Jailed Iranian Lawyer Declines Injection as Health Worsens on Hunger Strike Day 21, Husband Says
VOA - A jailed Iranian lawyer and human rights defender has suffered a significant decline in her health on the…
Human rights
Verdicts Against Signatories Of “77 Statement” Condemned
Radiofarda - Many political and civil activists are condemning the prison sentences of signatories to an anti-Islamic Republic government letter…
As #MeToo reaches Iran, legal system remains major obstacle to justice
Al-Monitor - Just a few years after the West was consumed with the #MeToo movement, a similar movement has finally…
Health of Iranian Activist Hunger Striker Nasrin Sotoudeh Deteriorating: PEN America
(PayvandNews ) - Nasrin Sotoudeh, a renowned Iranian writer, human rights lawyer, and activist, is reportedly in critical condition after being on hunger…
Outcry in Iran at nine-year sentence for man who beheaded daughter
theguardian.com An Iranian man who beheaded his 14-year-old daughter has been sentenced to only nine years in jail, in a…
Iranians Deserve Freedom Not Bullets, State Department Says
Radiofarda - In response to a tweet by Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei accusing the United States government of "murdering"…
Iran’s Efforts To Deny People Information And Entertainment Are Futile
Radiofarda - Iranian society has been fighting systematic censorship for over four decades; from the ban on videotapes in 1980s,…
Authorities Prosecute 130 Villagers Who Protested Demolition of Their Homes
Iran-HRM - The state security forces have summoned and arrested 130 locals in Abolfazl village who had protested the destruction…
Iran Court Passes Double Death Sentence On Protester In Shiraz
Radiofarda - Iranian human rights activists have reported that a court in Shiraz has sentenced a 27-year-old to two death…
American PEN Calls For Immediate Release Of Iran Rights Defender
Radiofarda - A renowned Iranian writer, human rights lawyer and activist, Ms. Nasrin Sotoudeh is reportedly in critical condition after…