Iranian human rights lawyer and activist Abdolfattah Soltani has been sentenced to 13 years in jail by a Tehran Revolutionary Court.
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Scientists protest against prison sentence for Iranian student
The 10-year prison sentence imposed on physics PhD student Omid Kokabee in Iran for conspiring with foreign countries has triggered protests by scientific organizations around the world.
Writer-translator to serve out prison sentence
Manijeh Najm Eraghi, an Iranian writer and translator, was arrested on Sunday to serve out a one-year sentence.
Iranian economist to serve out prison sentence
Iranian economist Fariborz Rais Dana was arrested today in Tehran to serve out a one-year sentence. The Workers’ Rights Defenders website reports that Rais Dana was arrested and transferred to Evin Prison. He sentence relates to a media interview in which he criticized the government’s plans for restructuring subsidies.
Rights group condemns sentence for cartoonist
Amnesty International has condemned the sentencing of Iranian cartoonist Mohammad Shokraye to 25 lashes for drawing a former MP, calling it the Iranian government’s latest attack on free speech.
Sentence For Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Condemned
Two leading human rights groups have condemned a nine-year prison sentence upheld by a Tehran court for prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Mohammad Ali Dadkhah.
Iran urged to quash prison sentence for ‘Mourning Mothers’ activist
Women in Tehran are facing jail sentences for campaigning against decades of human rights violations.
Iranian Activist, 72, Given Three-Year Suspended Sentence
Iranian pro-democracy activist Kourosh Zaim has been handed a three-year suspended sentence after judges found him guilty of acting against national security and spreading propaganda against the Islamic republic.
Nazanin Khosravani arrested and transferred to prison to serve her sentence
Journalist Nazanin Khosravani has begun serving her 6-year prison sentence.
Appellate court upheld 3-year prison sentence for Maryam Ghorbanifar
Tehran’s court of appeals issued ruling upholding the 3-year prison sentence for human rights activist Maryam Ghorbanifar.