidential election, ...
July 29, 2016
Reformist Newspaper Editor’s Prison Sentence Reduced on Appeal
The seven-year prison sentence of reformist newspaper editor Ehsan Mazandarani has been reduced to two years on appeal, his brother-in-law Sam Hosseini told the International Campaign for ...
July 7, 2016
Imprisoned Journalists Granted Brief Reprieve from Prison
After eight months in detention, newspaper columnist Afarin Chitsaz was released from Evin Prison in Tehran on July 5, ...
June 22, 2016
Imprisoned Journalist Who Sent Letter to Supreme Leader Saying He Was Tortured is Hospitalized
Ehsan Mazandarani, who went on hunger strike on May 17, is in intensive care following a heart attack ...
June 21, 2016
Commentary: Iran’s Foreign Minister Toes the Supreme Leader’s Line on Human Rights
ICHRI- When Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif recently tried to side-step questions about the country’s abysmal human rights record, he yet again exposed his ...
May 5, 2016
Iranian Journalists Face Growing Threats and Intimidation by Authorities
Tactics Meant to Sow Fear among Independent Journalists in Wake of Reformists’ Parliamentary Election Gains Iran’s Intelligence Ministry officials are increasingly harassing and ...
May 2, 2016
Female Journalist, Sentenced to Ten Years, Beaten in Iran Prison
Mother of Afarin Chitsaz’s Describes Brutality Aimed at Forcing a “Confession” The mother of imprisoned newspaper columnist ...
April 11, 2016
Journalist Afarin Chitsaz Held Incommunicado at Evin Prison for Five Months
Status of Case and Charges against Her Remain Unknown Concern is growing for the well-being of newspaper columnist Afarin Chitsaz...
December 10, 2015
Arrested Journalists Held Incommunicado for Over a Month while Officials Make Baseless Claims
More than a month after his arrest, the prominent reformist journalist Issa Saharkhiz has not contacted his family and judicial authorities have not ...
June 22, 2012
Saharkhiz Held for Additional 18 Months Despite Severe Medical Condition
Upon completion of his three-year prison term, journalist Issa Saharkhiz has been sentenced to an additional 1.5 years in prison, despite a medical commission’s determination that he is unable to endure his punishment. “They don’t want my father released, so they put him on trial ...
May 14, 2012
Iran Tries to Neuter Foreign Media and International Press Freedoms
Iranian authorities should end their undue restrictions on and intimidation of foreign-based journalists and media outlets, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. “Iranian authorities have long been repressing domestic journalists. Now it’s clear that they have turned an eye to neutering ...
April 13, 2012
As Mohammad Davari’s Conditions Deteriorate in Prison, Furlough Continues to be Denied
Judicial authorities have imposed an exorbitant bail on Mohammad Davari, whose conditions continue to worsen in prison. In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Bijan Davari, Mohammad Davari’s brother, said his physical and psychological condition is seriously deteriorating. ...
April 3, 2012
Imprisoned Journalist Beaten During Interrogation
Imprisoned journalist Ehsan Houshmand, who suffers from serious ear pain as a result of beatings he received during his interrogation, is currently being threatened with his wife’s arrest if he publicizes information about his case and condition, his wife told the International Campaign for Human ...
March 30, 2012
Journalist Massoud Lavasani Under Surveillance After Release
Following news of the disappearance of journalist Massoud Lavasani last week, his father told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, “Something terrible happened to my son, but he doesn’t want to say anything out of fear for his family’s security. I am really ...