Interview With Filmmaker Abdolreza Kahani: “We are Born Into Censorship”
CHRI - In Iran, the Ministry of Guidance and Islamic Culture imposes a strict process of review and approval for…
Human rights
30 Tehran University Academics Call for Release of Detained Journalist Marzieh Amiri
CHRI - Thirty scholars and researchers at the University of Tehran have called for the release of detained reporter Marzieh…
At Least 40 Detained in Connection With Protests at Ahvaz Sugar Mill
CHRI - A group of workers of the Hafteh Tappeh sugar mill company in Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, published a list…
Can fiction help an anti-death penalty campaign in Iran?
Al-Monitor - "The prisoners were all ears while Janyar recounted them an anecdote from [Dostoevsky's] ‘The Idiot.’ One inmate ……
New Charges Against Atena Daemi And Golrokh Iraee
Iran-HRM - The two-hour trial of Atena Daemi and Golrokh Iraee was held on Tuesday, June 18, at the 26th…
Request By Murderers Of Alireza Shir-Mohammad-Ali Granted
Iran-HRM - The request by the murderer of political prisoner Alireza Shir-Mohammad-Ali was granted and he was transferred from the…
I Funded My Own Twitter Troll With Taxpayer Dollars
HRW - On May 31, the State Department announced that it was suspending funding for a project called Iran Disinfo,…
Iran Executions: Man Executed at Ahvaz Prison
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - A prisoner was hanged for murder charges at Ahvaz (Ahwaz) Central Prison last Saturday. According…
Prominent Iranian Activists Speak Out Against Councilman’s Imprisonment
CHRI - A group of prominent political and civil rights activists in Iran has issued a statement condemning the imprisonment…
Young Painter Sentenced To 35 Lashes For ‘Insulting’ Filmmaker
Radiofarda - A court in Tehran has sentenced a student of painting at the University of Tehran to 35 lashes…