Reactions to the violation of Human Rights in Iran1. On Friday 16th August, a number of Zanjan citizens formed a gathering for the second time in protest of the lead and zinc factory not being shut down, during which they were confronted by security forces in the city centre, Sabzeh Square. This campaign acting […]
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Weekly report on Human Right Violation in Iran (17/08/2013)
Reactions to the violation of Human Rights in Iran1. On Friday the 9 August, Hossein Ronaghi, a political prisoner and blogger, retstarted a hunger in protest of his poor condition in prison. The mother of this political prisoner expressed her concerns about her son’s hunger strike to the International Campaign for Human Rights in […]
Weekly report on Human Right Violation in Iran (09/08/2013)
Reactions to the violation of Human Rights in Iran 1. Mahmood Fazli, Shahram Radmehr, Ayat (Yorosh) Mehr-Ali Bigloo, Latif Hosseini and Behbood Gholi-Zadeh are five political activists from East Azerbaijan who have gone on a hunger strike since Saturday 13th July in protest against their sentences of nine years imprisonment. It has been 21 […]
Weekly report on Human Right Violation in Iran (03/08/2013)
Reactions to the violation of Human Rights in Iran 1. The criticism of Mahmood Vahid Niya, a student activist, in the presence of the Supreme Leader On Sunday 28th of July, during a meeting between more than thousand students and Ayatullah Khamenei, the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mr Niya questioned Mr […]
Weekly report on Human Right Violation in Iran (26/07/2013)
Reactions to the violation of Human Rights in Iran 1. On Saturday the 10 August 2013, Shahram Pour-Mansouri, a high-security prisoner in Section 4 of Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj went on a hunger strike in protest against the inhumane conditions in prison and the violent behaviour of the prison authorities. 2. Six prisoners of […]
Weekly report on Human Right Violation in Iran (20/07/2013)
Reactions to the violation of Human Rights in Iran1. On Thursday 11th July, Rosemary DiCarlo, the U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, reported on Iran and Syria’s probable plan to become a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council and showed her dislike. The United Nation Human Rights Council with 47 […]
Weekly report on Human Right Violation in Iran (05/07/2013)
Reactions to the violation of human rights in Iran1. Giti poorfazel, the lawyer representing Sattar Beheshti’s family, the web-logger who passed away in prison said that one of the Iranian intelligence agents, who had interrogated his client, was the main cause of Mr Beheshti’s death. On Wednesday 26th June, Mrs Poorfazel criticised the authority […]
Weekly report on Human Right Violation in Iran (29/06/2013)
Reactions to the violation of human rights in Iran1. On 21st and 22nd June, 11 prisoners from Rajaee Shahr Prison in Karaj, in protest against the beatings of the prisoners, insulting and humiliating them, deprivation of having phone calls, lack of time given for fresh air, poor food quality, presenting problems especially for private […]
Weekly report on Human Right Violation in Iran (21/06/2013)
Reactions to Human rights violations in Iran1. The head of BBC Persian has claimed that the intelligence agencies of Iran have threatened the families of his employees, telling them that if they don’t comply, their children may be murdered in London. He points out that the encounter between the agency and those who work […]
Weekly report on Human Right Violation in Iran (15/06/2013)
Reactions to the violation of Human rights in Iran1. Farda radio has made a statement indicating that “as a result of upcoming of presidential elections, pressure on the families of Farda radio employees are increasing”. According to Arman Mastofi, the head of the radio, during the past few weeks, the security forces have called […]