In yet another vague statement effectively signaling support by the Iranian Judiciary for the continuation of the four-year-long house arrest of Iran’s Green Movement leaders, Iranian Judiciary Spokesperson Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei said during his weekly press conference on January 5 that “If one day the background is set, there will be a trial, and […]
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Iranian activist jailed for four years: Maryam Shafi’ Pour
Prisoner of conscience Maryam Shafi’ Pour has had her seven-year prison sentence reduced to four years on appeal. Maryam Shafi’ Pour’s sentence was reduced to four years’ imprisonment on 28 May, by Branch 54 of the Appeals Court of Tehran. Activist Maryam Shafi’ Pour had been sentenced to seven years in prison on 2 […]
Iran Human Rights: President Rouhani, Listen to Your Public
While enjoying unprecedented successes in international relations, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani seems to be suffering a stalemate when it comes to building trust and cooperation between different factions in the Iranian state. As a result, he seems plagued by continuous human rights disasters at home, while issuing no public condemnations. Indeed, during an official […]
Iranian Opposition Leader Returns To House Arrest After Hospitalization
Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Musavi has been transferred to house arrest, a day after he was hospitalized due to heart problems. The opposition website Kalame, which is close to Musavi, reports that the opposition figure underwent a heart procedure before being sent home where he’s been held under arrest since February 2011. One […]
Iran’s Unusual Attacks Against a United Nations Special Rapporteur
To believe Iranian officials, neither the decision to keep the leaders of the Green Movement under house arrest, nor that of releasing them, involves the judiciary. High level officials take publicly pride in the politically-motivated detention of the 2009 presidential candidates as they do in the rise in execution numbers. Recent statements in support […]
Abdollah Momeni released from prison
Abdollah Momeni, a prominent student activist and spokesman for Advar-e Tahkim-e Vahdat, was released on March 13 after five years in jail. Momeni, who headed the Free Citizens for Mehdi Karroubi presidential campaign, was arrested in June of 2009 in the aftermath of the controversial presidential election, which was marred with allegations of vote […]
They don’t give up – street protest in solidarity with Iranian dissidents Branderburger Tor Berlin
Two weeks ago, the International Organization to Preserve Human Rights in Iran (IOPHRI) announced that they would carry out further street actions for the freedom of prisoners of conscience in Iran. On Saturday 8 February 2014, they kept their promise. In front of the U.S. Embassy in Berlin, they shouted slogans for the freedom […]
A sutdent activist has been tried
During the latest trial, Judge Salavati refused to release Maryam Shafipoor on bail and she was returned to Evin prison.According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the trial session of Maryam Shafipoor, the member of Mehdi Karroubi’s election campaigns women committee was held in branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court […]
Officals and Clerics Verbally Attack and Threaten 2009 Protestors and Leaders
Over the past few days, influential Iranian leaders have unleashed a fresh wave of verbal attacks and threats against the 2009 post-election protesters and their leaders, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi. The threats and attacks have included a hardliner cleric’s volunteering to hang Mousavi and Karroubi, as well as others stating that the […]
Doctors Call on Rouhani to End House Arrest of Mousavi, Karroubi, Rahnavard
In an open letter addressed to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, 193 faculty members of Iranian medical universities have demanded his serious efforts to end the house arrests of Iranian opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi, Zahra Rahnavard, and Mehdi Karroubi. Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, two 2009 presidential candidates, and Zahra Rahnavard, Mousavi’s wife, have […]