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Iran News
Committee to Protect Journalists: Number of Imprisoned Journalists in Iran Reaches 11
The Committee to Protect Journalists says the number of imprisoned journalists in Iran in 2019 has reached 11. As the…
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Iran News
Four Women’s Rights Activists Sentenced to Total of 16 Years in Prison
Nahid Shaghaqi, Akram Nasiryan, Mariam Mohammadi, and Asrin Darkale, four women’s rights activists, have been sentenced to a combined total…
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Iran News
Continued Prison Sentences for Labor Activists; Member of Haft Tappeh Workers Syndicate Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
Ali Najati, a member of the Haft Tappeh Workers Syndicate and retired worker, has been sentenced to five years in…
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Iran News
Human Rights Defenders Center Award Presented to Family of Mohammad Najafi, Imprisoned Lawyer
The Human Rights Defenders Center presented its “Human Rights Advocate” award for 1398 (2019) to Mohammad Najafi, a lawyer and…
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Iran News
Another Women’s and Children’s Rights Activist Arrested in Iran
Zahra Seyadi, a women’s and children’s rights activist, was arrested in a security forces raid on her home in recent…
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Iran News
Continued Violations of Environmental Activists’ Rights; Solitary Confinement Despite Court Orders
Mohammad Hossein Aghasi, a lawyer who previously represented two imprisoned environmental activists, said in an interview with the Human Rights…
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Iran News
Discovery of an ‘Iranian’ Tunnel at the Syria-Iraq Border
Israeli and American media outlets have reported the discovery of a tunnel built by Iranian forces at the Syria-Iraq border.…
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World Events
At Least 250 Journalists in Prison Around the World
Critical journalists in different countries around the world pay a heavy price for their profession; their critical outlook ends up…
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