Two years after the death of Haleh Sahabi at her father’s funeral, a Tehran Court has declared she died of “natural causes” and closed the investigation. In an interview with Rooz Online, Sahabi’s husband stated that the court refused to review films and photographs pertaining to the incident despite the court testimonies of four […]
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Official Silence One Year After Haleh Sahabi’s Death
On the anniversary of Haleh Sahabi’s death, her brother Hamed Sahabi spoke with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran about the yearlong silence and the slow progress of the case with the Judiciary.
“Police Should End Coverup And Release Recording,” Says Brother of Deceased Activist
The brother of Haleh Sahabi, who lost her life on 1 June 2011 following interference by security forces during her father’s funeral, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that he continues to pursue his complaint with Iranian authorities to identify those involved in the incident.
MP admits state error in death of activist
Iranian MP Ali Motahari has admitted “the negligence of officials caused the death of Haleh Sahabi,” the Iranian activist who died during a raid on her father’s funeral.
Haleh, the angel of peace and patience, took flight
Haleh Sahabi was a member of Mothers for Peace, a group whose members have suffered greatly in recent years. Two years ago one member, Parvin Fahimion, lost her son [Sohrab Arabi]. And now Haleh Sahabi lost her life at the burial ceremony of her father.
Tehran Prosecutor urged to investigate death of political prisoners
A group of Iranian human rights activists and court attorneys has called on the Tehran Prosecutor to investigate the “moving and painful” deaths of Haleh Sahabi and Reza Hoda Saber.
Hoda Saber’s last picture before death in prison
This picture shows Hoda Saber, the latest victim of the Iranian regime’s human rights violations. The picture was taken in Evin prison on 23 August 2010, a month after he was initially arrested. Saber, 52, a leading political activist, died after ten days on hunger strike in protest at the death of Haleh Sahabi, […]
Ezzatollah Sahabi obituary
Often jailed, he was a tireless campaigner for democracy in Iran.Ezzatollah Sahabi arrives at the Iranian parliament in 2004. He led the Nationalist-Religious Coalition. Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA The deaths of the prominent Iranian democracy activist Ezzatollah Sahabi, aged 81, and his campaigning daughter, Haleh, who died at his funeral, aged 54, have highlighted political tensions in […]
BREAKING NEWS – The 12 Political Prisoners at Evin Issue a Statement Ending Their Hunger Strike
The 12 political prisoners on hunger strike at Evin prison, protesting the killings of Haleh Sahabi and Hoda Saber, ended their hunger strike yesterday, Sunday June 26th, 2011.
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 […]