Government Orders Target Baha’i Businesses and Students January 29, 2016: Attacks on Baha’is continue unabated at the orders of the Iranian government. Last November we reported on numerous Baha’is arrests without charges and businesses being …
American Journalist Detained for 500+ Days December 13, 2015: Jason Rezaian, a US journalist currently being held by Iran, hit 500 days in captivity in a prison in Tehran last Thursday. The Washington Post released …
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 30, 2015: Iranian authorities arrested several protestors outside of Evin Prison in Tehran this past Saturday. The detention of political prisoners was the focus of the protest, evident by those in attendance at the rally. …
Iran sentenced Reyhaneh Tabatabaei, an Iranian reformist journalist, to one year in prison on Tuesday. She was convicted for “spreading propaganda against the regime”. Tabatabaei was also banned from joining any political party or writing …
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 …
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”. …
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