Prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been released from jail, according to her husband, Reza Khandan, who broke the news on Facebook. The Iranian authorities have reportedly told Sotoudeh that she does not need to go back to jail to serve the rest of her prison term. Sotoudeh, the co-winner of the […]
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New Report by Prominent Iranian Student Group Reveals Gross Education Rights Violations in Iran
More than One Thousand Suspended, Starred, Expelled Students in Iran – April 2005 to March 2013 Following the Iranian revolution of 1979, due to their affiliation with political or religious groups, a great number of Iranian students were temporarily or permanently deprived of their right to education. Many students were expelled from university for […]
Prominent Iranian music figure laid to rest
Homayoon Khorram, a prominent Iranian composer and violinist, was laid to rest on Sunday January 20 in the Artists section of Tehran’s Beheshte Zahra.
Prominent Iranian literary translator missing, source says
A prominent Iranian literary translator is missing, just weeks after being released from Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, a source close to him said Monday.
Prominent Human Rights Lawyer Sentenced To 13 Years Imprisonment In Exile On Appeal
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), denounces the unfair sentence on appeal of Mr. Abdolfattah Soltani to 13 years in prison in exile in the remote city of Borazjan (southern Bushehr province).
Prominent Lawyer Mohammad Ali Dadkhah Sentenced To Nine Years
Judge Salavati has upheld the nine-year prison sentence for prominent lawyer and distinguished human rights activist Mohammad Ali Dadkhah.
Prominent Human Rights Attorney, Mohamad Ali Dadkhah Has Been Arrested
Prominent human rights attorney and the defense attorney for many political prisoners, Mohamad Ali Dadkhah was arrested this morning at Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran.
Prominent Iranian translator on hunger strike
On Saturday April 21 literary translator and IT specialist Mohamad Soleimaninia on his day 17 of hunger strike was transferred from Intelligence Ministry’s Ward 209 to General Public Ward 305 in Evin prison. He continues to be on hunger strike.
Prominent activists urge end to hunger strike
A group of prominent Iranian political activists has urged jailed labour activist Reza Shahabi to end his hunger strike over concern for his health.
Prominent Iranians Call For Release Of Green Movement Leaders
Hundreds of Iranian political and civil activists have signed an open letter to international organizations demanding help in securing the release of opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mehdi Karrubi, and their wives, RFE/RL’s Radio Farda reports.