Reza Khandan, husband of imprisoned Iranian lawyer and human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in...
Prisoners in Karaj Demand Visit by UN Special Rapporteur to Address Poor Prison Conditions
Following a hunger strike by political prisoners at Rajaee Shahr Prison in Karaj, Ali Tabarzadi, son of political prisoner Heshmatollah Tabarzadi...
Pressure and Torture of Political Prisoner Result in Lung Collapse and Epilepsy
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Fatemeh Alvandi, mother of prisoner of conscience Mehdi Mahmoudian, said...
Journalist’s Family in Shock Over Harsh Sentence
On 17 April, reformist journalist Nazanin Khosravani was sentenced to six years in prison on charges of “assembly and collusion for acting against...
“Human Rights Organizations Should Defend The Rights of Prisoners,” Says Filmmaker’s Wife
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Fatemeh Maleki, the wife of journalist and filmmaker Mohammad Nourizad,...
Mahdieh Golroo Awaits Court Decision on Statement Allegedly Issued In Prison
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Amir Raeesian, Mahdieh Golroo’s lawyer, talked about the new case raised...
Leading Human Rights Lawyer Detained on Spurious Charges
Case Highlights Attack on the Legal Community (24 April 2011) The Iranian Judiciary and Intelligence Ministry should immediately release ...
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;...
Rumors of Scheduled Execution for Kurdish Activist are False, Says Lawyer
Reports circulating in late March during Iranian New Year about the imminent execution of Shirkoo Moarefi, a 31-year-old Kurdish political...
Nasrin Sotoudeh Withdraws Appeal Request After Being Told Prison Sentence Would Be Upheld
While lawyer and human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh was being awarded by the PEN American Center, her husband, Reza Khandan, told the...