by Sadra | Oct 13, 2010 | Blog
On 9 October 2010, Mohammad Seifzadeh, a lawyer and one of the founders of the Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC), was tried at Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court on the charge of founding the organization. In an interview with the International Campaign for...
by Sadra | Oct 11, 2010 | Blog
Date: Saturday, October 23, 2010 Time: Doors open 6:30pm; Program 7:00pm, followed by booksigning Location: Amphitheater of AT&T Conference Center (at University of Texas) 1900 University Avenue at MLK Blvd, Austin, Texas Facebook Event Page:...
by Sadra | Oct 7, 2010 | Blog
Following remarks by Head of the Judiciary Sadegh Larijani, who recently stated, “those who were arrested post-elections and are currently in prison, have committed criminal acts,” Mahsa Amrabadi, wife of imprisoned journalist Massoud Bastani, has challenged Larijani...
by Sadra | Oct 7, 2010 | Blog
Following publication of news about Nasrin Sotoudeh’s hunger strike in prison and her interrogations under duress, Shirin Ebadi, head of the Defenders of Human Rights Center, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that she is appealing to the world...
by Sadra | Oct 7, 2010 | Blog
Following long-term prison sentences for political and social activists, this week the Revolutionary Courts sentenced blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki to 15 years in prison. Ronaghi was arrested on 13 December 2009 and transferred to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard...
