Human rights

Al-Arabia – From her jail cell in Iran’s notorious Evin prison, lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh said that “the life of Farhad Meysami is in danger” in a letter warning of the activist’s risk of dying if he was to continue on with his hunger strike which started four months ago.

VOA – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, is demanding that Iran release its political prisoners following the publication of a joint letter written by families of those detained in Iran.

Amnesty – By concealing the fate and whereabouts of thousands of political dissidents who were forcibly disappeared and secretly executed in prison 30 years ago, Iranian authorities are continuing to commit crimes against humanity, said Amnesty International in a damning report published today.

Iran Human Rights  – Milad Azimi is a juvenile offender who allegedly committed a murder at the age of 17. His death sentence was upheld by the Iranian Supreme Court a few months ago. The plaintiff has set a diyeh (blood-money) of 500 millions Toman (approximately 50.000 USD) with the deadline of December 4. Milad’s family are not able to pay that …

CHRI – Detained labor activist Esmail Bakhshi was hospitalized after being tortured under interrogation, according to Iranian labor sources.

CHRI – An Iranian Appeals Court upheld a one-year prison sentence against Kiumars Eslami for his alleged separatist “pan-Turkish” activities, according to a verdict issued on November 22, 2018, a copy of which has been viewed by the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI).  

CHRI – Dozens of conservation practitioners and scholars, including renowned primatologist Jane Goodall, have issued an impassioned defense of eight of their colleagues who have been detained in Iran since January 2018 without due process and charged with crimes that could carry the death penalty.

CHRI – Davoudi Eighth Human Rights Attorney to Be Jailed in Iran in Last Six Months

CHRI – An unknown number of university academics, including a dual national, who allegedly researched state population policies have been arrested in Iran, according to state media outlets.

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – A juvenile offender who had been sentenced to death for committing an alleged murder at the age of 16, was hanged at Rajai Shahr prison. Iran Human Rights (IHR) had previously reported about the execution of 10 prisoners at Rajai Shahr Prison on November 14, 2018. New documents obtained by IHR show that one of the …