by Sadra | Jul 8, 2011 | Blog
A day after Hossein Ronaghi Maleki’s 26th birthday, his lawyer, Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that his furlough request may be approved. Hossein Ronaghi Maleki has suffered from kidney disease for months and despite...
by Sadra | Jul 8, 2011 | Blog
Evin Prison authorities have once again prevented imprisoned human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh from visiting her children in person in order to put pressure on her for forced confessions. In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran,...
by Sadra | Jul 8, 2011 | Blog
Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, lawyer for Youcef Nadarkhani, a Protestant Christian pastor charged with apostasy, refuted reports by some media outlets that his client’s death sentence has been upheld. “Fortunately, on Tuesday, 27 June, Youcef Nadarkhani’s death sentence...
by Sadra | Jul 8, 2011 | Blog
A source close to the family of Maryam Majd, a photographer and reporter who was arrested at her parents’ home on 21 June, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that Majd’s family is deeply concerned about her well being. “When the security forces...
by Sadra | Jun 29, 2011 | Blog
On 26 June 2011, twelve prisoners of conscience declared an end to their nine-day long hunger strike. The prisoners started a hunger strike on 18 June to protest rampant impunity and lack of accountability following the deaths of two prominent activists, Haleh Sahabi...
