Following the Ashura protests over the disputed presidential elections, hundreds of people were detained and many received heavy sentences. Farah… read more

*UPDATE February 25, 2011* January 20th: The Supreme Court has overturned Farah Vazehan’s death sentence. HOWEVER, even though her death… read more

18 year old Ebrahim Hamidi was sentenced to death two years ago at the age of 16 for an unspecified… read more

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has approved building new nuclear sites for enriching uranium, the latest step in expanding Iran's nuclear… read more

Allegations of police brutality in France, including cases of unlawful killing, are rarely properly investigated and those responsible are seldom… read more

Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other… read more

Jafar Kazemi is 47 years old, married, and has two children. He is a lithographer for academic books and illustrations… read more

Following the June 2010 ethnic violence between Kyrgyz and Uzbeks in Kyrgyzstan, thousands of homes and businesses throughout the country,… read more

In June 2010, ethnic violence erupted between Kyrgyz and Uzbeks in Kyrgyzstan, particularly in the cities of Osh and Jalal-Abad.… read more

Across the globe there are some 245 million widows, many of whom are subject to the sort of privations, prejudice… read more