Atieh Taheri, wife of Azerbaijani journalist and civil activist Saeed Matinpour, spoke with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran in an interview about her husband’s health condition and situation in Evin Prison. Matinpour, 36, studied philosophy at Tehran University and wrote for Zanjan Weekly.
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Jailed Iranian journalist receives Hellman-Hammett prize
Jailed Iranian journalist Bahman Ahmadi Amouyi has been awarded the Hellman-Hammett grant for 2011 by Human Rights Watch.
Letter To UNHRC Special Rapporteur Landed Political Prisoners In Solitary Confinement
Four political prisoners were transferred from Karaj Gohardash Prison to Evin Ward 209 last month for writing a letter to UNHRC special rapporteur on human rights in Iran.
Workers of Tractor Manufacturing Company on Strike in Tabriz
The workers of Iranian Tractor Manufacturing Company whose headquarters are in Tabriz have been on strike since six days ago. During this time, all factory workshops have shut down while company and provincial officials continue to ignore workers’ demands and have threatened them with termination.
Dowlatabad Garden: A Persian Architecture Jewels
The heat is blistering in the south, on the edge of the Great Desert. High chimneys acting as air-vents bring some comfort to these dwellings.
Iranian Civil Society Warns Against Military Strike in New Report
Influential and well-informed members of Iranian civil society believe that military action against Iran would lead to further political repression, deeper enmity between the Iranian people and the United States, and severe humanitarian problems, according to a report published today by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
A Nematollahi Gonabadi Dervish was exiled
Mr. Abdoreza Kashani one of the Gonabadi Dervishes Order was transferred to exile from Vakil Abad prison in Mashad.
Blogger Behnam Darvishan Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
Blogger Behnam Darvishan was sentenced to three years in prison by the Revolutionary Court in Qazvin. He was arrested on November 21, 2010 by IRGC security forces and has been banned from having any visitors for the last eight months.
Bazaar Feels Sting of Economy
“Everything is good, good,” a nervous seller of sundry kitchenware tritely assures a customer when asked how business is going at the Grand Bazaar. At first glance, one is inclined to believe him.
The result of the litigation: the trial again of Abdollah Momeni
One year after political prisoner Abdollah Momeni’s letter to the Supreme Leader describing horrific tortures he endured during his interrogations, he was summoned to Court located inside of Evin to face new charges. Charges that according to the Tehran Prosecutor, Momeni will be put on trial for.