Jailed Iranian rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, who has been held in solitary confinement and reportedly began a hunger strike last month, is in “good health,” Iran’s top human rights official said Tuesday.
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Time for Brazil to Change Its UN Vote on Iran (Commentary)
In an opened published today in the Brazilian newspaper, O Estado de São Paulo, Camila Lissa Asano and Hadi Ghaemi discuss why Brazil should change its upcoming vote from Abstention and positively support an annual UN General Assembly resolution on the situation of human rights in Iran.
European Parliament urges Iranian authorities to stop human rights violations
The Iranian blogger Sattar Behesht was arrested and tortured to death by Iran’s cyber-police known also as Fata. Sattar Behesht had been accused that he was acting against the national security. The European Parliament published yesterday a new resolution on human rights situation in Iran.
A Brief Report on Human Rights Situation in Iran in Aban 1391 [October- November 2012]
Shirin Ebadi, Human Rights Defender and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, in continuation of her monthly reports, has reviewed the human rights situation in Iran in Aban 1391 [October- November 2012].
Jailed Iranian Rights Lawyer On ‘Unlimited’ Hunger Strike
Jailed Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, who has reportedly been on hunger strike for more than a month, appears determined to continue the act of protest indefinitely.
Opposition Leader Mir Hossein Mosuavi’s Daughter Threatened, Her Visitation Rights Revoked
Following the report by Kaleme regarding the latest status of detained opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi and his wife Zahra Rahnavard, one of Mousavi’s daughters was contacted by a security official who threatened her, informing her that her visitation rights have been revoked for the time being.
Wife of imprisoned lawyer sentenced to one year in prison
Wife of imprisoned lawyer and member of Defenders of Human Rights Center sentenced to one year in prison and banned from leaving Iran.
Dervish Rights Activist, Alireza Roushan Entered Evin Prison To Serve 1-Year Sentence
Gonabadi dervish poet and journalist at Shargh Newspaper, Mr.Ali Reza Roushan started serving a one-year prison term in Evin.
human rights defenders behind bars In Iran
Iran is one of the largest prisons for human rights defenders in the world. Since the 2009 repression, many have been arrested and tried on abusive accusations.
Open Letter By Nematollahi Gonabadi Dervishes To The UN And Other Human Rights Organizations
From: Sufi brothers of Nematullahi Gonabadi Order in Iran To: United Nation Organization, And all humanitarian organizations who care for human pain, October 20, 2012