Middle East
General Assembly voices concern over Iranian human rights record
United Nations Member States today expressed deep concern at reports of human rights violations in Iran, including torture, the use of cruel punishments such as flogging and amputations and "pervasive gender inequality and violence against women," and called on Tehran to strengthen its national human rights institutions.
What Has Happened to the 1000s Wounded After the Election
Last month Alireza Saboori, shot in the head during the mass protest of 15 June 2009, died in the US. This prompted Mohammad (Farhad) Yeganeh Tabrizi, injured during the Ashura demonstrations of December 2009 to break his anonymity: "I have already come to terms with the fact that sooner or later, I might have to face the same fate, but what tortures me is how the thousands of injured, whose pain is many times greater than the death of those who died during the protests following the election, are being forgotten."
Iran Activist “severely beaten” in detention after Lake Oroumieh protest
Dr. Maleki’s letter to Ahmed Shaheed I testify to 32 years of crime
In a letter to Ahmad Shaheed, the United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Iran, Dr. Mohammad Maleki, the first president of Tehran University after the Islamic revolution, declared that he is ready to reveal the crimes he has witnessed over the past 32 years in Iran. Maleki was recently summoned to appear before the court.
Imprisoned Political Activist’s Health Deteriorates in Prison
Ali Tabarzadi, son of prisoner of conscience Heshmatollah Tabarzadi, told the International Campaign for Human Rights In Iran that his father s health has deteriorated in prison, and that in the last few months he has experienced serious cardiac complications. Judicial authorities have refused his family s request for his medical leave.
Where is Kouhyar Goudarzi? Human rights activist still missing after more than 20 days
Imprisoned Blogger Severely Beaten By IRGC Forces after Writing a Letter to Tehran’s Prosecutor
Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, a blogger arrested after the 2009 presidential election, was beaten by IRGC security forces after writing a letter to Tehran s Prosecutor detailing his condition in Evin Prison.Ronaghi is currently suffering from severely damaged kidneys and is in need of serious medical attention.In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Zoleikha Mousavi and Ahmad Ronaghi Maleki, Ronaghi s mother and father, talked about their most recent prison visit with their son and said that the reason for the beating was his letter
Upon Completion of 2-Year Sentence New Trial Awaits
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, the wife of prisoner of conscience Hashem Khastar said that her husband, whose two-year prison term ended, was expected to be released on 26 July; but instead was taken to court and tried on the new charge of "creating public anxiety."
Asking the Supreme Leader to Intervene in His Case Resulted in Additional Charges for Abdollah Momeni
Revisiting the Horrors of Kahrizak Prison – The Guilty, the Victims, and Their Families
Kahrizak ---- Although familiar to locals, the word was only elevated to heights of infamy, in the most bitter, painful and tragic ways, in the disputed 2009 Presidential election. The public --- both domestic and foreign --- learned about a place called Kahrizak Prison, a detention centre where those protesting the election results were subject to mistreatment, beatings, abuse, torture, and, in some cases, death.
Female prisoner commits suicide to protest conditions
Jailed Iranian Journalist Appeals To UN Rapporteur
Arzhang Davoudi describes nature of Velayat-e Faqih regime in letter from Rajai Shahr prison
In a letter delivered to the Human Rights and Democracy Activists in Iran group, political prisoner Arzhang Davoudi described the nature of the Velayat-e Faqih regime. He also revealed the organized crimes committed against defenseless prisoners in the ward 1 solitary confinement cells at Rajai Shahr 'Gohardasht' prison (Karaj, Iran).
Pressure on Sotoudeh Continues In-Person Visits With Children Prevented
Evin Prison authorities have once again prevented imprisoned human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh from visiting her children in person in order to put pressure on her for forced confessions. In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Sotoudeh s husband, Reza Khandan, spoke of their children s disappointment.
Fears grow for lawyer of woman in Iran stoning case
Iran denies U.S. hikers were mistreated in jail
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New Report on Iran’s Prison Deaths Raises Concerns
Iran s pattern of prison abuse and neglect demonstrates that the lives of prisoners of conscience are at risk, theInternational Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today, with the publication of a new report, Death in Prison: No One Held Accountable. The Campaign holds Iranian authorities at the highest levels accountable for the health and well-being of eighteen prisoners of conscience now on their sixth day of a hunger strike.