August 17, 2017

Iranian Women’s Rights Activist to Serve Three Years in Prison For Attending Seminar

Women’s rights activist and photojournalist Alieh Matlabzadeh has been sentenced to three years in prison by a preliminary court in Tehran for participating in a women’s empowerment seminar. A legal source with knowledge about Matlabzadeh’s case told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) on August 14, 2017 that the prison sentence was issued by Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court for the charge ...

July 7, 2016

Prominent Political Prisoner Promised, Though Still Not Allowed, Phone Contact with Children

Taghi Rahmani believes his wife Narges Mohammadi is being mistreated in prison because he fled the country years ago. Iran’s judicial authorities have promised to lift a ban on phone calls ...

June 20, 2016

Inside the Women’s Ward: Mistreatment of Women Political Prisoners at Iran’s Evin Prison

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June 1, 2016

Women Prisoners Collectively Punished For Baha’i Leader’s Meeting with Activist during Her Furlough

Inmates at the Women’s Ward in Evin Prison have been told that their furloughs (temporary leave) have been canceled and that they will no longer be able to send letters to relatives, a ...