(28 April 2011) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran expressed deep concern about the violent suppression of the ethnic Arab...
Weekly Rights Podcast 24
In this week’s ‘Weekly Rights Podcast’: the Pen American Center honors Nasrin Sotoudeh with their Freedom to Write award for her human rights work;...
Deceased Political Prisoner’s Wife Will Not Pursue Cause of Death In Order to Avoid Threats
There has still been no official announcement made of political prisoner Hossein Domekhchi’s cause of death, twelve days after his body was...
Arrests and Abuse Ayatollah Kazemeini Boroujerdi’s Followers in Mashad
Arrests and Abuse Ayatollah Kazemeini Boroujerdi’s Followers in Mashad
BBC: Freed journalist, Maziar Bahari, on the Iranian regime’s ‘information fears’
Iranian journalist Maziar Bahari was held in a Tehran jail for 118 days in 2009. His arrest came as he worked for western media outlets, including...
Increasing Pressure Placed on Political Prisoners
In recent months, Iranian judicial authorities have imposed numerous limitations on some political prisoners’ phone call use, family visitation...
Inmate’s Letter Exposes Inhumane Conditions and Secret Executions in Mashad Prison
No Steps Taken by Judiciary to Address Gross Violations of International Standards (8 April 2011) The International Campaign for Human Rights in...
Lawyer Dismissed From Faculty Position for Human Rights Work After 25 Years of Teaching
Mohammad Sharif, a lawyer and professor of law at Allameh Tabatabaee University, was dismissed from his faculty position this week. He spoke with...
110 Months in Prison Based on Forced Confessions for Activists in Babol
A local source in the city of Babol told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that the Revolutionary Court in Babol issued sentences...
Political Prisoners and Prisoners of Conscience Deprived New Year Furlough
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Fatameh Kamali Ahmadsaraei, wife of Emadedin Baghi, imprisoned journalist...