130 days after the arrest of five Christian converts by security forces and plainclothes police in Shiraz, their condition is still unknown.
Tag: Information
Iran: New Assault on Freedom of Information – Journalists, Bloggers Arrested Ahead of Elections
Source: Human Rights WatchIranian authorities should immediately charge or release at least 10 journalists and bloggers arrested since the beginning of 2012, Human Rights Watch said today. The arrests appear to be part of the government’s most recent campaign to disrupt the free flow of information ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for March 2.
Document – Iran: Further information: Opposition leaders arbitrarily held
Further information on UA: 49/11 Index: MDE 13/086/2011 Iran Date: 29 September 2011 URGENT ACTION OPPOSITION LEADERS ARBITRARILY HELD Opposition leaders Mehdi Karroubi and Mir Hossein Mousavi, along with Mir Hossein Mousavi’s wife Zahra Rahnavard, are still being held under house arrest without an arrest warrant, charge or trial. Mehdi Karroubi was moved to […]
Iran Tries To Exit Information Superhighway
An Iranian youth browses a political blog at an internet cafe The Iranian government has been working hard to deny the Iranian people access to the internet. It has blocked websites, slowed internet speed, upgraded and expanded its filtering capabilities, established a cyber police force targeting antigovernment websites and political dissidents; it has also […]