Two Death Sentences Overturned: Why Not More?
Iranwire - It was a rare moment of joy for opponents of capital punishment in Iran when lawyers of Mohammad…
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Jailed Iranian Activist Warns About ‘Unbearable’ Situation Of Cancer-Stricken Prisoner
RFL/RE - Narges Mohammadi, a prominent human rights activist and political prisoner in Iran's Evin Prison, has voiced concerns over the health…
Iranian Government Considers Harsh New Hijab Laws
Iranwire - Iranian news agencies reported details of the Hijab and Chastity Bill on Thursday amid an intensifying clampdown on…
Iran’s Judiciary Uses Legal Tricks to Prosecute Human Rights Lawyer
Iranwire - In the aftermath of the Woman, Life, Freedom movement, several lawyers have faced arrest and received prison sentences…
Iranian Labor Unions Condemn Labor Activist’s Case, Say Charges Fabricated
VOA - Two major labor unions in Iran are strongly condemning the Revolutionary Court of Tehran’s sentencing of Reyhaneh Ansari-Nejad,…
Judge Ebrahim Ramezani: A Rubber Stamp for Violating Human Rights
Iranwire - Judge Ebrahim Ramezani, presiding judge of Branch 4 of the Revolutionary Court of Appeals in the city of…
Protester Sentenced to 15 Years in Jail for Lowering Iran’s Flag
Iranwire - Iranian judiciary officials have sentenced a young protester to 15 years in prison on several charges – including…
Iranian Women Defy Hijab Laws during Mourning Month of Muharram
Iranwire - Women and girls in Iran continue to defy mandatory headscarf laws during the traditional mourning month of Muharram,…
Lawyer Mohammad Seifzadeh Sentenced to Prison for Letter to UN Secretary-General
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) - Mohammad Seifzadeh, a veteran lawyer and one of the founders of the Centre for the…
Iranian Activist Sentenced Again For 2009 Presidential Campaign Speeches
RFL/RE - Ahmad Zeidabadi, a prominent Iranian political activist, has been sentenced to a year of punitive imprisonment and 50…