The eleventh and final session of the trial for the deaths in Kahrizak Prison of three detainees in 2009 was held on Wednesday, May 22. Though the judge has not yet announced the adjournment of the trial, the lawyers told the press that the defendants had issued their last defense and there would be […]
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Letter From the Families of Dervishes to Supreme Leader of IRI and Authorities in Ruling System of Iran
Hou 121 His Excellency, The Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei With greetings We, the families of lawyer dervishes who are jailed for 17 months and whose profession is to defend the right of others, but they themselves are waiting for a justly trial and verdict behind bars.
Switching Dervishes Dossier In Court: Ruling Power Forces The Media Against Reporting
The trial of seven Gonabadi dervishes’s lawyers and Majzooban Noor website managers is going to begin on the end of this month (Aban-Nov) for three consecutive days under judgement of Mr.Salavati.
Court Of Appeals Has Issued It’s Ruling For Three Political Activists In Tabriz
According to reports by the Human Rights Activists News Agency, East Azarbaijan political activists Ebrahim Farajzadeh, Reza Abri and Ali Hossein Tahamtan Iranegh, all arrested during the burial services of Changiz Bakhtavar on December 29, 2009, have been sentenced by the Court Appeals from six months to a year in prison.
A Defiant Seifzadeh Awaits Ruling
As the Iranian Judiciary continues to reschedule prominent human rights defender Mohammad Seifzadeh’s trial, he continues to refuse to attend the session. His wife and lawyer, Fatemeh Golzar, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that his refusal is based on his distrust in the court’s competence.
Forty Days After Ruling, Soltani’s Verdict Still Not Served
Following a court trial on 8 January, an Iranian court has issued a ruling in the case of prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani, but the ruling document still has not been served because the court typist responsible for typing the ruling has gone on pilgrimage to Mecca. Soltani remains in the Intelligence […]
Final Ruling for Jafar Panahi & Mohammad Rasoulof
The Appeals Court of Tehran Province has issued its rulings for Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof who were sentenced to prison terms and bans by the lower court. Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof are two Iranian filmmakers and directors charged with acting against national security and propaganda against the regime.
Nadarkhani Refuses to Repent; Awaiting Final Ruling on Apostasy Death Sentence
In his last court session on Wednesday, 28 September, Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, charged with apostasy and sentenced to execution, refused to repent of his Christian faith despite the judge’s repeated requests.
Despite Delayed Ruling, Lawyer Optimistic about Release of Americans
The court reviewing the case of the three Americans arrested more than two years ago on charges of “illegal entry into Iran” and “espionage,” has not yet issued its ruling, despite the fact that more than a week has passed since the last court session.