by Sadra | Sep 14, 2011 | Blog
Saeed Kamali Dehghan guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 14 September 2011 15.15 EDT An appeals court in Iran has reduced the prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh’s jail sentence to six years, her husband said. The 45-year-old lawyer, who has represented several...
by Sadra | Sep 13, 2011 | Blog
Last Modified: 13 Sep 2011 09:43 President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said in interviews that Iran would release two US citizens imprisoned for spying in a “couple of days'” on bail, which their lawyer said had been set at $500,000 each. “I am helping...
by Sadra | Sep 13, 2011 | Blog
On 10 September, Abdolfattah Soltani, human rights lawyer and a founding member of the Defenders of Human Rights Center was arrested. Soltani’s wife, Massoumeh Dehghan, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that security forces also illegally...
by Sadra | Sep 12, 2011 | Blog
In this week’s Weekly Rights Podcast: protesters clash with security forces in the Azerbaijan region of Iran; jailed student activist Ashkan Zahabian embarks on a hunger strike to protest his conditions in prison; four literary and cultural figures are released on...
by Sadra | Sep 12, 2011 | Blog
Amnesty International, Hampstead will present a showcase of short films on human rights issues, followed by a panel discussion with the filmmakers. Featuring animation, documentary, and fiction, the showcase offers a global portrait of human rights issues related to...
