On Saturday (May 14, 2011), six of Iran’s seven Baha’i Leaders – Fariba Kamalabadi, Jamaloddin Khanjani, Afif Naeimi, Saeid Rezaie, Behrouz...
Urgent Action: Stop the Execution of Iranian-Kurd, Habibollah Latifi
>>CLICK HERE TO SEND AN E-LETTER! E-letter updated 05/17/11 (Read updates and developments below.) Background Habibollah Latifi is a...
Take Action! Send an e-letter on behalf of Shirkoo Moarefi, Iranian-Kurd Sentenced to Death
>> Click here to send an e-letter Background Mr. Shirkoo Moarefi, an Iranian-Kurd in his early 30’s, faces an alarming possibility of...
Investigate Torture and Mass Due Process Violations Detailed by Prominent Prisoners of Conscience
(16 May 2011) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iranendorsed the call, by prominent prisoners of conscience, for an investigation into...
Baha’i International Community: Three years on, Iran’s imprisoned Baha’i leaders symbolize the oppression of a nation (16 May 2011)
GENEVA — The injustice being faced by countless citizens of Iran has been highlighted around the world, as supporters marked three years since the...
Prisoner of Conscience Hashem Khastar Describes Illegal Treatment of Prisoners
In an open letter to the Head of the Judiciary and Minister of Intelligence, Seyed Hashem Khastar, retired teacher and prisoner of conscience who...
Remembering Five, One Year Later
On Mother’s Day last year (May 9, 2010), Iran’s Revolutionary Court announced that five prisoners had been executed: teacher & activist Farzad...
Azadi Square – Blog Post by AIUSA’s Iran Country Specialist
Written by: Elise Auerbach, Iran & Jordan Country Specialist, Amnesty International USA Shortly after the Iranian Revolution in 1979,...
Join Amnesty & United4Iran for a Virtual Protest In Iran’s Azadi Square
Get Involved! The Azadi Square action, a joint effort with United4Iran, is part of Amnesty’s campaign for imprisoned student activist Majid...
Stop Persecution of Protestant Church
Christian Pastors and Churchgoers Sentenced to Death and Imprisonment Religious Practices and Proselytizing Treated as Criminal Acts From left:...