July 24, 2018

Iranian American and US Permanent Resident Released on Bail From Iran’s Evin Prison

Karan Vafadari and Afarin Neyssari Awaiting Appeal in Tehran Two years after being sentenced to long prison sentences without due process ...

March 1, 2018

Life of Iranian-American in Evin Prison is in Danger, Says Family

Karan Vafadari (left) with his son, Cyrus. Wife and Son of Karan Vafadari Fear For His Life After Suspicious Deaths in Prison March 1, 2018—The son of Iranian-American Karan Vafadari, ...

February 6, 2018

Imprisoned Iranian-American Art Dealer Accuses IRGC of Judicial Interference

Karan ...

February 3, 2018

Hardline Judge Keeps Iranian-American and Wife in Jail by Imposing $27 Million Bail

Family Meets Bail for Wife, but Judge Still Refuses to Release Her The judge presiding over the case of imprisoned Iranian-American gallery ...

January 30, 2018

Iranian-American Zoroastrian Denounces 27-Year “Unjust” Prison Sentence in Letter From Prison

Update: The couple's sentence was later reduced to 15 years for Karan Vafadari and 10 years for Afarin Nayssari. In 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 ...

March 10, 2017

Grave and Baseless New Charges Against Imprisoned Iranian-American and Wife

March 10, 2017—Serious and baseless new charges have been brought against Karan Vafadari and Afarin Neyssari, the dual-national Iranian-American and ...

December 23, 2016

Iranian-American “Completely Isolated” in Iran’s Gorgan Prison

Iranian-American political prisoner Reza (Robin) Shahini is being held in adverse conditions with dangerous criminals in Gorgan Prison, 186 miles northeast of Tehran in Golestan Province, ...

December 7, 2016