Daughter of Ailing Blogger: My Father’s Life is in Danger
April 18, 2013
Mitra talks about the heart attacks her father has suffered and the medical neglect he is faced with. She also quotes the Prosecuting Judge who said: “We sent [Mohammad Reza Pourshajari] to Ghezel Hesar Prison so he may die there.”
HEADLINES
HR Groups Welcome Denmark’s Decision to Stop Funding UN-Operated Anti-Drug Program Contributing to Executions in Iran
April 11, 2013
Human rights groups have commended the decision by Denmark to cease all funding for the UNODC integrated program of technical cooperation on drugs and crime in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Siamak Mehr, Ailing Blogger in Urgent Need of Surgery and Prison Leave (Interview)
March 29, 2013
Kaleme interviews Mitra Pourshajari, the daughter of Siamak Mehr: “My father’s physical condition is very bad. Two of the arteries in his heart are completely clogged and physicians have lost hope that they could reverse the damage with medicine. Physicians say heart surgery [is the solution].”
Death Row Al-Hiwar Activists on Hunger Strike, Nominated for International ‘Courage’ Prize
March 18, 2013
According to this New York-based organization, the annual Civil Courage Prize was founded to draw attention to “extraordinary heroes of conscience” and is awarded to individuals who have demonstrated “steadfast resistance to evil at great personal risk.”
Situation of Student Activist (Zia Nabavi) in Solitary Confinement Unknown
March 11, 2013
There has been no information available on student activist, Zia Nabavi since more than a week ago when he was suddenly transferred to solitary confinement in the Ahwaz Intelligence Office.
Take Action: Regime Criminal to Speak at UN Event on Monday
March 10, 2013
Iran’s Interior Minister and former Minister of Defense is set to speak on Monday in Vienna at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s (UNODC) 56th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs. Mohammad Najjar is on the U.S. human rights sanctions list.
On Anniversary of Arrest Navid Khanjani Writes Note from Prison
March 01, 2013
Navid Khanjani, an Iranian activist held in Rajai Shahr Prison has written a short note for the occasion of the third anniversary of his arrest.
Urgent Attention: Blogger “Siamak Mehr” Needs Heart Surgery and Medical Leave from Prison
February 27, 2013
There are increasing concerns about the health of imprisoned blogger, Mohammad Reza Pourshajari (a.k.a Siamak Mehr). He is currently held in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, and several sources have reported that his health is in serious danger.
Iran Human Rights: 500 Executions in 4 Months in One Prison
February 26, 2013
Executions in Vakilabad Prison have resumed. About 500 prisoners have been executed in Vakilabad since October 2012.
FRIDAY: CEREMONY FOR STUDENT PEACE PRIZE WINNER
February 13, 2013
The biennial Student Peace Prize ceremony will be held on Friday in Trondheim to officially award Majid Tavakoli, an Iranian university student activist of the 2013 prize. The ceremony will be streamed live on isfit.org.
Amnesty International takes URGENT ACTION for Ahwazi Arabs Facing Imminent Execution +Tweets
January 20, 2013
Write Letters to Iranian authorities to help halt the executions. Also find suggested tweets for a Twitter Storm.
Hossein Ronaghi Maleki’s Father at Risk of Arrest/Prison Sentences Issued to Azerbaijan Earthquake Relief Workers
January 16, 2013
Seyed Ahmad Ronaghi Maleki was recently summoned to branch 8 of the Public and Revolutionary Court Prosecutor’s Office in Tabriz/ Total of Nearly 19 Years Imprisonment Issued to Azerbaijan Earthquake Relief Workers.
Keramat Zareian, Green Movement Activist Tortured to Death by IRI Intelligence Agents
January 12, 2013
The body of Keramatollah Zareian, 27, was found in the bathtub of an apartment in Tehran. After Kurdpa News Agency received word of the incident, [its reporters] contacted Kermatollah Zareian’s sister by phone and asked about the details of her brother’s murder.
Revealing Interview with Zanyar and Loghman’s Family: They’re Innocent. Don’t Let Them Be Executed!
January 12, 2013
Fereshteh Ghazi interviews the fathers of Loghman and Zanyar Moradi, Kurdish political prisoners sentenced to death.
Request for retrial rejected, Gholamreza Khosravi in danger of execution Again
December 24, 2012
Political prisoner sentenced to death is in imminent danger of execution after his lawyer’s request for a retrial was rejected by branch 31 of the Supreme Court on December 15, 2012.
No Improvement in Nasrin Sotoudeh’s physical health since ending her hunger strike, denied medical care
December 16, 2012
Reza Khandan: Though Nasrin is no longer on hunger strike, her physical health has not improved since last week [when she broke her hunger strike]. She has not yet received any medical care, despite the fact that she [suffers] from digestive problems.
Political Activist Asal Esmaeilzadeh Returns to Prison
December 16, 2012
Asal Esmaeilzadeh, political activist, turned herself in to Evin Prison this morning to endure the remainder of her prison sentence.
TAKE ACTION ON ZIA NABAVI’S 29th BIRTHDAY
December 15, 2012
December 21 is Shabe Yalda and Zia Nabavi’s birthday. Show your solidarity with the student activist banned from his education.
Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Letter of Gratitude from Prison to Her Supporters
December 11, 2012
Imprisoned rights attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh has written a letter of gratitude to her supporters after ending her 49-day hunger strike
New photos of earthquake-stricken victims (including children) in Ahar, East Azerbaijan
November 13, 2012
PHOTOS BY MASOUMEH FARIBORZI | Earthquake victims in Ahar county, East Azerbaijan grapple with below zero temperatures…
FOUR WOMEN STONED TO DEATH IN IRAN – CALL FOR INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATION
November 03, 2012
Based on reports received by the Melli-Mazhabi (Religious-Nationalist) website, security agents from the Iranian Judiciary transferred the bodies of four women who had been stoned to death to the Tehran forensic medicine department.
Human rights groups urge UN to cease anti-drug trafficking funding until Iranian authorities renounce use of death penalty for drug-related offences
October 10, 2012
Today, on International Day against the Death Penalty, groups dedicated to human rights issues inside Iran and the cessation of the death penalty have called for a moratorium on international funding to Iran’s anti-drug trafficking programs until such time Iran renounces its policy of execution for those convicted of drug-related offenses.
Weeklong Tweet Storm: Protest the Iranian Regime’s Presence in NYC
September 19, 2012
WE WILL BEGIN on September 19 and go until the 26th. Tweet for one hour every day at 3PM EST FOR ONE WEEK.
Nasrin Sotoudeh: Two Years Behind Bars, No Furlough
September 04, 2012
In a note posted yesterday on Facebook, Nasrin’s husband, Reza Khandan described the day of his wife’s arrest two years ago. The following is an English translation of his note.
More Details on the Arrest of Earthquake Relief Volunteers
August 25, 2012
A source close to the relief volunteers arrested on August 22 in Tabriz, spoke to Saham News regarding the ill treatment of the Iranian authorities toward the volunteers.
Help! Mass Arrests of Iranian Activists in Earthquake-Stricken Region
August 22, 2012
Iranian security forces have arrested approximately 45 social activists in Haris county (in the East Azerbaijan province) on August 22, during violent raids on relief camps to confiscate supplies collected for victims of the recent earthquakes in the region.
Amnesty International Urgent Action: Gholamreza Khosravi at Risk of Execution
August 11, 2012
An Iranian man, Gholamreza Khosravi Savajani, is scheduled to be executed on 10 September, on the charge of “enmity against God” (moharebeh) for his alleged support of a banned Iranian opposition group, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI). PLEASE TAKE URGENT ACTION.
Family of Political Prisoner At Imminent Risk of Execution: “How did a six-year prison term turn into the death penalty?”
August 02, 2012
A family member of Gholamreza Khosravi said: “The death sentence has been sent to the Execution of Sentences Circuit Office in Evin prison. The interrogators had previously said that the death sentence would be carried out in June, but now, without any official announcement, said they will carry out the execution in September. They basically want to exert pressure and stress [on him and his family].”
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- Help!!! Save the Life of an Innocent, Tortured Iranian Woman on Death Row
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- Gravely ill political prisoner denied hospitalization; almost paralyzed
- Nasrin Sotoudeh vows to launch hunger strike if denied visitation with family next Week
- Human Rights Statement: “Narges Mohammadi’s life is in Danger”
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Request for retrial rejected, Gholamreza Khosravi in danger of execution Again
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Gender Violence
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FOUR WOMEN STONED TO DEATH IN IRAN – CALL FOR INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATION
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Regime lashes civil activist, Shirin Ebadi says act shows weakness
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Iranian University Student Writes on Violence Against Women: “Invisible Wounds”
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Journalists and Bloggers
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Siamak Mehr, Ailing Blogger in Urgent Need of Surgery and Prison Leave (Interview)
March 29, 2013
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On Anniversary of Arrest Navid Khanjani Writes Note from Prison
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Urgent Attention: Blogger “Siamak Mehr” Needs Heart Surgery and Medical Leave from Prison
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More Details on the Arrest of Earthquake Relief Volunteers
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Prisoners & Their Families
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Daughter of Ailing Blogger: My Father’s Life is in Danger
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Urgent Attention: Blogger “Siamak Mehr” Needs Heart Surgery and Medical Leave from Prison
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Hossein Ronaghi Maleki’s Father at Risk of Arrest/Prison Sentences Issued to Azerbaijan Earthquake Relief Workers
January 16, 2013
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Revealing Interview with Zanyar and Loghman’s Family: They’re Innocent. Don’t Let Them Be Executed!
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Protests & Police Brutality
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Weeklong Tweet Storm: Protest the Iranian Regime’s Presence in NYC
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Religious Persecution
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March 01, 2013
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February 16, 2012
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February 10, 2012
Students
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March 11, 2013
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On Anniversary of Arrest Navid Khanjani Writes Note from Prison
March 01, 2013
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FRIDAY: CEREMONY FOR STUDENT PEACE PRIZE WINNER
February 13, 2013
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TAKE ACTION ON ZIA NABAVI’S 29th BIRTHDAY
December 15, 2012
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More Details on the Arrest of Earthquake Relief Volunteers
August 25, 2012
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Workers
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Request for retrial rejected, Gholamreza Khosravi in danger of execution Again
December 24, 2012
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More Abuse by the Iranian Regime: Human Rights Violations Summary Report
July 30, 2012
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Four leftist labor and student activists in Tabriz sentenced to a total of 22.5 years in prison
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June 02, 2011
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May 06, 2011
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