Ahmad Ronaghi Maleki, the father of jailed blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, has threatened to set himself on fire in front of the prosecutor’s office in Tehran if the authorities refuse to release his son for necessary medical care. The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran reports that Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, who had been released […]
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Abdulfatah Sultani Deprived of Medical Furlough
Medical leave permission for Abdulfatah Sultani, imprisoned lawyer, is still rejected by prosecution authorities, despite his serious health condition and medical repeated statements. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Deputy Prosecutor Supervisor on political prisoners in Evin prison, Khodabakhshi, has stated that the reason for preventing this […]
Latest Information on Athena Farghdani’s Status
Athena Faraghdani, who had been transferred to a two-person cell in ward 2-A of the Revolutionary Guards, is waiting for her trial. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Athena Faraghdani, children’s rights activist and painter who had been recently on hunger strike for 21 days, has been […]
Arash Sadeghi Released on the Bail
Arash Sadeghi was released from prison on a bail of six hundred million Tomans. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Arash Sadeghi who was arrested on 6th September by the Revolutionary Guards’ security forces and was taken to ward 2-A in Evin Prison, was released on a […]
Water Crisis in Nine Major Cities
While this year’s diminished snowfall and rainfall have brought forth expectations that there would be a water shortage in the summer, officials now have gone beyond that prediction and have announced that 9 major cities in the country are already in the red zone in this regard and have a shortage of water right […]
Saleh Moradi’s Wife: ” After 20 Days, Saleh Is Still Being Interrogated.”
Salehedin Moradi, who is an activist advocating Gonabadi Derivshes’ rights, was arrested on the pretext of carrying out the exile sentence issued by Kavar court. His wife told Majooban Noor: “During these 20 days my husband was interrogated in the detention center of Shiraz Intelligence Department no. 100”. Regarding how he was arrested, […]
Street vendor ban leads frustrated man to set himself on fire
Khorramshahr City Hall has expressed regret over the news that Younes Asakereh, a street vendor who set himself on fire in front of the city offices, made headlines across the country. Asakereh reportedly had been forbidden from continuing his business following a city decision to clear out street vendors. IRNA reports that Khorramshahr City […]
Under scrutiny, Iran Shows Increased, but Limited Cooperation with UN Mechanism
Four years into his mandate as the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Dr. Ahmed Shaheed told UN member states at a meeting of the Human Rights Council today in Geneva that although he has yet to be let into the country for a site […]
UN Envoy Says Human Rights Deteriorated In Iran
The UN rights investigator on Iran has hailed “some limited improvements” in the country since the 2013 election of President Hassan Rohani but warned “the overall situation has worsened.” The UN’s special rapporteur on human rights in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, spoke to reporters in Geneva on March 16 before presenting his latest report on […]
Mohammadreza Poorshajari Sentenced to Imprisonment and Exile
Mohammadreza Poorshajari was sentenced to 1 year imprisonment, 2 years exile in Ardakan, a small town near the city of Yazd, and seizure of his personal belongings and his cash which he had during his imprisonment, by the revolutionary Court in Karaj. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran […]