Iranian Authorities Execute 8 Prisoners in Public in Less than a Week
August 06, 2014
Most public executions in Iran are carried out in the province of Fars.
HEADLINES
Ahwazi Arab Activist Arrested for Visiting the Families of Executed Political Prisoners
August 04, 2014
Salehi along with a hundred other people reportedly visited the homes of the families of executed political prisoners for the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.
Iranian Judiciary Sentences Longtime Imprisoned Writer Arzhang Davoudi to Death
July 21, 2014
Judge al-Husseini has charged Davoudi, a writer, with membership in and support of the Mujahedin Khalgh Organization (PMOI or MEK) and promotion of this group in the prison.
Iranian security forces arrest two at Neda Agha Soltan’s grave site on the fifth anniversary of her death
June 20, 2014
Persian2English – Iranian security forces have arrested two citizens, Majid Moghaddam and Behnam Mousivand, at Tehran’s Behesht Zahra cemetery during a gathering on June 20 at the grave site of Neda Agha Soltan, a young woman an Iranian authority figure shot to death on June 20, 2009. Eyewitnesses say Iranian security forces had surrounded the […]
Execution of Gholamreza Khosravi means Iran’s authorities are still ready to execute prisoners of conscience
June 11, 2014
There is currently great concern for [approximately] 33 Sunni prisoners of conscience held in Rajai Shahr, Ghezel Hesar and Sanandaj prisons.
Iran: Execution and Extortion
June 10, 2014
Iranian authorities have reportedly asked for money in exchange for the bodies of two executed prisoners.
Instructions and Suggestions for the #HBDSaeed Tweet Storm on June 5th
June 05, 2014
On June 5, 2014 imprisoned techie Saeed Malekpour turns 39 years old in Evin Prison. To commemorate his birthday we’re drawing attention to his case on Twitter.
Urgent Action: Iran’s Authorities Plan to Execute an Innocent Man on Death Row
May 31, 2014
Persian2English – Masih Alinejad, an Iranian journalist residing in the UK, has interviewed two of Gholamreza Khosravi’s family members. Below is a summary translation of that interview: Family member 1: We’re standing in front of Rajai Shahr Prison and we’re waiting for [prison authorities] to grant us a prison visit. On Wednesday [prison authorities] transferred […]
Iran’s Authorities Deny Ailing Prisoner of Conscience Her Right to Medical Treatment
May 30, 2014
Persian2English – Arash Nezami, an Iranian journalist in Sweden, has reported on the situation of Zeynab Jalalian, a peaceful rights activist who has been imprisoned by the Iranian authorities for the past seven years. Jalalian, about 31 years old, is reportedly suffering from an eye condition called Pterygium , but the Prosecutor’s office in Iran’s […]
Propaganda Activist for Iran’s Dictatorship: Men have the right to rape unveiled women
May 21, 2014
Hadi Sharifi has attempted to send the message to Iranian women: stop, or else.
A Letter by Bahareh Hedayat from Evin in Response to the Recent Attack on Ward 350
April 27, 2014
Do you know what it feels like to get [no more than] 26 hours of visitation time a year with your family? Like burying the prisoners alive!
Iranian Activist Reports on First Prison Visit Since Ward 350 Attack + Denial of Iranian Authorities
April 26, 2014
Some of the prisoners of conscience who Iranian security agents brutally attacked in Evin’s Ward 350 were granted prison visits with their families on Monday. More than a hundred supporters including activists Narges Mohammadi, Mohammad Maleki, Mohammad Nourizad, and Arash Sadeghi were reported to have accompanied the families. Following the prison visit Sadeghi published the […]
Baha’i Family Survives Brutal Stabbing
February 17, 2014
On February 3 a masked individual carrying a knife raided a home in Birjand belonging to a family of the Baha’i faith.
Local Sources in Baluchestan: Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence Buried 7 Bodies in Secret
February 08, 2014
Persian2English – The Ministry of Intelligence has reportedly secretly buried seven bodies in Zahedan (Sistan & Baluchestan Province’s capital). Local sources have told “The Baloch Activists Campaign” that on the morning of Tuesday, February 4th, 2014, Ministry of Intelligence agents buried the bodies of individuals whose identities are unknown. Given that the bodies have been […]
Man Detained by Iranian Authorities for 2 Decades Without Furlough Gives Risky Interview to Exiled Iranian Journalist
February 03, 2014
Mr. Nazari was 23 years old when Iranian authorities arrested him. He was arrested on the charge of “Membership in the Kurdistan Democratic Party”.
Framed for Murder: A letter from two innocent civilians on Iran’s death row
February 03, 2014
Zanyar and Loghman Moradi have written a new letter from Rajai Shahr prison and managed to get it out, landing in our hands for translation and publication. Original Persian text published by HRANA.
13 Human Rights Organizations in Joint Statement: Secret executions of Ahwazi Arabs in Iran must be stopped
January 20, 2014
Concern is growing over the fate of two Ahwazi Arab death row prisoners who were transferred from Karoun Prison to an undisclosed location on December 7, 2013.
Jailed Blogger in Urgent Need of Furlough Launches Medicinal Strike in Prison
January 20, 2014
According to his daughter, Pourshajari launched the strike to protest against medical neglect and maltreatment by Iranian authorities.
Iran Executed 6 of 10 People Sentenced to Death in Kurdistan. Remaining 4 on Hunger Strike
January 17, 2014
They are reportedly refusing food in protest to their detention and death sentences. Their names are: Jamshid and Jahangir Dehgani (brothers), Hamed Ahmadi and Kamal Molayee.
Dissident journalist on nationwide journey blogs experience: “Nothing but decadence”
January 10, 2014
For the past year journalist Mohammad Nourizad has been travelling and hitchhiking his way across Iran visiting victims of rights abuses. Nourizad’s peaceful initiative has led news sites controlled by Iran’s security apparatuses to publish slander about him.
Arash Sadeghi Talks with Reformist Journalist after Prison Release
October 28, 2013
M.A: I would like to know when were you released?
S.A: I was released on Saturday, October. 12, [2013] at 9 PM [Tehran time].
Arash Sadeghi Speaks Out After Prison Release
October 25, 2013
Translation of Fereshteh Ghazi’s interview is thanks to Siavosh Jalili, Persian2English
Imprisoned Human Rights Activist Says Media’s Reporting Has Segregated Him from Other Iranians
October 02, 2013
Following a visit with Navid Khanjani in Rajai Shahr Prison on September 25, 2013, the family of this imprisoned human rights activist posted a note online regarding his well-being.
Peyman Aref Summoned to Evin Prison for Exercising Basic Rights
September 22, 2013
According to Peyman, the summons order is regarding his latest case file related to his arrest on April 22, 2013 (he was released from Evin Prison on bail following three days of detention).
Where is Arash Sadeghi? Is Missing Student New Pawn in IRI Game?
September 14, 2013
In the wake of the Prosecutor General of Iran’s recent statement that nobody with the name Arash Sadeghi is held in Evin Prison, online pro-democracy and human rights activists are demanding from authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran to answer the question people in Iran and around the world have urgently been asking: Where is Arash Sadeghi?
Letter from Death Row: Zanyar and Loghman Moradi Cry for Life
September 08, 2013
New letter from young Kurdish political prisoners Zanyar and Loghman Moradi, addressed to Dr. Ahmed Shaheed (United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran) and Human Rights advocacy institutions: “Save us from execution!
Blogger on Hunger Strike Transferred from Prison to Hospital
August 28, 2013
Activist and blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki was transferred from Evin Prison to the emergency ward of Shahid Modarres hospital around 1:00 p.m. today, due to his deteriorating health and stomach and gastrointestinal bleeding.
Lawyer of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani Released from Prison
August 19, 2013
Javid Houtan Kian was released following more than three years of imprisonment. He was released at 10:00 a.m. from Tabriz Central Prison.
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