Student Activist in Solitary Confinement on Hunger Strike

To protest his conditions inside Babol’s Matikola Prison, imprisoned student activist Ashkan Zahabian embarked on a hunger strike on 31 August. Zahabian’s father, Hassan Zahabian, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that prison staff moved his son...

Reformist Weekly Banned for Publishing Image of Ahmadinejad

A source close to Shahrvand-e Emrooz (Today’s Citizen) Weekly told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that the publication has been banned. According to a letter the publication’s management received, the reason for the ban is cited as Article 6 of...

Imprisoned Actor’s Family Awaits His Release After Pardon

On Saturday, 3 September, several Iranian websites reported the release of Iranian stage and screen actor, Ramin Parchami. However, he remains at Evin Prison’s Ward 350.  His wife, Shokouh Jiroodi, told the Campaign that Parchami’s pardon letter was signed by the...