March 17, 2011 Iranian political prisoners will not be allowed the customary temporary leave to celebrate the upcoming new year, under a directive...
Filmmaker’s Wife Demoralized Over Being Banned from Contacting Husband
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Mohammad Nourizad’s wife, Fatemeh Maleki, discussed the lack of news about...
Family Members of Prisoners Beaten Outside Evin Prison
A human rights activist told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that dozens of family members of political prisoners who had gone...
More Secret Group Executions in Mashad Prison, Despite Concerns Raised by UN Secretary General Report
Secretary General's Report: "In July 2010, a large number of prisoners were reportedly executed at one time in Mashhad prison. When OHCHR staff...
Labor Leader’s Sister Asks for His Release to Treat Three Blocked Arteries
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, labor activist Mansour Osanloo’s sister, Fereshteh Osanloo, reported her...
Imprisoned Kurdish Youth’s Father Appeals for End to Government Crimes
Zanyar Moradi’s father, Eqbal Moradi, recently spoke with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran about his 19-year old son’s death...
“Supreme Leader Directly Responsible for Ebrahim Yazdi’s Arrest and Detention,” Says Son-In-Law
Ebrahim Yazdi Judicial officials announced recently that the trial for Ebrahim Yazdi, head of the Freedom Movement of Iran, will be held on 13...
Zia Nabavi Being Held in Ahvaz Intelligence Office Says Father
After a month without news from Zia Nabavi after being transferred from Ahvaz’s Karoon Prison to an unknown location, his father, Seyed Ali Akbar...
“Sotoudeh Illegally Detained in Ward 209; She Should Be Released On Bail,” Says Husband
Most of Iran’s women’s movement activists remain in prison on International Women’s Day, some with long sentences, others awaiting their sentence....
Kahrizak Victim Remains in Prison for Three Weeks Potentially for Facebook Activities
An informed source told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that Seyed Ali Saberi, a student at Bahar University in Mashad, has been...