Eyewitness: Abtahi’s Attackers Had Guns And Walkie Talkies

Former Deputy President of Iran, Seyed Mohammad Ali Abtahi, was attacked by plainclothes forces yesterday as he left a memorial service in Shahr-e-Rey, 9 miles outside Tehran. The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has received reliable reports from...

Draconian Prison Sentences Doled Out for Activists

Judge Should Be Suspended for Politicized, Incompetent Rulings (20 May 2010) The continuing sentencing of activists to long prison terms by the Iranian Judiciary, in politically-motivated trials and based on unfounded charges, should be immediately halted and all the...

The Next Big Day: June 12, 2010 (22 Khordad)

We’ve gotten a lot of emails lately wondering what was going to materialize for June 12th. To mark one year since the disputed 2009 election, U4I is coordinating a global day in partnership with wide range of local, student, and online groups, prominent NGOs,...

Farzad Kamangar’s Lawyer: There Was No Cause for Execution

Farzad Kamangar was one of the five people executed at Tehran’s Evin prison last Sunday. In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, his lawyer, Khalil Bahramian emphasized that his client was innocent. “The gentlemen do not have a shred...