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28 Apr 2011

Pressure and torture of political prisoner result in disease

In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Fatemeh Alvandi, mother of prisoner of conscience Mehdi Mahmoudian, said that her son has developed epilepsy in prison and is in dire physical and psychological shape
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Fatemeh Alvandi, mother of prisoner of...
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27 Apr 2011

Sharp rise in the rate of executions in public in Iran

Amnesty International has condemned a sharp rise in the rate of executions in public in Iran which have included the first executions of juvenile offenders in the world this year. Since the start of 2011, up to 13 men have been hanged in public, compared to 14 such executions recorded by Amnesty International from official Iranian sources in the whole of 2010.
Amnesty International has condemned a sharp rise in the rate of executions in public in Iran which have included the...
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22 Apr 2011

Rights Organizations Should Defend The Rights of Prisoners

In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Fatemeh Maleki, the wife of journalist and filmmaker Mohammad Nourizad, said she has had no word from her husband for the past month. My last meeting with Mr. Nourizad was on 18 March, and I have not heard from him since.
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Fatemeh Maleki, the wife of journalist and...
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21 Apr 2011

Horrific Human Rights Abuses In Iran

The State Department cites reports of multiple acts of arbitrary or unlawful killings committed by the government or its agents. The U.S. State Department's newly released annual report on human rights conditions in Iran shines a spotlight on horrific abuse.
The State Department cites reports of multiple acts of arbitrary or unlawful killings committed by the government or its...
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19 Apr 2011

Iran Arab minority protest deaths must be investigated

The Iranian authorities must investigate clashes between security forces and protesters from the Ahwazi Arab minority that reportedly left at least three people dead and dozens injured in the south-western province of Khuzestan, Amnesty International said today.
The Iranian authorities must investigate clashes between security forces and protesters from the Ahwazi Arab minority...
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19 Apr 2011

Another Prisoner Dies in Iran Due to Lack of Medical Care

Hassan Nahid, a political prisoner who was held in ward 350 of Evin prison died two weeks ago in the hospital due to lack of medical attention and treatment for his cancer, according to the Committee in Defense of Political Prisoners.
Hassan Nahid, a political prisoner who was held in ward 350 of Evin prison died two weeks ago in the hospital due to...
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14 Apr 2011

Nasrin Sotoudeh, Jailed Iranian Lawyer, Writer, and Activist Wins Top PEN Prize

New York City, April 13, 2011 PEN American Center today named Nasrin Sotoudeh, a writer, lawyer, and leader of the women s and children s rights movement in Iran, as the recipient of its 2011 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award.
New York City, April 13, 2011 PEN American Center today named Nasrin Sotoudeh, a writer, lawyer, and leader of the women...
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13 Apr 2011

Department of State’s Human Rights Report on Iran

The government severely limited citizens' right to peacefully change their government through free and fair elections, and it continued a campaign of postelection violence and intimidation. The government committed extrajudicial killings and executed persons for criminal convictions as juveniles and through unfair trials, sometimes in group executions.
The government severely limited citizens' right to peacefully change their government through free and fair elections,...
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5 Apr 2011

Massacre Mullah Awarded with ‘Medal of Bravery’ in Iran

According to Fars News Agency, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad awarded the [national] Medal of Bravery at the April 3rd cabinet meeting to Gholamreza Hassani. Hassani received the award for his record of resistance prior to the Islamic Revolution [against the Shah s regime], fighting against Kurdish opposition in the first years following the Islamic Revolution, and participation in the Iraq-Iran war.
According to Fars News Agency, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad awarded the [national] Medal of Bravery at the April 3rd cabinet...
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31 Mar 2011

Iranian lawyer revives Delara who is responsible for her death

The following is a recent letter on Delara Darabi's execution that occurred two years ago, from the blog of Mohammad Mostafaei, one of Delara Darabi's lawyers. Delara was executed in Iran on May 1, 2009. An alternate spelling to Delara's name is Delaram. "Del" in Persian means heart, "aram" means calm.
The following is a recent letter on Delara Darabi's execution that occurred two years ago, from the blog of Mohammad...
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24 Mar 2011

Russia Must Address Human Rights Violations in Iran

I have seen many tragic things in my long career as a human rights advocate, but what is happening in Iran deeply shocks me. The execution rate is skyrocketing. Around 150 persons have been executed already in 2011, which means around one every eight hours.
I have seen many tragic things in my long career as a human rights advocate, but what is happening in Iran deeply shocks...
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24 Mar 2011

Supreme Leader is Accountable for Crimes Taking Place

Before the Revolution, Mr. Khomeini said something like this about the Shah of Iran: If he knows what crimes are carried out by those under his rule, he is a partner in those crimes. And if he doesn t know about them, shame on him! We could repeat the same thing today about Mr. Khamenei, said Bazargan.
Before the Revolution, Mr. Khomeini said something like this about the Shah of Iran: If he knows what crimes are carried...
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19 Mar 2011

Many Countries Support a Special Mechanism on Iran

In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Dokhi Fassihian, executive director of the Democracy Coalition Project, said many countries have reached the conclusion that there is an urgent need for a UN special mechanism to monitor and report on the human rights situation. She also said that the Secretary General s recent report is a strong report which indicates the United Nation s serious attention to this matter.
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Dokhi Fassihian, executive director of the...
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18 Mar 2011

Family members beaten outside Evin prison, says human rights group

A human rights activist told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that dozens of family members of political prisoners who had gone to Evin Prison hoping to receive bail or furlough orders for their kin, faced insults and in some cases beatings from prison officers.
A human rights activist told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that dozens of family members of...
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18 Mar 2011

Another Iranian Attorney Maedeh Ghaderi Jailed

March 14, 2011, RAHANA - Maedeh Ghaderi, an Iranian attorney, has been in detention since March 3rd. Lawyer Maedeh Ghaderi has been detained while her husband Ali Parandian, a Green Movement activist, had been arrested earlier by Intelligence officials.
March 14, 2011, RAHANA - Maedeh Ghaderi, an Iranian attorney, has been in detention since March 3rd. Lawyer Maedeh...
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18 Mar 2011

UN Secretary General’s Report Shows Need for Special Human Rights Monitor in Iran

(15 March 2011) The release of a report by the UN Secretary- General, Ban Ki-moon, on the human rights situation in Iran should encourage the UN Human Rights Council to establish a special monitoring and reporting mechanism, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today.
(15 March 2011) The release of a report by the UN Secretary- General, Ban Ki-moon, on the human rights situation in Iran...
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18 Mar 2011

Iran’s Supreme Court: Death Sentences Will Now Be Issued In Less Than 10 Days

March 16th, 2011 - According to the Human Rights House of Iran (RAHANA), Ayatollah Ahmad Mohseni Gorgani, the head of Iran's Supreme Court announced, "Moving forward, death sentences upheld by the criminal courts will be processed by the Supreme Court in less than 10 days."
March 16th, 2011 - According to the Human Rights House of Iran (RAHANA), Ayatollah Ahmad Mohseni Gorgani, the head of...
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13 Mar 2011

Young Iranian woman burned with acid tells her story

The following is the English translated text of a video on Masoumeh Ataei, a young Iranian woman who was burned and blinded with acid after divorcing her husband. She needs the help of concerned citizens and human rights activists to afford the needed surgeries and laser treatments.
The following is the English translated text of a video on Masoumeh Ataei, a young Iranian woman who was burned and...
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5 Mar 2011

Disgraceful: Iran Now Member of Top UN Women’s Rights Body, with US approval

Today, Iran becomes a full-member of the UN s top women s rights body, the UN Commission on the Status of Women. It was elected by the UN General Assembly by consensus, meaning with the approval of the United States.
Today, Iran becomes a full-member of the UN s top women s rights body, the UN Commission on the Status of Women. It was...
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5 Mar 2011

Concerns of torture for two missing opposition heads

Iranian officials should immediately end the illegal, incommunicado detention of four leading opposition figures: Mehdi Karroubi; Mir Hossein Mousavi; Fatemeh Karroubi; and Zahra Rahnavard, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today.
Iranian officials should immediately end the illegal, incommunicado detention of four leading opposition figures: Mehdi...
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2 Mar 2011

Interview with human rights activist on executions “silence allows violators set the standards”

The International Campaign for Abolishing the Death Penalty in Iran spoke to human rights activist Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam on his organization's recent annual execution report that covers Iran s 2010 record. The Iran Human Rights group s report states that, according to Iranian sources, "85 people have been executed in January 2011. At least 3 of those executed in January 2011 were arrested in connection with the 2009 post election protests."
The International Campaign for Abolishing the Death Penalty in Iran spoke to human rights activist Mahmood...
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1 Mar 2011

EU considering sanctions against 80 Iranian officials

The European Union is considering imposing sanctions on 80 Iranian officials involved in human rights violations, the International Campaign for Human Rights reports. The list includes members of the police and paramilitary forces, prison officials, prosecutors, judges and other officials involved in violating human rights and allegations of torture and death of dissidents.
The European Union is considering imposing sanctions on 80 Iranian officials involved in human rights violations, the...
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16 Feb 2011

Rights groups press UN to denounce Iran executions

Human rights groups are pressing the U.N. and the international community to denounce a rash of executions in Iran. The groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, say at least 86 people have been executed in 2011 in Iran. They say at least eight of those killed last month were political prisoners.
Human rights groups are pressing the U.N. and the international community to denounce a rash of executions in Iran. The...
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7 Feb 2011

A Campaign for Abolishing the Death Penalty in Iran

The growing number of executions, an indication of the ever increasing trend of the violation of the right to life, has resulted in a group of journalists and human rights activists to come together to launch an international campaign aimed at abolishing the death penalty in Iran .
The growing number of executions, an indication of the ever increasing trend of the violation of the right to life, has...
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5 Feb 2011

Iran Uses Media Stunts in Lieu of Fair Trials

International Campaign for Human Rights expressed its grave concern about the execution sentence of Saeed Malekpour, an Iranian-Canadian dual national and web developer, accused of establishing pornographic websites. He has been reportedly tortured to confess to these charges.
International Campaign for Human Rights expressed its grave concern about the execution sentence of Saeed Malekpour, an...
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1 Feb 2011

Jailed Supporter of Mourning Mothers in Poor Health and Banned from Prison Visits

Family members of Hakimeh Shokri announced that in their previous [attempt at a] prison visit, which [is supposed to] take place every two weeks, prison officials did not allow them to visit nor follow up on Hakimeh s condition. The family said that Hakimeh has been banned from prison visits and, after hours of waiting for news on her, they had no option but to leave.
Family members of Hakimeh Shokri announced that in their previous [attempt at a] prison visit, which [is supposed to]...
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31 Jan 2011

Iran to execute record numbers in 2011

Iran, which set off a diplomatic storm by hanging a Dutch-Iranian woman, is on target to execute a record number of over 1,000 people this year, rights groups said Sunday. And the execution of Zahra Bahrami is just the latest case of a "serious lack of transparency" in Iran's growing use of capital punishment, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
Iran, which set off a diplomatic storm by hanging a Dutch-Iranian woman, is on target to execute a record number of over...
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26 Jan 2011

Human Rights Lawyer Becomes Spokesperson for ‘Human Rights House of Iran’

The Human Rights House of Iran (also known as RAHANA) would like to introduce prominent attorney and human rights activist, Mohammad Mostafaei, as its spokesperson. In furthering its goals of informing the public of human rights violations occurring in Iran, and defending prisoners and victims of human rights violations, the Human Rights House of Iran is introducing prominent lawyer Mohamamad Mostafaei as its spokesperson.
The Human Rights House of Iran (also known as RAHANA) would like to introduce prominent attorney and human rights...
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17 Jan 2011

Political prisoner diagnosed with cancer but refused medical treatment

A political prisoner and Bazaar merchant, Mohsen Dokmechi, has been returned to jail from a hospital bed by Iranian regime agents even though he is suffering from serious health defects as a result of a surgery and pancreatic cance
A political prisoner and Bazaar merchant, Mohsen Dokmechi, has been returned to jail from a hospital bed by Iranian...
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14 Jan 2011

Mother of Nazanin Khosravani Says Daughter Forced to Sleep in Cold Cell with No Warm Clothes

There are no beds in the the prison cells in the Ministry of Intelligence s ward 209. Consequently, prisoners are forced to sleep on the floor. Despite the extreme cold weather, prisoners have not be provided with warm clothes or extra blankets.
There are no beds in the the prison cells in the Ministry of Intelligence s ward 209. Consequently, prisoners are forced...
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14 Jan 2011

Two Kurdish Political Prisoners on Death Row “We Were Threatened with Sexual Torture”

Loghman Moradi and Zaniar Moradi, two political prisoners sentenced to death by public hanging contacted CDPP from Rajai Shahr Gohardasht prison to seek help from human rights defenders and insisted that they were forced to confess under torture; that none of the accusations leveled against them were true.
Loghman Moradi and Zaniar Moradi, two political prisoners sentenced to death by public hanging contacted CDPP from Rajai...
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2 Jan 2011

Iran stoning ruling ‘could change’

Authorities reviewing a death by stoning sentence against an Iranian woman convicted of adultery could still commute the sentence, a senior Iranian judiciary official has said. Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani was taken from prison late on Saturday to meet journalists to talk about her confession of helping her lover kill her husband. Ashtiani, who has previously appeared on state television, denied that she had been tortured in prison and admitted that she was an accomplice to the murder.
Authorities reviewing a death by stoning sentence against an Iranian woman convicted of adultery could still commute the...
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2 Jan 2011

190 executions in the year of 2010

Worldwide statistics indicates, the Islamic Republic of Iran was placed in second place in execution rate after China. Iran is also remains one of few dozen countries that runs this inhumane punishment.
Worldwide statistics indicates, the Islamic Republic of Iran was placed in second place in execution rate after China....
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