by Sadra | Nov 8, 2010 | Blog
Marzieh Golroo, sister of prisoner of conscience Mahdieh Golroo, spoke with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran about her sister’s prison condition. Mahdieh Golroo, who is a member of the Right to Education Council, has been in prison since 3 November...
by Sadra | Nov 8, 2010 | Blog
Following widespread rumors about the imminent execution of Sakineh Ashtiani, the head of East Azarbaijan’s Justice Department emphasized that Ashtiani has not been executed. According to ISNA News Agency, Malek Ajdar Sharifi denied news reports that Ashtiani has been...
by Sadra | Nov 8, 2010 | Blog
Ali Gholizadeh, a student activist, was arrested by authorities last Friday in his father’s home. The news of his arrest was confirmed by his mother in an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. Gholizadeh is a member of Daftar Tahkim-e...
by Sadra | Nov 8, 2010 | Blog
Roja Bandari and Philip Grant, 8 November 2010 It is an ironic indication of the dysfunction of a system when prison officials harass the children of a children’s rights advocate. Iranian human rights lawyer and activist, Nasrin Sotoudeh, has been kept in Evin prison...
by Sadra | Nov 8, 2010 | Blog
Posted: November 5, 2010 03:25 PM By Hadi Ghaemi and Aaron Rhodes On a dry hunger strike since 31 October, Iranian human right lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh’s health is in serious danger in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison. By the time this is published, the mother...