Three political activists have received lashing heavy prison sentences.
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Hossein Ronaghi Maleki refusing medicine or medical treatment in Evin prison.
In protest of his prevention from receiving necessary medical care at a qualified hospital, Hossein Ronaghi Maleki is refusing any further medicines or treatment at the Evin prison infirmary.
Fear of Physical and Psychological Pressure on Journalist Inside IRGC’s Ward 2-A
A month after his arrest, judicial authorities informed the family of detained journalist Amir Ali Allamehzadeh that he is held in a solitary cell inside Ward 2-A of Evin Prison, a friend of Allamehzadeh told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. “Mr. Allamehzadeh was arrested on Sunday, 18 September in Tehran, along […]
UN Human Rights Committee Drills Iran on Treaty Violations
The UN Human Rights Committee, the expert treaty body tasked with reviewing countries’ compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), confronted the Iranian government delegation with grave violations of the treaty on 17 and 18 October in Geneva.
UN Human Rights Committee Sharply Criticizes Increasing Flogging Sentences in Iran
As flogging sentences issued and carried out by Iranian judges and judicial authorities are on the rise, during a meeting of the UN Human Rights Committee today in which the Iranian government’s compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is under review, members of the Committee sharply criticized Iranian authorities at […]
Iran must acknowledge abuses before UN Committee : Amnesty International
The Iranian authorities will make a farce of a UN Committee hearing into Iran’s human rights record unless they acknowledge current and past abuses, Amnesty International warned today.
Life In The Fast Lane For Iran’s Well-Connected Super-Rich
By RFE/RLIranian financiers suspected of growing rich through links to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) are flaunting their wealth through the import of exclusive fast cars, an investigation backed by the European Union has found.
ANF Members Hail Iran’s Progress in Nanotechnology
Representatives of the member countries in Asia Nano Forum (ANF) who had participated in the eighth meeting of ANF in Iran, visited the Fourth Nanotechnology Festival and Exhibition, and lauded the performance and progress of the Iranian scientists in nanotechnology.
U.S Exports to Iran Increased 84% in August
The U.S Census Bureau reported that the country’s exports to the Islamic Republic of Iran in creased 84 percent in August compared to the exports in July.
Berlin sharply condemns Iran filmmaker Panahi’s sentence
Berlin on Monday sharply condemned Iran’s sentencing to six years in jail of international award-winning Iranian film director Jafar Panahi, saying this was “politically-motivated”.