Over the past few days, hundreds of Iranians have engaged in a letter-writing campaign to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, as he prepares to visit Tehran to attend the Non-Aligned Movement Conference.
Tag: Rights
IHR WARNS AGAINST MASS EXECUTIONS
Iran Human Rights (IHR) warns against the possibility of a new execution wave in Iran in the coming weeks. Several reports from Iran indicate that the Iranian authorities are planning to execute multiple prisoners, among them some political prisoners and some convicted of espionage.
Human Rights: Brief News
Holders of bank accounts opened to assist earthquake victims summoned for questioning In the wake of the recent earthquake, civilian groups were set up to transfer aid to the victims.
Human Rights: Brief News
Former political prisoners summoned to Evin Prison Majid Dorri, a prominent student activist imprisoned for 6 1/2 years, has protested in a letter against former political prisoners Shiva Nazar Ahari, Jila Bani Yaghoub and Reyhaneh Tabatabai being summoned to Evin Prison.
Rights groups call for end to anti-drugs aid for Iran
Two leading rights groups on Tuesday called for an end to international cash and technical assistance to Iran’s anti-drug campaign, which they said was bolstering a rise in executions.
Human Rights: Brief News
Senor reformist, source of religious authority, criticizes suppression of protests following 2009 presidential elections In a Ramadan speech to security forces, Ayatollah Dastgheib emphasized, “Our brothers in the Intelligence Ministry, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Basij and members of the judicial authority all need to be very careful.
Human Rights: Brief News
Jailed journalist sentenced to imprisonment for another year Mehsa Amrabadi, who published editorials in the reformist E’temadnewspaper and is currently imprisoned in Evin Prison, has been convicted to imprisonment for one more year and “four years of suspended imprisonment.”
Human Rights: Brief News
Wave of arrests among Sunni Arabs before Eid al-Fitr Human rights activists in Iran report that internal security forces in Khosestan Province have arrested Sunni Arabs in various cities, including Ahvaz, in the run up to the Eid al-Fitr holiday (August 18-19).
In Their Own Words: Human Rights Violations against Iran’s Kurdish Minority
The government of the Islamic Republic of Iran routinely violates domestic and international law in the course of arresting, interrogating, and prosecuting Kurdish civil and political activists.
A new wave of Detention in Iran
A Weekly Report on Human Rights Violations in Iran from July 22 to 29, 2012 The Iranian government has increased the number of arrests and punishments in order to contain dissent by the suffering Iranian population.