Although the new school year began more than two weeks ago in Iran, Mokhtar Asadi is still forbidden to teach in any schools throughout Kurdistan. Mokhtar Asadi is a member of Teachers’ Union of Kurdistan and a human rights activist.
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Imprisoned Lawyer Tried and Sentenced Again on Same Charges
Ghassem Sholeh Sadi, lawyer, university professor, and former member of the Iranian Parliament, who is now serving time inside Evin Prison, was again tried by Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court on the charge of “insulting Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei” and was sentenced to two years in prison.
Women’s Rights Activist in Prison Without Family Contact
An informed source close to 38-year-old women’s rights activist Fereshteh Shirazi told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that since her arrest on 3 September 2011 in the city of Amol, she has had very little contact with her family.
This brutality is not Islam
By Mehdi Hasan The Guardian – The death sentence given to Youcef Nadarkhani in Iran is an affront to universal moral values and a disservice to Muslims.
Detained Iranian Lawyer Charged With Accepting Human Rights Award
A prominent Iranian lawyer who was arrested earlier this month is reported to be facing a new charge of accepting an “unlawful” award for his human rights work.
Narges Mohammadi’s Reaction to Her Conviction for Human Rights Activities
Member of the Defenders of Human Rights Center and Nationalist-Religious activist Narges Mohammadi was sentenced to 11 years in prison by a Tehran court.
Film body urges authorities to observe rights of filmmakers
Iran’s House of Cinema is calling on authorities to observe the rights of filmmakers and other members of the film community that have been arrested in the past week.
UN human rights experts condemn executions in Iran
Ahmed Shaheed and three other special United Nation Rapporteurs have condemned the hanging of 17-year-old Alireza Mollasoltani and called for a halt to executions in Iran.
Report from” Campaign to Honor the Rights of Dervishes”
“The bulk capturing and apprehension of Dervishes, their consolers, and Majzoobān-i Noor Website’ staffs and intensifying pressures on them“
Reports Received from Evin Prison: Forces are in Fear of Human Rights Defenders and Advocates (In other Sites)
According to eyewitness reports from in front of Evin prison, a huge volume of anti-riot police together with a significant number of plainclothes secret agents from the Intelligence Ministry have gathered in front of Evin prison.