The journalist Saeed Razavi Faghih has yet to be released from prison even though he completed his one-year sentence on February 28, 2015, because he is facing new, as yet unspecified charges, his brother Massoud told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. “When I followed up the reasons why my brother had […]
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Human rights in Iran the hidden truth from the outside world, by Nourhan Balian
This is an exclusive interview with Mr. Kaveh Taheri, who is Human Rights activist and a journalist from Iran who went through the Iranian prison system and lived the green movement of 2009. The interview shows the situation of human rights in Iran from insider view, it sheds a light on the real situation […]
Latest Information on Athena Farghdani’s Status
Athena Faraghdani, who had been transferred to a two-person cell in ward 2-A of the Revolutionary Guards, is waiting for her trial. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Athena Faraghdani, children’s rights activist and painter who had been recently on hunger strike for 21 days, has been […]
Four Gonabadi Dervish Lawyers Released from Prison
Hours ago, 4 of lawyers and rights activists of Gonabadi dervishes after more than four years, were released from prison.According to a report by Majzooban Noor, Afshin Karampour, Farshid Yadoullahei, Amir Eslami, and Omid Behroozi have been released when the sentence of imprisonment of seven and half had changed into three and half in jail […]
Journalist Behind Bars Since 2009 Suffers Heart Attack in Prison
The imprisoned journalist Massoud Bastani was transferred to the hospital on February 20, 2015, following a heart attack inside Shahid Rajaee Prison. The health conditions of Bastani, 37, who has been in prison since his arrest in the wake of the protests that followed the disputed 2009 presidential election in Iran, have steadily deteriorated […]
Behnam Ebrahimzadeh Sentenced to another 9 Years in Prison
Behnam Ebrahimzadeh has been sentenced to another 9 years in prison in relation to the events of “Black Thursday” of ward 350 in Evin prison. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Behnam Ebrahimzadeh was transferred to ward 209 in Evin prison after the incidents in ward 350 of Evin […]
Maryam Alsadat Yahyavi released from Prison
Maryam Alsadat Yahyavi a Pro-government Civil Activist was released yesterday afternoon. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ms Maryam Alsadat Yahyavi, a pro government Activist was arrested on 2 November 2014 at her house by security forces. It is important to mention that Ms Maryam Sadat Yahyavi had been […]
Protest of Mohammad Ali Taheri’s students in front of Evin Prison
Mohammad Ali Taheri’s students – a prisoner of conscience and the founder of Interuniversalism Mysticism – Erfaneh Halgheh – gathered in front of Evin Prison to protest against the imprisonment of their teacher and to express their concerns about his condition. HRANA reports that according to Sahamnews , on Tuesday , 18 November 2014, […]
Rasool Hoveyda’s letter to Doctors without Borders
Rasoul Hoveida, the non-political prisoner who had been released after joining the Sufi prisoners’ hunger strike, wrote a letter to Doctors without Borders warning against the Dervishes’ health conditions and a letter to the Dervishes themselves asking them to stop the hunger strike.As reported by Majzooban Noor, in his letter to the nine Sufi […]
A cyber activist sentenced to 3 years in prison
Sohail Arabi, a defendant of Cybercrime was sentenced to three years in prison on Wednesday 3rd September 2014. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Soheil Arabi, cyber activist was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment in total by the Branch 15 of Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided by Judge Salvati with […]