July 28, 2020

Judiciary Blocks Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Bank Account, Cutting Off Funds for Family

Husband of Imprisoned Human Rights Attorney Says Tactic Aimed at Silencing Family Reza Khandan: “They want to send a message to those who are ...

March 12, 2020

“They Want to Create Fear” More Artists Summoned to Prison Amid Iran’s Rising COVID-19 Death Toll

In addition to renowned filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, three members of the Iranian Writers Association (IWA)—Baktash Abtin, Reza Khandan Mahabadi and Keyvan Bajan—have ...

July 18, 2019

Mass Hunger Strike Launched in Evin Prison Against Unlawful Treatment of Political Prisoners

In an open letter calling on the people of Iran to support their demands, six political prisoners in Ward 4 of Tehran’s Evin Prison have announced that they’ve gone on hunger strike to protest the judiciary’s ...

October 26, 2018

Iran’s Judiciary Should Release Ailing Prisoner Saeed Malekpour on Medical Grounds

Imprisoned in Iran's Evin Prison since 2008, Canadian permanent resident Saeed Malekpour was hospitalized for a "heart ...

June 2, 2016

Cartoon 146: No Friendship with Baha’is!

Faezeh Hashemi, the outspoken daughter of prominent former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, has been threatened with prosecution by a high ranking Judiciary ...

January 28, 2016