CHRI – Pouyan Khoshhal Fired From Reformist Ebtekar Newspaper Iranian journalist Pouyan Khoshhal has been arrested in Tehran and charged with a crime that could carry the death penalty for using the word “demise” instead of “martyrdom” while referring to a revered figure of Shia Islam.
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City Council Member Arrests On The Rise In Iran
Radiofarda – A city council meeting in the southwestern city of Abadan came to an abrupt end October 29 when police stormed the meeting and arrested one of the council members.
Read More »No News Of Pregnant Woman Arbitrarily Arrested In Ahvaz
Iran-HRM – Iran steps up crackdown against its Arab minority
Read More »UN Expert Says Human Rights Should Be at the Heart of the Response to Challenges Faced in Iran
UN Press Release – Mounting challenges in Iran should be met by a constructive response which places international human rights law at its heart, said Javaid Rehman, the new Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran.
Read More »Iran Must Stop Imprisoning Lawyers for Defending Their Clients
CHRI – Mohammad Najafi is the Seventh Attorney to Be Sent to Prison in Last Six Months, Six Remain Behind Bars
Read More »Twelve-Year-Old Son of Late Azerbaijani Activist Arrested
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – Araz Amani, the 12-year-old son of a renowned Azerbaijani activist who died under suspicious circumstances 10 years ago, was arrested on October 24th before his father’s commemoration service. Araz’s cousin on his father’s side, Amir Amani, was detained along with him.
Read More »Mohammad Najafi and Abbas Safari Arrested to Serve Their Sentences
Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA) – On the morning of October 28, 2018, attorney and human rights activist Mohammad Najafi and civil activist Abbas Safari were arrested and transferred to Arak Prison to serve their sentences the same evening.
Read More »Evin Prosecutor Gives Silent Treatment to Prisoner With Multiple Illnesses
Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA) – The condition of Evin prisoner Alireza Golipour has significantly declined over the course of his prison sentence, his lawyer Azita Gharebeygloo told HRANA.
Read More »Azerbaijanis Detained for Cultural Observances
Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA)- A crackdown on Azerbaijani activists continued this past week when activist Reza Zarei was taken into custody by security forces, purportedly in connection to his newfound campaign promoting native [Azerbaijani] names.
Read More »Zahedan’s Political Prisoners Suffer Cold, Hunger, Harassment
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)- The political prisoners in Zahedan prison continue to endure mistreatment at the hands of personnel, the harassment of their families by authorities, malnutrition, medical negligence, arbitrary restriction on furlough, and the temperature extremes of an overcrowded prison without climate control.
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