Reporters Without Borders has condemned the incarceration of Iranian journalist and women’s rights activist Jila Bani-Yaghoub, who began a one-year sentence at Evin Prison on September 2.
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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.
Journalist Begins Prison Term, Two Others Transferred to Solitary Cells
This week, journalist Jila Baniyaghoub arrived at Evin Prison to begin serving her one-year sentence, and prisoners of conscience Massoud Bastani and Kayvan Samimi were transferred to solitary cells at Rajaee Shahr Prison for unknown reasons.
Nasrin Sotoudeh: Two Years Behind Bars, No Furlough
September 4, 2012 marks two years of imprisonment for Nasrin Sotoudeh, prominent lawyer and human rights activist. She has not been given any days of furlough since her arrest and has been deprived of actual contact with her two young children.
Iran must release prisoner of conscience Zhila Bani-Yaghoub
The Iranian authorities must release prisoner of conscience Zhila Bani-Yaghoub, an award-winning journalist and women’s rights activist, Amnesty International said.
Majzooban Noor Statement on Anniversary Of Kavar Events And Arrest Of Lawyers And Administrators Of The Dervishes News Agency
Gonabadi dervishes are Iranian citizens and their Population is not apart from Iran, therefore, every dervish as an Iranian and also dervishes population as a social organization have rights.
Rising Concerns Over the Health of Hossein Ronaghi Maleki
Blogger and human rights activist Hossein Ronaghi Malkei one of the 30 social activists arrested after traveling to support Iranians in the earthquake stricken region of Azarbaijan contacted his family by phone, informing them that he is is in poor physical condition as a result of extreme bleeding of the kidneys.
Analysis Of Kavar Events: In The First Anniversary Of The Attacking The Gonabadi Dervishes
Over the past few years, Dervishes of Nematollahi Gonabadi Order had faced so many coercive conflicts such as detention, threat, destruction and plumbing their worship place and Hoseiniehes by Islamic Regime of Iran.
No News From Activists Arrested In The Earthquake Aid Workers’ Camp In Azarbaijan
There is no news on the status of the arrested earthquake aid worker activists after they were transferred out of Tabriz prison.
UN’s Ban Ki-moon urges Iran to release opposition leaders, activists
The voices of Iranian people must be must during next year’s presidential election, secretary general tells audience at Tehran university.