One hundred Iranian journalists have issued a statement challenging the arrest of their colleague Hassan Fathi by Iranian authorities.
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General Assembly voices concern over Iranian human rights record
UN News Centre – United Nations Member States today expressed deep concern at reports of human rights violations in Iran, including torture, the use of cruel punishments such as flogging and amputations and “pervasive gender inequality and violence against women,” and called on Tehran to strengthen its national human rights institutions.
Report: Iranian reformists will run in March 2012 parliamentary elections
The Washington Post – A report quotes Iran’s former president as predicting pro-reform figures will run in the next election. The report by the semiofficial Mehr news agency Monday quoted Mohammad Khatami as saying reformists will not boycott the March 2012 parliamentary elections. Khatami has emerged as a leader of the reform movement.
Google admits Iranian superiority in cyber warfare
Google boss Eric Schmidt says Iran is a serious threat in cyberspace, creating a constant concern through its breaking of cyber codes.
Iranian political prisoners receive HR awards from ICHR
The International Center for Human Rights (ICHR) announced today that Mr. Heshmatollah Tabarzadi, Iranian political leader and prisoner, is receiving a prestigious human rights award from ICHR for his human rights activities. Five other prisoners also won the awards in the realms of student, labour, culture, human rights and legal advocacy. The International Center […]
Iranian activist held incommunicado
Iranian political prisoner Mohammad Tavasoli is being held incommunicado at Evin Prison, his family reports.
Iranian workers losing purchasing power
The purchasing power of Iranian workers has declined by 50 percent, says a former member of the Council of Money and Credit.
Iranian labour activist re-arrested
Iranian labour activist Ebrahim Madadi, who had been released from prison on a furlough 10 days ago, returned to prison today in Tehran.
Call for Solidarity with Iranian Women’s Movement: Coming Together with The Butterflies for Peace
The following statement has been endorsed by over 160 prominent Iranian women’s rights advocates, activists and scholars living abroad. This was meant to show solidarity with women’s rights activists inside Iran and echo their voices internationally.
International rights group condemns harassment of Iranian union activists
The ongoing arbitrary detention of trade unionists and human rights defenders in Iran is cause for grave concern, says the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders