Arash Emadi, Farhad Noori and Daniel Owji call for justice for Iran’s persecuted religious groups ahead of the December UN General Assembly vote. Photo of Arash Emadi As members of three different Iranian religious traditions, we have personally experienced the Iranian government’s assault on religious freedom. We have been forced to leave our country and seek […]
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Iran FM rejected UN human right resolution
Iran’s Foreign Ministry rejected the resolution of United Nation’s General Assembly on Iran, condemning human right abuse. Marzieh Afkham, spokeswoman of Foreign Ministry said that Iran rejects the approved resolution completely, IRNA reported Dec.19. Afkham said that it’s unfortunate that some western countries that abuse human rights themselves, are attempting to misuse the human […]
UN resolution voices global concern over human rights violations in Iran
Yesterday the UN General Assembly strongly expressed its concerns over ongoing human rights violations in Iran. “Unfortunately, as today’s resolution demonstrates, Iranians do not enjoy even basic human rights, such as freedom of assembly or religious belief, and it is their own government that is the chief violator of their rights,” said Bani Dugal, […]
Kurdish Political Prisoners on Hunger Strike Threatened with Further Prosecution and Execution
Nearly a month into their hunger strike inside the Orumiyeh Central Prison to protest dangerous and inhumane prison conditions, 27 Kurdish political prisoners have been summoned and threatened with new judicial cases if they don’t cease their hunger strike, a source told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. Beginning on November 20, […]
One activist released, another remains in limbo
Iranian political activist Emad Bahavar was released on Thursday December 18 after serving five years in jail for his support of reformist leaders MirHosein Mousavi and Mohammad Khatami. Bahavar was sentenced to 10 years in jail in the preliminary court but his sentenced was reduced in the appeals court. Bahavar was only given five […]
Ending House Arrest of Dissident Leaders Not on Administration’s Agenda, Says Justice Minister
In a startling statement during an interview with the Iran Labor News agency (ILNA) about the house arrests imposed on the Green Movement leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi, and Zahra Rahnavard since 2011, Iran’s Minister of Justice Mostafa Pourmohammadi said on December 16, 2014, that “the issue [of the house arrest] has not […]
Imprisoned Lawyer Denied Urgently Needed Medical Treatment
Despite the severely deteriorating health of imprisoned Iranian lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani, the Tehran Prosecutor refuses to grant him permission to receive medical care outside the prison, due to the prominent lawyer’s steadfastness about his beliefs, Soltani’s daughter told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. Maedeh Soltani told the Campaign that her father […]
Hakimeh Shokri Exiled to Prison of Varamin
Hakimeh Shokri, political prisoner of women’s ward of Evin prison has been exiled to Gharchak prison in Varamin, “Shahre Ray” because of criticizing the inattention into the situation of women prisoners. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), she is an activist of “Madarane Parke Laleh” and it is more […]
161 PhD Students Demand Immediate Medical Attention and Judicial Review for Omid Kokabee
In a statement of solidarity with the imprisoned Iranian scientist Omid Kokabee, 161 doctoral students and graduates from universities around the world have released an open letter, demanding medical attention and due process for him. “We, a group of 161 Iranian PhD students and graduates, demand immediate medical attention to this Iranian scholar’s health […]
Iran Rights Group Wants Access To United States
An Iranian human rights body has urged the United Nations to allow its inspectors to travel to the United States to investigate the rights situation there. Ahmad Esfandiari, the head of Iran’s International Human Rights Center, told Fars news agency on December 17 that he made he request in a letter to the UN. […]