A group of Iranian political prisoners has written to former president Mohammad Khatami, urging him to run in the presidential election should the right conditions present themselves. The letter, dated April 17 and published on the Kaleme website, does not set out the release of political prisoners as a precondition. In fact, the political […]
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Ahead of Elections, Arrests and Coerced Confessions Ramp Up
Authorities Intensify Campaign Against BBC PersianJournalists and Their Family Members Targeted(2 February 2012) The Iranian judiciary should immediately stop its widespread campaign of intimidation against journalists and their family members, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today.
Iran: New Assault on Freedom of Information – Journalists, Bloggers Arrested Ahead of Elections
Source: Human Rights WatchIranian authorities should immediately charge or release at least 10 journalists and bloggers arrested since the beginning of 2012, Human Rights Watch said today. The arrests appear to be part of the government’s most recent campaign to disrupt the free flow of information ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for March 2.
Coordination Council calls for ‘new initiatives’ ahead of Student Day
GVF — In anticipation of Student Day in Iran, the Coordination Council for the Green Path of Hope has called on students to take the “initiative” to express “dissatisfaction” over the current state of affairs in the country.
UN’s Special Rapporteur To Iran ‘Fully Aware Of Daunting Task Ahead’
September 20, 2011By Courtney BrooksA career politician from the Maldives who was a key architect of the remote archipelago’s democratic reforms has taken on an extraordinarily daunting task: acting as the UN’s first special rapporteur on human rights to Iran since 2002.