by Sadra | Mar 9, 2010 | Blog
On March 5th, 2010, Canadian journalist and Newsweek correspondent Maziar Bahari was interviewed by the Toronto Star’s Martin Regg Cohen. The interview marks Bahari’s first public appearance in Canada since his imprisonment and release in Iran, following...
by Sadra | Mar 9, 2010 | Blog
In an interview with International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Hessam Mishaghi, spokesperson for the Right to Education Committee, most of whose members are in prison right now, spoke of barriers for education for Bahais and students who are active in civil and...
by Sadra | Mar 9, 2010 | Blog
Morteza Semyari, Secretary of Social Affairs of Daftar-e Tahkim-e Vahdat, was released on a 600 million Tooman (equivalent to US $600,000) bail and custodianship. Semyari’s release orders from Ward 209 of Evin prison were issued after his bail of $500,000 and his...
by Sadra | Mar 9, 2010 | Blog
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Hassan Assadi Zeidabadi, Head of the Human Rights Committee of Tahkim-e Vahdat Alumni Association, a large student organization in Iran, reviewed the new statements of Iran’s Minister of Science...
by Sadra | Mar 9, 2010 | Blog
(Analysis) – News of Abdollah Momeni’s release on the heavy bail of approximately $800,000 makes it appear that the Judiciary is setting ransoms and not bails. In fact most of the political prisoners released on bail over the past few months appear to be hostages of...
