December 30, 2015: The head of Iran’s National Human Rights Commission, Javad Larijani, met with Qatar’s National Human Rights Commission chairman Ali bin Samikh Al Marri.
Al-Marri emphasized that the strengthening of the countries’ bilateral relationship in all areas, especially in the field of international human rights.
The meeting concluded with an invitation being extended to Iran to join the International Conference on Human Rights, to be held in mid-January 2016 in Qatar.
November 11, 2015: Jafar Azimzadeh, head of Iran’s Free Trade Union, began his six-year prison sentence on Sunday at 10pm. Azimzadeh was convicted on charges of “propaganda activities against the regime” and “disrupting public order”. …
November 30, 2015: Five political prisoners in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj began a hunger strike on Sunday, protesting violent attacks against them that were sanctioned by Iranian prison guards. According to the prisoners, prison …
November 11, 2015: Two reformist political prisoners of Evin Prison began a hunger strike last Thursday, November 5, after sending a letter to President Rouhani which indicated that they will only stop their strike after their …
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