One of the lawyers of seven rights activists of Dervishes jailed in wards 4, 7 and 8, said that “almost half of the length of sentences of these individuals has been changed on probation (the suspended prison sentence)”.According to the issued verdict by Branch 54 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran, which has recently […]
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Iran sentences US Christian to eight years: group
A Tehran court on Sunday sentenced an Iranian-American pastor to eight years in prison over his role in underground churches in the Islamic nation, a US group supporting him said.
Iran sentences four people to death for bank fraud
An Iranian court has sentenced four people to death for a billion-dollar bank fraud that tainted the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, state media reported on Monday.
Four Post Election Detainees Summoned to Serve Their Sentences at Evin Prison
The following four individuals arrested following the 2009 rigged presidential elections. have been summoned to serve out their sentences at Evin prison:
EU says alarmed by rise in death sentences in Iran
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union criticized Iran on Wednesday for an “alarming” increase in the use of the death penalty this year, calling on Tehran to introduce a moratorium on executions.
Court sentences opposition protester to 5 years in jail plus flogging
GVF — An Iranian protester has been sentenced to five years in jail and flogging, say human rights sources.
Iran: Flogging sentences used to repress free expression
Amnesty International is renewing its call on the Iranian authorities to stop cruel, inhuman and degrading punishments such as flogging after a spate of such sentences in the country. The organization said it feared such punishment is being meted out to deter others from criticising the authorities, particularly in the run-up to parliamentary elections scheduled […]
CIVICUS: Iran must revoke harsh sentences against human rights defenders
CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation has published a statement calling attention to the human rights crisis in Iran and, in particular, urging for the release of Mourning Mothers supporter Mansoureh Behkish, who was recently sentenced to four and a half years in prison. CIVICUS is an organization dedicated to empowering various forms of […]
Iranian regime sentences newspaper editor to prison for ‘propagating against government’
Ahmad Gholami, writer and editor in chief of Sharq Daily, was sentenced to one year of suspended prison by the 15th branch of the Revolutionary Court presided over by Abolqasem Salvati.
Iran sentences prisoner of conscience to 5 years of prison and 74 lashes for ‘insulting sanctities’
Freedom Messenger – Mohammad-Ali Taheri, the head of the deviated Halqeh Cult was sentenced to five years of prison on charges of insulting sanctities.