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Tag : Judiciary

February 12, 2018

Clear Signs of State Cover-Up in Prison Death of Iranian-Canadian Academic in Iran

Distraught Family Under Enormous Pressure to Bury Body Quickly and Not Speak Publicly About the Death February 12, 2018—The family ...

January 31, 2018

Iranians Denounce Acquittal of Quran Reciter Accused of Sexual Abuse

Prominent Quran reciter Saeed Tousi shakes hands with Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Reformist MP Releases Info Linking ...

January 23, 2018

155 Lawyers Call on Iran’s Judiciary to Stop Restricting Detainees’ Access to Counsel

In the wake of a massive influx of detainees following protests in several Iranian cities at the end of 2017, more than ...

January 18, 2018

Detained Iranian Protesters Told to Admit Being Drug Addicts to Speed Up Release

Vahid Heydari (right) and Sina Ghanbari were ...

January 16, 2018

Tehran Prosecutor: “No Discussion” About Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s Release Date

 Two day after a former senior British politician expressed ...

January 10, 2018

Iranian Human Rights Organizations File Motion in Germany Against Ayatollah Shahroudi for Crimes Against Humanity

A coalition of Iranian human rights NGOs including Centre for Defenders of Human Rights, Centre for Human Rights in Iran, Impact Iran, Iran Human Rights Documentation Centre, Justice for Iran, and the Siamak Pourzand Foundation, ...

December 21, 2017

Iranian-British Citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Eligible for Early Release

A family photo of Richard Ratcliffe, Gabriella, and Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. December 21, 2017--The husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe ...

December 20, 2017

UN Rights Experts Call on Iran to Annul Death Sentence Against Academic and Free Him

GENEVA (20 December 2017) – United Nations human rights experts* have appealed to Iran to annul the death sentence against an Iranian academic, ...

December 14, 2017

How Many Camels is One Human Life Worth? Attorney Calls For Reform in Iran’s “Blood Money” Scheme

Blood money should be calculated on the basis of actual costs and inflation, not the market price for camels, as it is currently based ...

November 28, 2017

Iran’s State-Run Broadcaster Airs Smear Campaigns on Imprisoned Foreign Nationals

Iran’s state-funded TV and radio broadcaster, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), has aired videos accusing two imprisoned foreign nationals of espionage ...

October 25, 2017

Iran Launches New Assault on Freedom of Expression With Mass Criminal Investigation of BBC Persian Staff

Popular BBC talkshow presenter Pooneh Ghoddoosi in the studio. BBC Persian Staff Appeal to UN on Iran’s “Unprecedented ...

October 9, 2017

Imprisoned Iranian-British Citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Threatened With 16 More Years Behind Bars

Revolutionary Guards Bring New Charges Against Young Mother Who Was Eligible for Release in November 2017 October 9, 2017—Iranian-British dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, imprisoned in Iran since April 2016 on trumped up and unspecified national security charges, is now ...

October 8, 2017

Iran’s Ex-Reformist President Banned From Public Appearances Week After Seven MPs Sentenced to Prison

Former President Mohammad Khatami. Iran’s former reformist President Mohammad Khatami has been banned from making public appearances and receiving political guests for three months. The ban, first reported on October ...

September 28, 2017

Q&A: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s Husband Speaks Out About Dual National’s Imprisonment in Iran

The husband of imprisoned Iranian dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe speaks to CHRI about her case and their lives since she was arrested by the Revolutionary Guards in April 2016. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe never imagined she would ...

September 20, 2017

Persistent Hunger Strikers at Rajaee Sharhr Prison in Iran Denied Medical Care

Four political prisoners in Iran’s Rajaee Shahr Prison are being denied medical care after refusing ...

September 4, 2017

Journalist Loses Eye and Part of His Face to Cancer Untreated While in Prison

Journalist Alireza Rajaee loses an eye ...

August 30, 2017

Condition of Hunger Strikers in Iranian Prison Deteriorates while Judiciary Does Nothing

Families Dismayed Over Lack of Critically Needed Medical Treatment at Rajaee Shar Prison August 30, 2017—The medical condition of more than a ...

August 29, 2017

In Letter to Judge, Iranian-American Demands Freedom for Himself and Wife

Art Gallery Owners Karan Vafadari and Afarin Neyssari Held on Baseless Charges More Than One Year Without Trial Detained Iranian-American art dealer ...

August 27, 2017

Reformist MP Calls for Judicial Investigation Into Imprisoned Journalist’s Worsening Health

A member of the Iranian Parliament has called on the judiciary to investigate reports about imprisoned reformist journalist Ehsan Mazandarani’s...

July 31, 2017

Political Prisoners’ Letter to Foreign Ambassadors Who Went on Staged Tour of Evin Prison

Editor's Note: On July 5, 2017, dozens of foreign diplomats based in Iran went on a staged tour of Evin Prison designed ...

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 ...

July 7, 2017

Cartoon 169: The Battle Over Justice in Iran

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June 3, 2017

Appeals Court Strikes Down Additional Charges by IRGC Against Imprisoned Rights Activist Atena Daemi

Imprisoned children’s rights activist Atena Daemi ended her hunger strike after she and her sisters were acquitted of additional charges brought by the IRGC that resulted in additional time added onto her seven-year prison sentence ...

April 3, 2017

Supporters Mark One-Year Anniversary of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s Imprisonment in Iran

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s colleagues stand around her empty desk at the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s ...

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