Nasrin Sotoudeh, imprisoned lawyer and human rights activist, was nominated this week for the prestigious European Union Sakharov Human Rights Prize. News of her nomination arrived just as she has been deprived of in-person visitation because she wrote her defense bill on a tissue paper.
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Saeed Matinpour’s Requests Conditional Release and Furlough
In a September 22 interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, the wife of Saeed Matinpour, a civil activist and journalist from Azerbaijan Province currently serving an eight-year prison term, said that she had submitted her husband’s latest request for conditional release and furlough to the Tehran Prosecutor’s Office that day.
Iran must act now on nuclear concerns: EU official
The EU’s foreign policy chief says Iran must act immediately to ease international concerns about its nuclear program.
Syria refugees to reach 700,000 by year’s end – UNHCR
The UN’s refugee agency has warned that as many as 700,000 people could have fled Syria by the end of the year, a huge increase on its previous estimate.
Iran says uranium enrichment can be halted
Iran is prepared to end its 20 percent uranium enrichment if international sanctions against it are lifted, Iran’s ambassador to the IAEA said.
Calling On Civil Activists Across The Globe To Be The Voice of Suffering Iranian Teachers, Particularly Those Behind Bars
Although Iran is renowned for its rampant and every increasing list of human rights violations, the violation of teachers’ rights, is particularly dangerous as a result of the important role teachers play in shaping Iran’s future.
Syria child trauma ‘appalling’ – Save the Children
Children in Syria are subjected to “appalling” torture, imprisonment and abduction, and these atrocities should be better documented, a report by British charity Save the Children says.
Floods rampage through 7 northern Iran cities
Severe rainfall sprung flood waters through 7 cities of Iran’s northern Gilan Province and residents are in very harsh conditions, the state-run Mehr news agency reported.
200 Workers Laid Off at Electric Khodro Shargh Company (EKS) as a Result of Crippling Sanctions
The president of the Association of the Islamic Coordination Councils told ISNA that EKS has been forced to lay off 200 workers as a result of difficulties importing auto parts from France due to the sanctions imposed on Iran.
Court Session Of Gonabadi Dervish, Kasra Nouri Was Held In Branch 3 Of Shiraz’s Revolutionary Court
Court session of Gonabadi dervish, Kasra Nouri, resident of Shiraz was held in Branch 15 of Shiraz’s Revolutionary Court on 3th Mehr 1391 ( Sept 24 2012 ) .