The sentence of 50 lashes for Somayeh Tohidlou, a PhD student of sociology and a campaigner for Mir Hossein Mousavi, was “symbolically” carried out in Evin prison on Wednesday. The sentence had been issued against the civil activist on the charge of “Insulting the President”.
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Somayeh Tohidlou Flogged in Shackles
The flogging sentence against Somayeh Tohidlou was carried out on Wednesday, September 14, 2011. Somayeh Tohidlou is an activist with ties to Mir Hussein Mousavi’s 2009 presidential campaign.
Ahmadinejad accountable for Iran’s Human Rights Crisis
Member states of the United Nations as well as the international media should focus on the ongoing human rights crisis in Iran as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives in New York to attend the 66th session of the UN General Assembly, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today.
Activist “severely beaten” in detention after protest
Amnesty International has urged authorities in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province to thoroughly investigate reports that a women’s rights activist was tortured in custody amid mass arrests following environmental protests about a saltwater lake.
EU concerned over arrest of Iranian rights lawyer
Iran Focus – European foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton voiced concern Thursday about Iran’s arrest of a prominent human rights lawyer, saying it signalled “the erosion of political and civil freedoms.”
Dervishes’ lawyersTransferred to ward 209 of Evin Prison
According to Majzooban Noor reporter , Mr. Farshid Yadollahi , Amir Eslami , Omid Behroozi and Afshin Karam pour The lawyer Dervishes , are in Section 209 of Evin prison and under interrogation .
Azeri Activists Arrested In Iran Over Lake Protest
Several Azeri activists in Iran have been arrested after calling on people to participate in the latest protest over the drying up of Lake Orumieh, RFE/RL’s Radio Farda reports.
Ebadi urges UN rapporteur to protest rights violations in Iran
Iranian human rights defenders have no security in terms of their lives or professions in Iran, writes Shirin Ebadi, the head of Iran’s Human Rights Defenders Centre, in a letter to Ahmed Shaheed, the United Nation’s Special Rapporteur on human rights for Iran.
Child marriages on the rise in Mashhad
Ibrahim Zadeh, the head of the Rashtkhar Judiciary said that everyday 2 to 3 adolescence warrants [warrants which authorize that a child has reached puberty for marriage] are issued by the Judiciary.
U.S. Religious-Freedom Report Singles Out Iran, Uzbekistan, China
RFE:RL – The United States has singled out Iran, Uzbekistan, and China as among the worst violators of religious rights — countries where it says abuses are “egregious, ongoing, and systematic.”