June 13, 2018

Prominent Attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh Detained Amid Iranian Judiciary’s Crackdown on Human Rights Lawyers

Iranian human rights attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh previously served three years in prison for her defense of dissidents, activists, journalists and minorities in Iran after being convicted of national security charges. Sotoudeh ...

May 2, 2018

UN Rights Expert Urges Iran to Halt Imminent Execution of Ramin Hossein Panahi

GENEVA (2 May 2018) – A UN human rights expert has urgently called on Iran to halt the death sentence against Iranian Kurd Ramin Hossein Panahi amid reports he will be executed on Thursday. ...

February 19, 2018

Civil Rights Activist Parastou Forouhar Fights Six-Year Suspended Prison Sentence

Civil rights activist Parastou Forouhar is awaiting the results of her appeal against a six-year suspended prison sentence issued to her by a Revolutionary Court in Tehran, she told the ...