The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), strongly condemns the harassment faced by Ms. Nasrin Sotoudeh and, more generally, denounces the policy of subjecting jailed human rights defenders to punitive measures in prison.
Tag: Detained
Iranian Ex-President’s Son Detained On Return
The son of former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been detained after his return from a stay abroad, Iran’s official news agencies report.
Detained aid workers moved to Evin Prison
Five volunteers who were arrested at the independent relief camps set up in northwestern Iran to deliver aid to victims of last month’s deadly earthquake have been transferred to Evin Prison in Tehran.
Detained newspaper owner’s life in danger, Supreme Leader held responsible
Reporters Without Borders is very worried about opposition leader and former prime minister Mir Hossein Mousavi, the owner of the suspended newspaper Kalameh Sabaz, who was hospitalized two days ago in Tehran after suffering a heart attack. Mousavi has been under house arrest in an unknown location for more than 18 months.
Detained Gonabadi Dervish, Abdolghafour Ghalandari Had A Call Phone After 5 Days Of Ignorance
This morning on Mordad 20 1391 (Aug 10 , 2012), Gonabai dervish, Abdolghafour Ghalandari nejad has had a phone call to his family after 5 days of ignorance.
19 Iranian Arabs detained in Khuzestan Province
Security forces in Iran’s Khuzestan Province have arrested nineteen Iranians from the Sunni Arab minority, a human rights source reported on Tuesday.
Former student activist Mahdi Fakhrzadeh detained
Political activist Mahdi Fakhrzadeh has been detained, an opposition site has reported.
Union champions detained Iranian teacher
The Iranian Teachers Union is challenging the arrest of a member of its executive board, Mahmoud Bagheri, in a letter to the head of Iran’s judiciary.
Zanjan student activist detained
GVF — A student activist from the city of Zanjan has been arrested. Amir Hossein Alavi, a member of the student alumni opposition group known as Advar Tahkim Vahdat, was arrested on 27 May after being summoned to Zanjan’s Intelligence Bureau.
Zahra Khodabakhsh, daughter of Shargh investor, detained
GVF — Zahra Khodabakhsh, daughter of Shargh newspaper’s financial investor Ali Khodabakhsh, has been arrested.