May 14th, 2010 marks two years since the initial incarceration of 7 members of the Baha’i community in Iran: Mrs. Fariba Kamalabadi, Mr. Jamaloddin...
Prison Fever, Tranqualizers, and Poor Prison Hygiene: An Interview With Ali Kantoori
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Ali Kantoori, talks about the hygienic and medical conditions of Evin...
Three American Hikers’ Evin Blues–Depression, Sickness, And Hunger Strike
Last Thursday, members of the Swiss Embassy in Tehran met with the three young Americans who were arrested last July on Iran’s western borders. The...
Farideh Gheirat: Even Baghi’s Lawyer Can’t Access His File
In an interview about the Evin Prison Court which has been established for reviewing the cases of political prisoners, prominent Iranian lawyer and...
Eftekhar Barzegarian Released After 8 Months in Prison
After eight months in prison, Eftekhar Barzegarian was released from Mashad’s Vakilabad Prison. Barzegarian is a Ferdowsi University student...
Iran’s Silent Spring
Hedayat represents a new generation of young women educated within Islamic Iran who demand full partnership in their society. Some 60% of University students in Iran are female and as they educate, they are empowering themselves to stand up for their rights. Back in 2006, she became an active member of the One Million Signature Campaign, a grassroots effort demanding that the government change discriminatory laws against women. She actively promoted this demand for change among female university students across Iran.
Illegal Arrest, Prison Abuse, And Unfair Trial– Latest News on Heshmatollah Tabarzadi From His Lawyer
Four months after his arrest, political activist Heshmatollah Tabarzadi remains in solitary confinement cells of Ward 209 of Evin Prison. According...
Human Rights Group Demands Closure of Evin Prison Court
Influence of Intelligence Agencies Restricts Basic Due Process Rights of Defendants Lawyers Claim the Court is Unconstitutional and Illegal (14...
Green ribbon evidence of crime in a prisoner’s case
9 April 2010 An attorney representing those arrested during the post election protests told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that...
Kian Tajbakhsh’s Furlough Extended
9 April 2010 The New Year’s furlough of Kian Tajbakhsh has been extended. Tajbakhsh is a researcher and an author who was arrested after the Iranian...