The Irony of Iran Taking US to Court Over Alleged Treaty Breach
HRW - This week, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the United Nations’ Court, held hearings on a case Iran has brought…
Month: August 2018
Suffering from Cancer: Arash Sadeghi’s Medical Report in Rajai Shahr Prison
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – Last week, Arash Sadeghi, civil rights activist detained in Rajai Shahr Prison, was transferred…
Baluchi plight laid bare in exiled prisoner letter
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – Three Baluchi political prisoners exiled to the northwestern city of Ardabil wrote an open…
Imprisoned Dervishes’ Sit-In Violently Raided; Transferred to Solitary Confinement
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)- On Wednesday, August 29, 2018, Great Tehran Penitentiary guards used batons, electrical shock, and tear…
Statement of Ramin Hossein Panahi’s Lawyers About His Execution/ IHR Calls on the International Community to React Immediately
Iran Human Rights - Today the three lawyers of Ramin Hossein Panahi, death-row prisoner, reported that he went on a…
Houshmand Alipour’s Father: “My Son and Mohammad Ostadqader Were Severely Tortured.”
Iran Human Rights - On August 20, Iranian state-run media, IRIB, broadcast the confessions of two young men named Mohammad…
Zarif: Even America’s allies not immune to US sanctions
Al-Monitor - After making an unannounced trip to Turkey, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted on Aug. 29, “Just finished…
Iran turns to economic zones to encourage balanced growth
Al-Monitor - The Iranian government is trying to address the issue of uneven economic development, which is most obvious in…
If Iran Accepts ‘Iran-U.S. Treaty of Amity’ Then Namazis Should Be Released
PayvandNews - A prominent U.S. human rights activist and the international attorney of Iranian-U.S. dual citizens Baquer and Siamak Namazi…
Young women arrested in crackdown against Iran protests still detained
IranHRM - The status of two young women arrested during the recent protests in Tehran has remained in limbo in…