Iran-HRM – Two Christian converts in Iran, have been recently arrested in the cities of Karaj and Mashhad.
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Defense Attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh Sues Evin Prison Officials
Iran-HRM – Prominent human rights lawyer who has been imprisoned in Tehran’s Evin Prison since June 2018 filed a complaint against the head and the judicial deputy of Evin Prison on Sunday, November 11, 2018, for issuing a ban on her visiting rights.
Read More »Women Political Prisoner Atena Daemi Summoned To Prosecutor’s Office
Iran-HRM – Atena Daemi held at the women’s ward of Evin Prison was verbally notified on November 13, 2018, by the prison authorities that she had been summoned to the Branch 5 of Evin Prosecutor’s Office on November 14, 2018.
Read More »Iran Accuses 5 Activists Held in Labor Protest of Security Offenses
VOA – Five Iranian activists detained in southern Iran for participating in a two-week-long labor protest have been put under investigation for alleged national security offenses.
Read More »Iran: Mounting Crackdown on Teachers, Labor Activists
HRW – Iranian authorities have increased targeting of teachers and labor activists in recent weeks for organizing and conducting peaceful protests, Human Rights Watch said today.
Read More »Conditional release of Iranian Human Rights Lawyer After 8 Years in Prison
Iran Human Right (IHR) – Prominent human rights lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani was released earlier today after spending 8 years in prison.
Read More »Iran Executions: Three Men Hanged in Public- IHR Warns About a New Wave of Execution in the Coming Weeks
Iran Human Rights – Three prisoners were hanged in public at Iranian city of Shiraz this morning. Several children were observed among the crowd watching the executions.
Read More »Second Peaceful Teachers’ Strike in Iran Met With Arrests, Summons and Threats
CHRI – Iranian security and judicial authorities responded to the second round of peaceful teachers’ rights strikes by arresting and summoning alleged participants in several cities across the nation.
Read More »Twelve Workers Freed But Protests Continue In Shush
Radiofarda – Iran’s Labor News Agency (ILNA) reports that twelve protesting workers arrested on Sunday in the city of Shush have been released.
Read More »Iran Executions: Man Hanged at Nur Prison
Iran Human Rights- A prisoner was hanged at Nur (also spelt as Noor) Prison on murder charges last Sunday.
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