A human rights activist in Kurdistan told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that of the eight cultural and literary figures that...
Weekly Rights Podcast 35
In this week’s Weekly Rights Podcast: 100 political prisoners pardoned by Ayatollah Khamenei on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr; the Campaign, along...
Dozens of Post-Election Political Prisoners Released; Is there a Chance for Hundreds More?
Last Saturday, Tehran Prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi announced that on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of...
“I Hope They’re Freed By the End of Ramadan,” Says Americans’ Lawyer
After returning from the courtroom of Judge Salavati, Masoud Shafiee, lawyer to the three American hikers, told the International Campaign for Human...
Imprisoned Political Activist’s Health Deteriorates in Prison
Ali Tabarzadi, son of prisoner of conscience Heshmatollah Tabarzadi, told the International Campaign for Human Rights In Iran that his father’s...
Popular Young Poet Sentenced To Prison
On Tuesday, 16 August, Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court, presided by Judge Pirabbasi, sentenced Hila Sedighi, a young poet whose critical and...
Lacking Independence, Bar Association Remains Silent as Lawyers are Persecuted
Legal Defense Under Siege by the Iranian Judiciary (24 August 2011) The Iranian Central Bar Association should come to the aid of embattled lawyers...
RadioZamaneh: U.S. citizens sentenced to 8 years in prison
Sun, 08/21/2011 - 04:43 Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, the two Americans held in Iran for the past two years, have now been sentenced to eight years...
Weekly Rights Podcast 34
In this week’s Weekly Rights Podcast: the final verdict on the three imprisoned American hikers, Sarah Shourd, Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal has not...
Lawyer to 3 Americans: Eight-Year Prison Sentence Disproportionate With Charges
Massoud Shafiee, the lawyer representing the three Americans on trial in Iran, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that he was...