On the fourth anniversary of the death of Neda Agha Soltan in the aftermath of the 2009 presidential elections, her mother told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, “There was supposed to be a court trial held, but in the past four years there hasn’t been a trial. The case file is […]
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Kahrizak Plaintiff Withdraws Murder Suit Against Mortazavi; No Witnesses Summoned
The tenth session of the trial of former Tehran Prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi and two other officials for the deaths in Kahrizak Prison of three detainees in 2009 opened yesterday with the father of one of the victims withdrawing his “participation in murder” suit against Mortazavi. The eleventh and final session of the trial is […]
Political Payback Or Justice For Tehran’s ‘Butcher Of The Press’?
Years after three young men were tortured to death after being detained for participating in mass protests that followed Iran’s 2009 presidential election, the man held responsible has finally gone on trial. Outside observers of the closed-door trial, however, hold out little hope for justice.
Iranian Nobel Laureate Condemns Hanging Of Minor For Murder
Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi has condemned the execution of an Iranian minor found guilty of murder, RFE/RL’s Radio Farda reports.
Growing pressure and arrests of Gonabadi dervishes, following the murder of Dervish “Martyr Vahid Banani
InsideofIran – In the last week, there has been growing pressure on the Gonabadi’s Sufi Order.