November 19, 2014—The Rouhani administration should use all its authority to end the government’s initiatives to restrict Iranians’ access to the Internet, immediately cease state efforts to monitor users’ online accounts, and end the prosecution of individuals for their peaceful online activities, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. In a […]
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Iranian women fight efforts to restrict travel abroad
Married Iranian women must still obtain permission from their husbands to travel internationally. Mahboubeh, a 62-year-old Iranian schoolteacher, was forbidden from traveling outside the country a couple of weeks ago. She has been separated from her husband for three years, after what she describes as over three decades of constant fighting. Since her husband […]
Efforts to Remove Laws Contradictory to Human Rights
Interview with the Spokesperson of the Center for the Defenders of Human Rights In Iran, human rights attorneys have always been under threat, pressure, extortion, legal pursuit and even in prison. But since the 2009 presidential elections, the conditions have become worse for them. Many were sued, prosecuted and given heavy sentences. Some were barred […]