New York, August 10, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about a rise in the number of imprisoned journalists in Iran and the continuing deterioration of their health. In recent days, Iranian authorities increased a prominent journalist’s prison term by two years and arrested a critical journalist who had just finished serving a […]
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Prison Visit With Sotoudeh Ends In Detention And Physical Abuse of Family
Reza Khandan, husband of imprisoned Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, talked to International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran about his five-hour detention along with his two children and his sister-in-law.
Hossein Ronaghi From Hospital Back to Prison
Political prisoner Hossein Ronaghi Maleki was hospitalized last night at 11:00pm for urethra bleeding but then taken back to Evin Prison from Hasheminejad Hospital immediately.
Prison authorities deny use of torture
The head of the Iranian Prisons Organization has dismissed recent statements about the use of torture in prisons as “absurd lies.”
Arrested Protester Remains In Prison In Limbo Status
By persianbanooAlireza Kia, arrested on February 20, 2011 while participating in a rally to protest against the house arrest of the Green Movement’s leaders, remains in Evin prison.
2 Years Prison Sentence For Participating In Green Movement Martyrs’ Memorial Services
By persianbanooMahmoud Asadi Shamsabadi, one of the protesters of the last presidential election, has been sentenced to two years in prison due to his presence at the grave site of the martyrs of the Green Movement.
Impact of Harassment & Imprisonment on Children of Human Rights Activists
Asieh Amini, journalist and human rights activist once said: ”Our children aren’t civil activists or political activists. Nevertheless they experience double the suffering. They first suffer when their parents’ activism makes them aware of the hostility and violence and cruelty that exist in society. Then they suffer from the political violence imposed on their parents […]
Two more years in prison for jailed Iranian journalist
Jailed Iranian journalist Issa Saharkhiz has received an additional two years on top of his three-year prison term.
Iran, Where A Water Fight Can Land You In Prison
Young Iranians gathered to spray water on each other last week in Tehran.August 03, 2011Yet again, a number of young people have been arrested in the Iranian capital.
Iran HIV specialist jailed for visiting US wins Nobel-prizewinners’ support
Nobel-prize winning scientists have thrown their support behind an international campaign calling for the release of a pioneering Aids doctor imprisoned in Iran.