On December 1, 2012 it was reported that Dr. Ali Rashidi, an eminent Iranian economist and political activist, had been… read more
Ahmad Reza Hashempour, a 40-year-old Ph.D., was arrested in 2007. A lower court had sentenced him to death, and in… read more
The Kaleme website reported that 20 relief workers were sentenced in Tabriz Revolutionary Court. Their prison sentences range from six… read more
UPDATE: AUGUST 8, 2013: Ghasem Ahmadi, the Kurdish journalist has been sentenced to four years in prison by branch 1… read more
April 13, 2013--Committee of Human Rights Reporters – According to received reports, student, blogger and cyber activist Pouria Farazmand was… read more
On January 18, 2012 security forces arrested Iranian labor activist Mohammad Jarrahi in his home in Tabriz. He was sentenced… read more
May 30, 2013: Recently retired former spokesperson of Iran Teachers' Union, Mahmoud Beheshti, who is currently out on 150 Million… read more
July 1, 2013 Mir Taher Mousavi, a Former MP, a university instructor, and a member of Mir Hossein Mousavi’s 2009… read more
URGENT UPDATE MAY 11, 2016 -- KURDISH-IRANIAN PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE AFSHIN SOHRABZADEH IS DYING OF CANCER...DUE TO MEDICAL NEGLECT! HRANA… read more
UPDATE: July 23, 2013: Imprisoned journalist Fariba Pajouh, arrested July 10, is being held in solitary confinement without charges, a… read more
