Mohammad Seddigh Kaboodvand, a jailed Kurdish human rights activist, has once again begun a hunger strike to back his demand for a furlough to visit his sick son.
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Activist refuses food in solidarity with fellow prisoner
Jailed student activist Arash Sadeghi has begun his own hunger strike in support of Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, the jailed blogger who has gone on a hunger strike to protest the refusal of prison authorities to provide him with urgent medical care.
Student Activist Mohamad Ghafarian Sentenced to 3 1/2 Years In Prison And 70 Lashes
A three and half years imprisonment and seventy lashes sentence was upheld for electrical engineering student at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mohamad Ghaffarian.
Activist taken to Zanjan Prison
Jailed Iranian human rights activist Nargess Mohammadi has been transferred to Zanjan Prison. The Melli-Mazhabi website reports that Mohammadi, the deputy head of the Centre for Human Rights Defenders of Iran, was transferred to Zanjan Prison from the Evin Prison infirmary in Tehran.
Concerns Rise As Incarcerated Human Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi’s Health Deteriorates Behind Bars
Taghi Rahmani, the husband of incarcerated human rights activist Narges Mohammadi has informed BBC Farsi that in a brief telephone conversation with her family, Mohammadi informed them of the recurrence of her paralysis.
Labour activist arrested before Workers’ Day
Iranian labour activist Zabiollah Bagheri was arrested in Esfahan this week, according to the Committee of Human Rights Reporters.
‘Be afraid of the people’s rage,’ activist tells chief prosecutor
GVF — In a strongly-worded letter to Tehran’s Chief Prosecutor, retired university professor Mohammad Maleki has expressed his outrage over the arrest of ailing human rights activist Narges Mohammadi.
Student activist Moeen Ghamin detained in Mazandaran
GVF — Student activist Moeen Ghamin has been detained, according to human rights sources in Iran.
Rights group condemns arrest of Iranian activist
Reporters Without Borders has condemned the arrest of Nargess Mohammadi, the spokesperson for Shirin Ebadi’s Centre for Human Rights Defenders of Iran.
Rights activist Narges Mohammadi summoned to serve out 6-year jail-term
GVF — Prominent human rights activist Narges Mohammadi has been summoned to serve out a six-year prison sentence, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.