Responses to Human Rights Abuses in Iran1. Fatemeh Karroubi, the wife of Mehdi Karroubi publicised a letter directing at public describing her husband’s physical condition. She indicated that yesterday, after a difficult 9-day treatment period and two operations Mehdi Karroubi was discharged from the hospital and was transferred to a secure building of the […]
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Weekly report on Human Right Violation in Iran (21-01-2014)
Responses to Human Rights Abuses in Iran1. Ali Asghar-Faani, the Minister of Education, in a letter to the head of the Judiciary requested pardon of a number of teachers who are currently in detention, due to upcoming events in the near future.2. In its annual report for 2013, the international organisation “Open Doors” stated […]
Weekly report on Human Right Violation in Iran (13-01-2014)
Responses to Human Rights Abuses in Iran1. On Saturday 4th January 2013, the political/ideological prisoners of the section 350 of Evin prison who had refused to eat food in objection to the transfer of four of their cellmates to the solitary confinement in section 240, found out that the prison officials had broken their […]
Weekly report on Human Right Violation in Iran (06-01-2014)
Responses to Human Rights Abuses in Iran1. On Sunday 29th December 2013, nine political prisoners held in section 350 of Evin prison who were prevented from taking part in master’s degree examinations in Payame Noor University by the prosecutors and prison officials, filed a complaint to the Government Employees Court against the officials who […]
Weekly report on Human Right Violation in Iran (30-12-2013)
Responses to Human Rights Abuses in Iran1. A number of political prisoners of Gohar Dasht in the city of Karaj wrote a statement about the family of Peyman Arefi, a political prisoner who passed away when returning after visiting Peyman Arefi. These political prisoners gave their condolences to Peyman Arefi and his family, […]
Weekly report on Human Right Violation in Iran (23-12-2013)
Responses to Human Rights Abuses in Iran 1. Ali Motahari reported the secrete listening of all parliamentarians of Iran by the security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran using their mobile phones. This MP added that the security institutions have become sensitive towards the activities of his office, and have planned twice […]
Weekly report on Human Right Violation in Iran (16-12-2013)
Responses to Human Rights Abuses in Iran 1 .The group known as Reporters-Without-Borders issued a statement in which it condemns what is now classified as the “new wave of persecutions of activists spreading news and information”3. During the past week, Esrafeel Soltaniyan, a prisoner of section 209 of Evin prison, who suffers from disabilities […]
Weekly report on Human Right Violation in Iran (30-11-2013)
Responses to Human Rights Abuses in Iran1. On Friday 22nd November 2013, Mohammad-Hassan Yousef-Pourseifi, a political prisoner in section 350 of Evin prison, went on an indefinite hunger strike in protest against his lack of medical treatment.2 .Esmaeel Barzgari, an Azerbaijani artist and a political prisoner who is currently in section 350 of Evin […]
Weekly report on Human Right Violation in Iran (24-11-2013)
Responses to Human Rights Abuses in Iran1 .The daughter of Parvaneh and Daryoush Foroohar, two victims of the 1998’s serial killings, informed that this year again, the security forces disagreed with holding of commemoration ceremony for her parents.2. The Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly voted on a draft resolution introduced by […]
Weekly report on Human Right Violation in Iran (10-11-2013)
Responses to Human Rights Abuses in Iran 1. All political prisoners from section 12 of Rajaee Shahr prison in the city of Karaj refused to take three days worth of their dietary in protest to the installation of parasite noise emitting devices. It has been a while since these small devises have been installed […]