Nearly a month into their hunger strike inside the Orumiyeh Central Prison to protest dangerous and inhumane prison conditions, 27 Kurdish political prisoners have been summoned and threatened with new judicial cases if they don’t cease their hunger strike, a source told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. Beginning on November 20, […]
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Families of political prisoners arrested and threatened
Intelligence and security forces rushed into the house of families of political prisoners who were beaten on black Thursday, and threatened them and arrested some of them, on Friday, April 26th. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the intelligence and security forces visited some families of prisoners who were […]
Reporters Without Borders: Exile journalists threatened, pressured and defamed from inside Iran
Reporters Without Borders condemns Iran’s threats and defamatory attacks on Iranian journalists living in exile, including UK-based freelancer Masih Alinejad and US-based Arash Sigarchi of Voice of America. The intelligence ministry and Revolutionary Guards are using the government-controlled national radio and TV broadcaster to orchestrate these harassement campaigns from Tehran. “Efforts are being made […]
Deceased Blogger’s Sister Threatened with Death for Challenging Impunity
“Sattar was innocent and he died under torture. The forces entered my mother’s home without a warrant, took him, killed him four days later, and now they tell us to shut up,” Sahar Beheshti, the sister of deceased blogger Sattar Beheshti, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. The sister of Sattar […]
The Families of Imprisoned Dervishes Threatened With Arrest
The families of seven imprisoned Gonabadi Dervishes in Evin prison, have been trapped for hours inside the prison visiting room.According to Majzooban Noor, today, 18th Esfand 1391 (March 18 2013), in the morning the families of seven Dervish lawyers and Majzooban Noor website’s managers had gone to the prison visiting room to meet with […]
Kokab and Narges Mousavi Summoned to Evin Court| Mousavi’s Son-in-Law Threatened by Phone
February 12th, 2013-(Kaleme) On the anniversary of the illegal house arrest of opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karroubi and Zahra Rahnavard, Kokab and Narges Mousavi , two of Mir Hossein Mousavi’s daughters were contacted by phone and summoned to Evin court again.
Opposition Leader Mir Hossein Mosuavi’s Daughter Threatened, Her Visitation Rights Revoked
Following the report by Kaleme regarding the latest status of detained opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi and his wife Zahra Rahnavard, one of Mousavi’s daughters was contacted by a security official who threatened her, informing her that her visitation rights have been revoked for the time being.
Incarcerated Blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki’s Family Threatened by Tabriz Intelligence
Following the summoning of Sayd Ahmad Ronaghi,(father of Hossein Ronaghi Maleki) to the Intelligence Ministry in Tabriz, this political prisoner’s family received the threat that, if Hossein’s brother and sister continue to be active on Facebook or other social networks, they will be arrested.
American Hikers’ Lawyer Threatened, Interrogated, Denied Permission to Leave Iran
During his interrogation sessions, Shafiee told the Campaign, he observed the Intelligence Ministry forces adding external, unrelated issues to his case in an attempt to soil his reputation and complicate his case.
Father of political prisoner threatened with death
The interrogator of jailed blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki has reportedly threatened the prisoner’s father with death.