Morteza Semyari, Secretary of Social Affairs of Daftar-e Tahkim-e Vahdat, was released on a 600 million Tooman (equivalent to US $600,000) bail and...
Hassan Assadi: Daneshjoo’s Remarks Nothing New, Iranian Academia has Already Been Attacked
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Hassan Assadi Zeidabadi, Head of the Human Rights Committee of Tahkim-e...
Heavy Bails: Releasing Prisoners or New Hostage Taking by the Judiciary?
(Analysis) – News of Abdollah Momeni’s release on the heavy bail of approximately $800,000 makes it appear that the Judiciary is setting ransoms and...
City of Barcelona’s Support of Human Rights in Iran
8 March 2010 The Barcelona city council has approved an institutional statement in favor and support of human rights in Iran. The text of the...
Iran: time to change the question – Interview with Parvin Ardalan
Jane Gabriel, 8 March 2010 Parvin Ardalan spoke to Jane Gabriel at the UN CSW about the link between a conversation with her father and her work...
What are the refugees’ expectations in Turkey? Eyewitness report
With the widespread flight of many Iranian journalists and political and social activists who are now in neighboring countries, seeking asylum from...
TAKE ACTION: Bahareh Hedayat Exists!
Updated 3/24/10 According to Iran Human Rights Voice: On March 21... Bahareh Hedayatare were transferred to Evin’s sections 350 and its women’s...
After 2 Months in Prison, “No Suspect by the Name of Bahareh Hedayat Exists!”
Student activist and member of the central council of Advar Alumni Association (Tahkim-e Vahdat) Bahareh Hedayat’s husband has described his wife’s...
Arrest of Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi and New Pressure on Independent Filmmakers
On Monday night, a few minutes past 10:00 p.m., Jafar Panahi, his wife, and his daughter, along with close to 15 guests at their home were arrested,...
Morteza Semyari’s Family Say They Will Never be Able to Raise his $600,000 Bail
A source close to Morteza Semyari told International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that after the Revolutionary Courts announced Semyari’s bail...