Two weeks after a Euroepan Parliament delegation met with Nasrin Sotoudeh in Tehran to present the 2012 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, the human rights lawyer’s home has been ransacked and looted in the family’s absence. The European Parliament delegation’s December 13 meeting with the two recipients of the 2012 Sakharov Freedom of […]
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Dire Physical Condition of Mostafa Daneshjou in Ward 350 of Evin Prison
Imprisoned Gonabadi Dervish in Ward 350 of Evin prison, Mostafa Daneshjou is currently deprived of medical care and in dire physical condition.According to a report by Kaleme website, health condition of jailed Gonabadi Dervish lawyer, Mostafa Daneshjou who has been sentenced to seven years and six months jail term and is suffering from acute […]
Mostafa Daneshjou Demanded for Early Discharge from Hospital
Jailed Gonabadi Dervish rights defender, Mostafa Daneshjou demanded his early hospital discharge and return to Evin prison to protest against breaking the law in the medical care and treatment process to the prisoners in section 350 of Evin prison especially imprisoned dervishes by judicial and security authorities.According to Majzooban Noor, Dervish rights lawyer, Mostafa […]
Mostafa Daneshjou Hospitalized in Tajrish Hospital
Imprisoned Gonabadi Dervish rights defender in ward 350 of Evin Prison, Mostafa Daneshjou was transferred to Shohada e Tajrish hospital.According to Majzooban Noor, early yesterday morning, Aban 5, 1392 (Oct 27, 2013), Dervish rights lawyer, Mostafa Daneshjou was taken to the hospital on an emergency basis and after the examination and brain scan he was […]
Mostafa Daneshjou Was Found Unconscious in Jail Bathroom and Is Denied a Transfer to Hospital
Imprisoned Gonabadi Dervish rights defender in ward 350 of Evin Prison, Mostafa Daneshjou was unconscious in the bathroom and transferred to the prison clinic wednesday evening Aban 1, 1392 ( Oct 23, 2013).According to Kaleme website, he has been transferred to the prison infirmary due to his deteriorating health conditions and fluctuating blood pressure for […]
Convicts Who Survive Executions Are Not Executed Again, Says Lawyer
One day after sweeping news of the unsuccessful execution of a convict who was hanged on Wednesday, October 16 but who was discovered alive at the morgue when his family came to take his body for burial, the hospitalized convict’s fate remains ambiguous. A judge from the Administrative Justice Court has stated that “The […]
Appeal court confirmed Masoumeh Dehghan’s imprisonment sentence
The appeal court confirmed the one year in prison, and five years ban from country departure sentence, of Masumeh Dehghan, Abdolfattah Soltani’s wife.According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), one year in prison and five years country departing interdiction sentence of Masumeh Dehghan, the retired teacher and the wife of […]
Efforts to Remove Laws Contradictory to Human Rights
Interview with the Spokesperson of the Center for the Defenders of Human Rights In Iran, human rights attorneys have always been under threat, pressure, extortion, legal pursuit and even in prison. But since the 2009 presidential elections, the conditions have become worse for them. Many were sued, prosecuted and given heavy sentences. Some were barred […]
Dismissed University Professor Awaits Response to Request for Reinstatement
Mohammad Sharif, lawyer and professor of law at Allameh Tabatabaee University who was dismissed from his academic job in April 2011, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that after recent statements by Jafar Tofighi, the Acting Minister of Science, about the return of academic staff dismissed during recent years, he submitted […]
Deterioration of Hamid Moradi’s Physical Condition/Justice-Security Officials Obstruct Jailed Dervishes’ Access to Medical Health Care
Physical condition of imprisoned Gonabadi Dervish rights activist and the manager of Majzooban Noor website, Hamid-Reza Moradi who has been held for more than two years in Evin prison, is reportedly deteriorated as his condition requires special health care in specialized medical center hospital. But he has been illegaly prevented from transfer to hospitals […]