Tag: Increasing

With Increasing Restrictions at “Akhtar Prison”, Concerns Mount Regarding Zahra Rahnavard’s Physical Well Being

January 15th, 2011  [Kaleme]  Almost a year has past since the illegal house arrest of Mir Hossein Mousavi and his wife Zahra Rahnavard.  During this time, Mousavi and Rahnavard have been deprived of their basic civil rights such as visitation and contact with their family members and loved ones. Moreover, family members and supporters who […]

UN Human Rights Committee Sharply Criticizes Increasing Flogging Sentences in Iran

As flogging sentences issued and carried out by Iranian judges and judicial authorities are on the rise, during a meeting of the UN Human Rights Committee today in which the Iranian government’s compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is under review, members of the Committee sharply criticized Iranian authorities at […]