The families of four Sunni prisoners on the verge of execution were joined yesterday by a number of Iranian political activists outside Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), political activists Narges Mohammadi, Mohammad Malaki, Fariborz Rais Dana, Alireza Jabbari and Mohammad Nourizad visited the […]
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A labor activist is still in solitary confinement of ward 209
Behnam Ibrahimzadeh, the labor activist, is still kept in the solitary confinement in ward 209 of Evin Prison. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Behnam Ibrahimzadeh was summoned by the authorities in prison’s court, the Shahid Moghadas, and then transferred to solitary confinement in ward 209, which is governed […]
Freedom of information still flouted a year after Rouhani’s election
Reporters Without Borders condemns the lack of progress for freedom of information and the unacceptable conditions in which journalists and netizens are still detained a year after the moderate conservative Hassan Rouhani’s election as Iran’s president on 14 June 2013. On this sad anniversary, RWB is very concerned about the situation of media […]
Iran’s underage smoking crisis
Iran’s latest smoking statistics show the age of beginner smokers dropping to 13, and government institutions have few answers to this problem. The starting age for smoking in Iran has dropped to 13, according to a new Iranian report. Moeen Shirazi, a cleric who heads the Iranian Anti-Tobacco Association, said during a ceremony marking World No […]
U.S. Lawmakers Criticize Human Rights Abuses in Iran
Several U.S. lawmakers criticized “major” human rights abuses in Iran including executions and state persecution of religious minorities and homosexuals. The criticism was voiced in a June 19 Congressional subcommittee hearing focused on “Iran’s Abysmal Human Rights Record” under President Hassan Rohani, who came to power about a year ago. It comes as Iran, […]
Denial of Family Visitation Rights by Jailed Gonabadi Dervishes in Ward 350
Three Gonabadi Dervish prisoners, jailed in Evin prison, refused to go to visitation hall to protest abusive behavior by prison guards against rights of intellectual and political prisoners.According to a report by Majzooban Noor, imprisoned Gonabadi Dervish lawyers, Messrs. Amir Eslami, Omid Behroozi and Mostafa Abdi have announced that in protest against inhumane and […]
France honours Iranian classical vocalist
As Radio Zamaneh reported, Mohammadreza Shajarian, the prominent Iranian vocalist and musician, has been recognized by France’s art community with the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres medal. IRNA reports that Majid Sarhangi announced that Iranian master vocalist Shajarian will receive the award for his “service to art and Iranian classical music.” The report […]
Yes and No
Human Rights discussed in Geneva – Iran fails as everThe 26th session on Human rights in Iran at the Un in Geneva – Side event organized by Südwind Developmental Organization concerning Iran Speech of Helmut Gabel for the Internationa Organization to Preserve in Iran https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g1K0aDYMus&feature=youtu.be&hd=1 There are those who fight for improvements in human […]
80 Sunni prisoners on hunger strike in protest at imminent executions
80 Sunni prisoners of conscience in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj began a hunger strike yesterday in support of four Sunni prisoners who are in danger of imminent execution. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), in a leaked message from the prison, the Sunni prisoners released the following statement: […]
Kurdish woman losing sight in Iranian prison: Zeynab Jalalian
Zeynab Jalalian, a member of Iranian’s Kurdish minority, currently serving a life sentence in Kermanshah Prison, western Iran, is at risk of losing her eyesight and she is in urgent need of medical care. Zeynab Jalalian has had eye problems for a number of years, possibly as a result of beatings she received during […]