NEW YORK — Iran's seven imprisoned Baha'i leaders have been transferred to more brutal sections of their prison complex. In the case of the two...
Weekly Rights Podcast 22
Listen to the podcast here: http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2011/02/weekly-rights-podcast-22/ In this week’s ‘Weekly Rights Podcast’: the Campaign...
American Hikers’ Laywer Unable to See Them Before Trial: I’m disappointed; The Case is Extremely Political
Massoud Shafiee, lawyer representing the three American hikers talked to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran about today’s trial...
Prison Authorities Are Accountable For Hossein Ronaghi Maleki’s Life
Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, lawyer for Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, a prisoner suffering from kidney cancer, told the International Campaign for Human Rights...
Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Court Session Postponed Due to Her Absence In Protest
An informed source told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that Nasrin Sotoudeh’s trial, on charges of “lack of Islamic hejab,” was...
Death Row Prisoner’s Father: Confessions After 17 Months of torture
Father of Loghman Moradi, a Kurdish prisoner who was found guilty of “moharebeh (enmity with God), and corruption-on-earth,” and sentenced to public...
UN Human Rights Chief Concerned about Recent Spate of Executions
The High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay today strongly objected to the rising wave of executions in Iran. Below is a statement released...
OHCHR: UN experts call for a moratorium on death penalty in the Islamic Republic of Iran
GENEVA (2 February 2011) – Two UN independent experts warned Tuesday that there has been a dramatic surge in death sentences in the Islamic Republic...
Twelve Years in Prison for Human Rights Activist and Banned Student
Following the trend of heavy prison terms for human rights activists and prisoners of conscience, Branch 26 of Tehran Revolutionary Courts, with...
Human Rights Activist, Kaveh Kermanshahi, Sentenced to Five Years
Iranian journalist and human rights activist Kaveh Ghasemi Kermanshahi was sentenced by Branch One of Kermanshah Revolutionary Courts, with Judge...