Mahdieh Golroo, a women’s rights activist and expelled Allameh University student, was tried in court without the presence of her attorney. In...
Mother of prisoner says Tehran Prosecutor responsible for her son’s health
11 April 2010 In an open letter that has been widely published in the media, Fatemeh Alvandi, the mother of Mehdi Mahmoudian, declared Tehran...
Kouhyar Goudarzi: “I Won’t Be Released Anytime Soon,” Trial Date Unknown
Quoting the General and Revolutionary Courts of Tehran, IRNA News Agency reported on Sunday that the case file of Kouhyar Goudarzi, member of the...
Mohammad Ghaznavian Re-Arrested After Bail is Increased
7 April 2010 Mohammad Ghaznavian, a children’s and women’s rights activist was arrested again. He was first arrested on February 8, 2010 in Qazvin...
Pressure on Dr. Ali Akbar Soroush for Confession
8 April 2010 Several sources told International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that Dr. Ali Akbar Soroush has been under torture by Mazandaran...
Arash Saghar: Five Months in Security Ward 209 of Evin Prison
A source close to Arash Saghar, a senior member of Mir Hossein Mousavi’s presidential campaign headquarters in a predominantly Sunni region told the...
Iranian Human Rights Activists Under Attack; New Precedents Set
Kaveh Kermanshahi’s temporary detention extended; informed of “propaganda against the regime” charge Temporary detention orders of Kaveh...
The Week in Green with Hamid Dabashi: Season 2 opens with Akbar Ganji
The Week in Green, Season 2 After a short hiatus which saw the release of two special episodes, The Week in Green with Hamid Dabashi returned to its...
Jafar Panahi in Danger of Heart Attack, in Solitary Confinement
3 April 2010 Taherah Saeedi, the wife of film director Jafar Panahi,who was arrested on 2 March 2010, has published a report about her husband’s...
Political Judges and Unfair Trials: The Widespread Infiltration of Intelligence Operations Into the Judicial System
Acting as court officers, Iranian Police, the Ministry of Information, and Intelligence Units of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps have always...