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Tag : mohammad ali dadkhah

March 3, 2022

Joint Statement: Free Imprisoned Human Rights Lawyer Mohammad Najafi in Iran

Lawyer Unlawfully Imprisoned for His Defense of Basic Civil and Political Liberties March 3, 2022 – The lawyer Mohammad Najafi, who has been ...

June 23, 2020

No Lawyers, No Justice: Attorneys Imprisoned in Iran for Defending Human Rights

At Least Nine Defense Attorneys Sentenced to Prison Since 2018 June 23, 2020 – Two years after the prominent human rights attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh ...

June 23, 2020

List of Attorneys Imprisoned in Iran for Defending Human Rights (Updated)

At least five defense lawyers are currently imprisoned in Iran for supporting human rights ...

May 14, 2012

“Confess on TV or Go to Prison,” Authorities Tell Dadkhah

Human rights lawyer Mohammad Ali Dadkhah told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that he has been under immense pressure during recent days to make false televised confessions. “Tomorrow is my last day to either make television confessions or go to prison. I ...

May 1, 2012

Prominent Lawyer Mohammad Ali Dadkhah Sentenced To Nine Years

Judge Salavati has upheld the nine-year prison sentence for prominent lawyer and distinguished human rights activist Mohammad Ali Dadkhah. Dadkhah told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that he was only informed of the decision when he went to court to follow up ...

October 1, 2011

After Trial on Apostasy Charge, Christian Pastor Nadarkhani Accused of Rape and Extortion

As international protests mount against the possible execution of Youcef Naderkhani, a Christian pastor who has refused to repent of his Christian faith, Iran’s state-supported Fars News Agency claimed on Friday, 30 September that Youcef Naderkhani’s charges are “rape” and “repeated extortion.” ...

September 29, 2011

Nadarkhani Refuses to Repent; Awaiting Final Ruling on Apostasy Death Sentence

In his last court session on Wednesday, 28 September, Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, charged with apostasy and sentenced to execution, refused to repent of his Christian faith despite the judge's repeated requests. Youcef ...

July 8, 2011

Christian Pastor’s Repentance Required for Death Sentence Overturn, Says Lawyer

Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, lawyer for Youcef Nadarkhani, a Protestant Christian pastor charged with apostasy, refuted reports by some media outlets that his client’s death sentence has been upheld. “Fortunately, on Tuesday, 27 June, Youcef Nadarkhani’s death sentence was overturned by the Supreme Court in Qom ...

July 4, 2011

Prominent Lawyer Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison & Ten Year Ban on Legal Practice

Lawyer Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, co-founder and spokesperson for the Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC), was sentenced by Branch 15 of the Islamic Revolutionary Court on 3 July, to nine years in prison, a ten year ban from teaching in universities, a ten year ban ...

May 27, 2011

Lawyer’s ‘Nationalism’ on Par with Apostasy Says Deputy Prosecutor

Lawyer and human rights activist Mohammad Ali Dadkhah faced new charges in a trial court hearing held on Saturday, 21 May, including a charge on the same level as apostasy, according to the Deputy Prosecutor. Dadkhah’s charges ranged from membership in the Defenders of Human ...

May 17, 2011

Transfer of Prisoners Is Against The Law, Says Lawyer

Following the transfer of several female prisoners to Gharchak Prison in Varamin, Iranian lawyer Mohammad Ali Dadkhah told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that according to Iranian law, each prisoner must be transferred to the prison closest to his or her residence. ...

May 4, 2011

Stop Persecution of Protestant Church

(4 May 2011) Iranian authorities should end the judicial persecution of members of the evangelical protestant Church of Iran and other churches, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. Specifically, the Campaign appeals to Iran’s Judiciary to overturn criminal sentences of church members ...

March 14, 2011

Judge Says Yazdi is Healthy Despite Illness and Postpones Trial for Third Time

In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, Ebrahim Yazdi’s lawyer, said that the third session of Yazdi’s trial did not convene on 12 March, due to incomplete investigations. “The Judge said that he has forwarded the case ...

February 7, 2011

Prison Authorities Are Accountable For Hossein Ronaghi Maleki’s Life

Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, lawyer for Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, a prisoner suffering from kidney cancer, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that prison authorities are responsible for the dire physical condition of Maleki. “According to the law, if authorities who control the prison ...

January 27, 2011

Prominent Lawyer Faces New Charges While Clients Ail in Prison

Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, a prominent lawyer who was arrested after the 2009 presidential election on charges of “firearms and drug possession” in his legal offices and released later on bail, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that he has been informed of ...

November 17, 2010

Five Lawyers Arrested, Only Three Identified

In recent days five lawyers have been arrested in Tehran. Only three of the arrested lawyers have been identified so far. Maryam Kian Ersi, Sara Sabbaghian, and Maryam Karbasi were arrested at Imam Khomeini International Airport upon their return from a trip to Turkey ...

October 31, 2010

Ebadi Calls on UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to Act

(31 October 2010) The Iranian Judiciary should end its systematic targeting of human rights defenders and lawyers who are being sentenced to lengthy prison terms solely for their human rights work and defending their clients, Shirin Ebadi said today in a joint statement with the ...

September 1, 2010

Arrests and Convictions of Rights Activists and Lawyers Escalate

(1 September 2010) Authorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran are continuing to arrest and jail civil society activists while persecuting and prosecuting independent lawyers, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran reported today. “With a majority of Iranian human rights activists and lawyers already ...

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