October 11, 2011

Actress Sentenced to One Year in Prison and 90 Lashes for Pretending to Drink Alcohol and Shaving Head

A source close to the case of actress Marzieh Vafamehr spoke with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran about her sentence of one year in prison and 90 lashes. According to ...

August 9, 2011

Weekly Rights Podcast 33

In this week’s Weekly Rights Podcast: the court reviewing the case of the three Americans arrested more than two years ago has not yet issued its ruling; UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran requests entry into the country; imprisoned actress ...

August 5, 2011

UN Special Rapporteur Should Visit Iranian Prisons, Says Husband of Imprisoned Actress

In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, celebrated Iranian filmmaker Nasser Taghvai said that despite statements made by the Prosecutor General last week, his wife, actress Marzieh Vafamehr, who was arrested more than a month ago for acting a role ...

July 26, 2011

Arrests of Women in Iran’s Film Industry Escalate

The pressure, threats, and arrests of members of Iran’s film industry that began immediately following the 2009 presidential election has been focused on Iranian women in cinema over the past several weeks. Several sources in Iran told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran ...

July 26, 2011

Distinguished Director Talks About Wife’s Case and Women in Film

Distinguished Iranian filmmaker Nasser Taghvai spoke with International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran in an interview about the situation of his wife, Marzieh Vafamehr. Excerpts from the interview are below: My wife’s temporary detention was extended for an additional month. One month has passed since ...