Human rights activist Narges Mohammadi was detained by security agents for several hours as she tried to meet with the Vice President of the German Parliament, Claudia Roth, in Tehran on the afternoon of January 25, 2015, according to http://dw.de/p/1ERmO“>Saham News. She was released at midnight, after she was interrogated and threatened with imprisonment. Roth, […]
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Amnesty International: Ex-political prisoner detained, risks torture
Former prisoner of conscience Arash Sadeghi has been held in Tehran’s Evin Prison since 6 September. He is believed to be in solitary confinement without access to a lawyer and he has yet to be charged. He may be at risk of torture or other ill-treatment. Arash Sadeghi, a former student activist at Allameh […]
Protesting Dervishes Beaten and Detained
Security agents and police verbally and physically assaulted Gonabadi dervishes before arresting them for their protest gathering outside the Judiciary in Tehran, a protesting dervish told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. Sadigheh Khalili, who is having difficulty walking after being kicked many times during the protest, said about 300 male and […]
U.S. Pastor Detained In Iran Reported Released
A U.S. clergyman who has been held in Iran since October 21 has told relatives he will be returning home on a flight arriving in Los Angeles later on October 23. Eddie Romero spoke to his family by telephone on October 22 from Tehran. Romero traveled to Iran in order to protet against the […]
Candidate’s detained campaign workers moved to solitary
An opposition website reports that the detained members of Hassan Rohani’s campaign team have been transferred to solitary confinement. Kaleme reports that the detainees are, therefore, in the hands of the Ministry of Intelligence. Hassan Rohani is one of two presidential candidates linked to the reformists. On Saturday June 1, a number of young […]
Several Reportedly Detained At Iranian Presidential Candidate’s Rally
Iranian opposition websites report that authorities have detained several people who attended a campaign meeting for moderate presidential candidate Hassan Rohani. A report on June 2 by “Kaleme” said that police arrested at least seven people at the gathering in Tehran’s northern neighborhood of Jamaran the previous day. “Sahamnews” said those detained included several […]
Two opposition activists detained in Behbahan
Two political activists have been detained in the southern city of Behbahan. According to opposition site Kaleme, Javad Abu-Ali and Mohammad Danaei were arrested on 25 April and 9 May respectively. The charges against the men and their place of detention are still unclear. Javad Abu-Ali had previously been imprisoned for “propaganda” against the […]
Detained workers supported by protesters
A group of labour activists and the families of detained workers gathered in front of the Justice Department in Sanandaj on Saturday April 6 to protest the undetermined state of their arrested peers and relatives. The Committee of Coordination of Support for Labour Organizations reports that the assistant prosecutor and interrogator failed to provide […]
Reformist says Iran should harness experience of detained leaders
Senior reformist figure Abdollah Nouri is calling on the Islamic Republic establishment to take advantage of the experience and popularity of opposition leaders MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi to help resolve the country’s growing problems.
Iraqi scholar detained in Iran
Iranian authorities have arrested an Islamic scholar from Iraq, according to media reports.