by Sadra | Feb 2, 2010 | Blog
1-Feb 2010 Case of Acclaimed Photographer is One of Hundreds Who Have “Disappeared” Into the Prison System (1 February 2010) Internationally recognized photographer Mehraneh Atashi, along with her husband Madjid Ghaffari, were arrested on 12 January 2010 in their...
by Sadra | Feb 2, 2010 | Blog
1-Feb 2010 Shokoufeh Montazeri, sister of journalist Omid Montazeri and daughter of Mahin Fahimi, a member of Peace Mothers, who were both arrested over a month ago talked to International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. Omid Montazeri and Mahin Fahimi were...
by Sadra | Feb 2, 2010 | Blog
Elevating Human Rights on the U.S. Policy Agenda for Iran February 1, 2010, 12:00pm – 1:00pm The massive street protests following Iran’s presidential election of June 2009 highlighted Iranians’ disapproval of their ruling regime. Continuing protests...
by Sadra | Feb 2, 2010 | Blog
1 Feb 2010 Sadegh Larijani, Head of the Iranian Judiciary, said on Sunday that a group in Iran are demanding “accelerated” punishments for protesters arrested during the post-elections events in Iran. He has added that such demands are politically-motivated and...
by Sadra | Feb 2, 2010 | Blog
Recently, Shirin Alam Holi, a Kurdish political activist was sentenced to death. In the indictment, her confession to having connections with the PJAK (Kurdish Independent Life Party), an illegal group in Iran, was the reason for her conviction. In a letter from...