Nahid Kermanshahi, mother of journalist and prisoner of conscience, Hengameh Shahidi, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that...
Weekly Rights Podcast 10: Sep 10-Sep 16, 2010
Click here to listen to the podcast: http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2010/09/podcast_1/ In this week’s “Weekly Rights Podcast”: American hiker Sarah...
AP: Iran sentences rights activist (Shiva Nazar Ahari) to 6 years in jail
By The Associated Press, Saturday, September 18, 2010 at 8:44 a.m. TEHRAN, Iran — Iran sentenced a prominent rights activist and journalist to six...
Iran ‘halves jail terms’ for seven Bahai followers
PARIS (AFP) – Iran has cut jail terms imposed on seven leading members of the country's Bahai religious minority from 20 to 10 years, French members...
BBC: Iran to release one of three US hikers
9 September 2010 Last updated at 12:32 ET Iran is to free on Saturday one of three detained American hikers accused of espionage, reports say. They...
Worldwide Support for the Release of Shiva Nazar Ahari
With the announcement by Iranian officials that the court trial of human rights activist Shiva Nazar Ahari will be held in the coming days, Iranians...
Human Rights Lawyer Summoned: “Drop The Ebadi Case Or Face Problems!”
Following the mounting pressure on human rights activists and lawyers, Nasrin Sotoudeh, a human rights lawyer has been targeted by security...
“They tell me to pick a simple tombstone,” says murdered protester’s wife
Massoumeh Chegini, wife of Moharram Chegini, one of those murdered during post-election protests, told the International Campaign for Human Rights...
The Case of Baha’i Prisoner, Rozita Vasseghi: Learn More & Take Action!
Over the last week, friends and family of various prisoners in Iran have emailed requesting that we highlight the specific cases and current...
Human Rights Lawyer, Nasrin Sotoudeh Arrested
Nasrin Sotoudeh, a lawyer who began her career working with The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child was arrested yesterday...