The sentences of Gonbadi dervish, Alireza Roushan was finalized by the appeals court.
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Iran’s leading human rights lawyer begins serving out 9-year jail term
A prominent Iranian human rights lawyer has begun serving out a nine-year jail-term. According to opposition site Kaleme, Mohammad Ali Dadkhah has been transferred to ward 350 of the notorious Evin Prison in order to serve out the lengthy prison sentence.
Former Iranian President’s Daughter Begins Serving Jail Term
The daughter of former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been sent to jail for six months for a January conviction on charges of distributing antistate propaganda.
Student activists sent to jail
The Iranian judiciary has confirmed the prison sentences of Iranian student activists Kouhyar Goudarzi and Amir Garshasbi.
Ayatollah Mahmoud Taleghani
Ayatollah Mahmoud Taleghani (1911 – September 9, 1979) was an Iranian theologian, humanist, Muslim reformer, democracy advocate and a senior Shi’a cleric of Iran.
Iranian Christian pastor released from jail
Youcef Nadarkhani reunited with family after court acquits him of apostasy, which carries death sentence under Sharia law.
Journalist begins jail term
Prominent Iranian journalist Jila Bani-Yaghoub has begun her one-year jail term at Evin Prison. The Kaleme opposition website reports that Ban-Yaghoub, a prominent Iranian journalist and women’s rights activist, returned to Evin Prison on Sunday September 2 to serve out a one-year sentence.
Student activist Ali Ajami expelled after serving out jail-term
An Iranian law student has been expelled from Tehran University, after serving out his jail term.
Iranian activist to serve 7 years in jail
Iranian activists and journalist Nasour Taghipour has been arrested to serve out a seven-year sentence.
Human Rights Defenders Under Attack In Iran
Mounting repression represents a serious setback for the protection of human rights in Iran.Three independent experts who report to the United Nations on human rights have condemned the ongoing persecution of human rights defenders in Iran.