The civil activist Arash Sadeghi, who courageously went on hunger strike on his wife’s behalf, was deceived by Iranian authorities and then renewed his hunger strike, has been apparently transferred to ward 350 in Evin prison, under close to solitary … Continue reading Renewed Concern regarding Arash Sadeghi, who went on hunger strike for his wife
A mother and son, identified as Anousheh Reza-Bakhsh (Veronika) and Soheil Zagarzadeh Sani (Augustine), were both taken from their home in Northwestern Iran and taken to an unknown location. Their Christian literature was confiscated. The only reason for their arrest … Continue reading Arrested for Converting to Christianity
Esmail Ahmadi-Ragheb is an Iranian activist who was sent to jail for a number of “crimes against the state” which included posting on Facebook that the regime in Iran is a “religious dictatorship”, meeting with the mother of an Iranian … Continue reading Calling Iran a “religious dictatorship” is a crime
The prosecutor general of Tehran, Mr. Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi, is proud of his accomplishments during the last year. According to him, between March and December 2016, his agents have raided 65 mixed-gender parties (participants are usually arrested and flogged), confiscated … Continue reading Tehran proudly presents human rights abuses
Denial can be ugly and harmful. For years, the regime in Tehran continues to maintain that there is no problem of human rights in Iran and that any criticism regarding the abuse of human rights in Iran is simply politically-motivated … Continue reading Larijani brothers in denial over human rights
Firuzeh Mahmoudi is not just any exiled Iranian: she is the founder of United4Iran and Irancubator (https://united4iran.org/irancubator) and she is developing apps which are meant to improve civil liberties in Iran. These apps include the Iran Prison Atlas which is … Continue reading Iranian exile builds apps for a freer society in Iran
In March 2016, the Iranian authorities began out a crackdown on members of the fashion industry under charges such as “promoting corruption and depravity”, “promoting promiscuous Western culture”, “destroying society’s religious norms” etc… The crackdown began in Tehran and then … Continue reading Tehran’s vicious war on the fashion industry
Iranian women find themselves in a very strange situation: they are well educated (60% of all university students” but make up only 13% of the workforce and they have to deal with a 10% quota for women in jobs in … Continue reading Iranian women are educated but oppressed
Iranian authorities are increasing their crackdown on the internet and on social media. Just last week, they blocked or shut down another 14,000 websites and have hacked into some social media platforms, namely the very popular app. Telegram, in order … Continue reading Internet and social media under attack in Iran
Mahdieh Golroo is an Iranian human rights activist who has already spent two and half years in jail for her efforts. In 2007, long before landing in jail, she was expelled from the university she was attending and received a … Continue reading Rouhani’s broken promises and “starred student”
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