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Tag : sarah shourd

September 27, 2011

Sarah Shourd: “I Will Support the Freedom of All Political Prisoners in Iran”

“I can’t speak definitively about the other prisoners at Evin because I wasn’t allowed to mix with them,” responded Shourd when asked whether she had any interaction with other prisoners while she was in Evin prison adding that, “but I’ve since done my own research ...

September 26, 2011

Weekly Rights Podcast 37

In this week’s Weekly Rights Podcast: The Campaign speaks out about Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit to the UN General Assembly in New York; American hikers Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal are released from prison; seven documentary filmmakers are arrested and charged with espionage on ...

September 20, 2011

“Only One Signature Away From Freedom,” Says Lawyer to Americans

Massoud Shafiee, lawyer of the two imprisoned Americans, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that the two prisoners are only one signature away from freedom. “The judge, whose signature is required, will be on vacation until Tuesday and so we must wait ...

August 24, 2011

“I Hope They’re Freed By the End of Ramadan,” Says Americans’ Lawyer

After returning from the courtroom of Judge Salavati, Masoud Shafiee, lawyer to the three American hikers, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran on Sunday, August 21, ...

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 ...

May 2, 2011

American Hiker Sarah Shourd’s Summons May Be Excuse to Prolong Trial

In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Massoud Shafiee, lawyer for the three American hikers detained in Iran in 2009, said that he has received a court summons on behalf of Sarah Shourd to attend the 11 May trial session ...

November 26, 2010

New Trial Date Announced for Hikers Amidst Objections from Lawyer

Massoud Shafiee, the lawyer representing the three American hikers, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran of his objections to the new date set for his clients’ trial and that he has not been allowed to see his two clients who remain in ...

October 27, 2010

“It is Safe for Sarah Shourd to Return to Iran,” Says Lawyer

On Tuesday, Tehran’s Prosecutor addressed the upcoming trial of the three American hikers, one of whom was released last month, saying that if Sarah Shourd does not return to Iran for her trial, her $500,000 bail would be confiscated. Massoud Shafiee, lawyer for the three ...

September 16, 2010

Weekly Rights Podcast 10, Sept 10-16, 2010

In this week’s “Weekly Rights Podcast”: American hiker Sarah Shourd is released from prison after bail was paid through an Iranian account in Oman; Shiva Nazar Ahari is reportedly released from prison but still awaits a verdict on charges of enmity against God; Abdollah Momeni ...

August 16, 2010

Weekly Rights Podcast 8

In this week’s ‘Weekly Rights Podcast’: Mohammad Mostafaie, lawyer for Sakineh Ashtiani, flees Iran and is granted asylum in Norway; the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) is acting as an arm of the Intelligence Ministry to prosecute prisoners; leaders of the Baha’i Faith in ...

August 3, 2010

Protesting One Year of Detention for American Hikers

Hundreds of people gathered last Saturday in several cities around the world to protest the year-long imprisonment of three young American hikers. The three individuals, who according to Iranian authorities crossed Iran's western borders, were arrested on 31 July 2009. Though they claim to have ...

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