As Iran gears up for a presidential election in June, the conditions in which prisoners of conscience are held in some of the country’s most notorious prisons have worsened. Below are some of the activists, students, journalists, women’s rights campaigners, lawyers, artists, former politicians and members of Iran’s religious and ethnic minorities who have […]
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The Trail of Mostafa Abdi at Branch 15 of Tehran Revolutionary Court
The trial hearing for Gonabadi Dervish, Mostafa Abdi was held at Branch 15 of Tehran Revolutionary Court yesterday on 9 Ordibehesht 1392 ( April 29, 2013).According to Majzooban Noor website, the morning of Monday, Ordibehesht 9, Mostafa Abdi was taken from Evin prison to Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court to investigate charge […]
End arbitrary house arrests of Mousavi, Karroubi, and Rahnavard; free all prisoners of conscience
The Iranian authorities should immediately release from arbitrary house arrest two former presidential candidates Mehdi Karroubi and Mir Hossein Mousavi, his wife Zahra Rahnavard, author and political activist, and cease harassing or detaining without cause the couple’s two daughters and Mehdi Karroubi’s son, said the Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi […]
Mark National Student Day by freeing prisoners of conscience
Dozens of student activists kept behind bars in Iran, some since 2009, must be freed immediately and unconditionally, Amnesty International urged on Thursday, as thousands prepared to mark National Student Day at universities across the country.
Why We Should ‘Adopt’ Iranian Women Prisoners of Conscience
The plight of Iranian women prisoners of conscience was under the radar. Now that many names of those in Evin prison have been published, these courageous women must not be forgotten and the Iranian government should be pressured for their immediate release.
Iranian Government Denies Prisoner of Conscience Abdollah Momeni Family Visits
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, the wife of prisoner of conscience Abdollah Momeni said that she has been repeatedly denied visits to her husband who is imprisoned at Iran’s Evin Prison.
International Focus Can Lead to Release of Prisoners of Conscience
“Nadarkhani’s acquittal and release is a stellar example of the positive influence of international pressure. The international community must continue to hold Iranian authorities accountable for their imprisonment of all other prisoners of conscience,” Ghaemi said.
Iran must release prisoner of conscience Zhila Bani-Yaghoub
The Iranian authorities must release prisoner of conscience Zhila Bani-Yaghoub, an award-winning journalist and women’s rights activist, Amnesty International said.
Amnesty: Iran must immediately release prisoner of conscience Arzhang Davoodi
Writer Arzhang Davoodi, who is facing fresh charges after being imprisoned in Iran for nearly nine years, must be released immediately and unconditionally, Amnesty International said.
Releases of prisoners of conscience after pardon not enough
Anyone held in Iran solely for the peaceful exercise of their human rights should immediately and unconditionally be released, Amnesty International has said, following the pardoning by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of at least 130 political prisoners, including prisoners of conscience, from Tehran’s Evin Prison.