Iranian Government Ignores Calls to Cooperate With the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran Questions to Ask Ahmadinejad (14 September...
Student Activist in Solitary Confinement on Hunger Strike
To protest his conditions inside Babol’s Matikola Prison, imprisoned student activist Ashkan Zahabian embarked on a hunger strike on 31 August....
Banned Student Rejects Charges For Interviewing and Showing the ‘V’ Sign
Amir Sheibanizadeh, a Mashad student who was banned from continuing his university education, talked to the International Campaign for Human Rights...
Activist Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Refusing to Make False Confessions
Atieh Taheri, wife of Azerbaijani journalist and civil activist Saeed Matinpour, spoke with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran in...
“I Fear for His Safety,” Says Father of Imprisoned Student Zia Nabavi
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Ali Akbar Nabavi, father of imprisoned student activist Zia Nabavi,...
Right to Education Council: Banning Students From Education Is A Crime
The Right to Education Council, a student run campaign, has released a statement objecting to the continued arrests of students and education bans...
Mashad’s Prison Is Hell, Says Political Prisoner’s Wife
Hashem Khastar, leader of the Mashad Teachers Union and prisoner at Mashad’s Vakilabad Prison, was transferred to the ward for murder and drug...
Held in Solitary Confinement, Imprisoned Teacher Unaware of Mother’s Death
Rassoul Badaghi, an imprisoned teacher, has been on a dry hunger strike for the past two weeks in protest of his prison conditions at Rajaee Shahr...
Happy Birthday Majid! – Joint Video by Amnesty International USA & U4I
On May 22 one young man will turn 25. But he will not be able to celebrate his birthday with friends and family as many young men would. Instead,...
Imprisoned Student Activist’s Mother: “I Don’t Know Why They Are Keeping Him”
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Roghieh Jafarian, mother of imprisoned student activist Ashkan Zahabian,...