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Tag : mohammad seifzadeh

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 unlawfully and unjustly imprisoned in Iran since 2018 on multiple convictions for his defense ...

June 23, 2020

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

At least one human rights lawyer is currently imprisoned in Iran, Mohammad Najafi, who is currently serving a 54-month prison term ...

February 14, 2018

15 Prominent Iranians Call For a Referendum on the Islamic Republic

“The state has become the main obstacle to the progress and liberation of the Iranian nation” Fifteen prominent Iranians including lawyers, directors and academics, have followed up on a recent speech by President Hassan Rouhani and issued ...

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 150 lawyers have called on Judiciary Chief Sadegh Larijani to stop ...

January 4, 2018

Six Prominent Lawyers Call for Prosecution of Iranian Officials Who Incited Violence Against Protesters

Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi and five other prominent Iranian human rights lawyers have called for the prosecution of state officials who have encouraged violence against protesters in the ...

December 22, 2017

Political Prisoners in Rajaee Shahr Prison Denied Basic Rights Including Heat in Cold Winter Months

“All they want to do is harass the political prisoners.” The authorities of Rajaee Shahr Prison are keeping political prisoners in unbearably cold conditions without providing protection, a source with contacts inside the ...

August 27, 2017

Tehran Prosecutor Calls Hunger Strikes “Threats” Amid Mass Strike at Rajaee Shahr Prison

“Prisoners must endure their punishment to the fullest”  Tehran Prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi has described hungers strikes undertaken by prisoners as “threats” that the judicial system will not “surrender to.” Dowlatabadi made the comments as more than a dozen political ...

April 14, 2016

Lawyer Released from Prison in Iran Describes Grim Conditions for Political Prisoners

Prisoners Face Denial of Medical Care, Refusal to Transfer Inmates to Hospital despite Life Threatening Illness, Solitary Confinement Aimed at Extracting False Confessions, Poor Nutrition, Denial of Family Visits April 14, 2016—Mohammad Seifzadeh, the prominent Iranian human ...

January 20, 2016

Ageing Imprisoned Human Rights Lawyer Should Be Released on Medical Grounds, Wife Says

The wife of the prominent lawyer Mohammad Seifzadeh, who has been imprisoned since April 2011 for his work defending human rights and political prisoners in Iran, is hoping the appeal for his release ...

April 10, 2013

Abrupt Reversal of Ceased Prosecution Keeps Seifzadeh in Prison

The judicial orders for imprisoned lawyer Mohammad Seifzadeh, charged with “illegal border exit with the intent to act against national security,” have changed from “ceased prosecution” to “guilty” without notice, causing him to remain in prison even after serving his initial sentence on separate charges. ...

April 23, 2012

A Defiant Seifzadeh Awaits Ruling

As the Iranian Judiciary continues to reschedule prominent human rights defender Mohammad Seifzadeh’s trial, he continues to refuse to attend the session. His wife and lawyer, Fatemeh Golzar, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that his refusal is based on his distrust ...

April 11, 2012

Raising Their Voices: New Video of Iranian Views on the Military Option

(11 April 2012) Today the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran released a short video and accompanying letter-writing campaign featuring the viewpoints of eight prominent Iranians on the domestic consequences of a potential attack on Iran. These views are drawn from a 38-page report, ...

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