Human Rights
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Atena Farddani Released from Prison
Atena Farddani, an Iranian cartoonist who was imprisoned in connection with a cartoon protesting a proposed parliamentary bill that would…
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Al-Jubeir: Assad Regime Committed War Crimes in Aleppo
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir accused the Assad regime on Sunday, May 1, of committing war crimes against the people…
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Letter from Six Former Parliamentarians to Khamenei Demanding Trial or Lifting of House Arrest
Six former members of the Iranian Islamic Consultative Assembly have sent a letter to Ali Khamenei, the leader of the…
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Iranian Refugee Who Self-Immolated in Nauru Camp Dies
An Iranian refugee who set himself on fire in protest of conditions at a refugee camp on the island of…
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Clashes Between Refugees and Police in Lesbos
Refugees stationed on the island of Lesbos once again demonstrated in protest against their deportation to Turkey and clashed with…
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Iranian Refugee Attempts Self-Immolation in Nauru
An Iranian refugee held at a migrant camp in Nauru set himself on fire in a protest action. The Iranian…
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Letter Signed by 16,000 Political and Civil Activists Demanding Freedom of Omid Kokabee
A large group of Iranian political and civil activists, artists, and journalists have appealed to Ban Ki-moon in a letter…
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Heavy Sentences of Five to Ten Years Prison for Four Journalists in Interview with Mahmoud Alizadeh Tabatabai, Defense Lawyer
After months of waiting and uncertainty about the fate of the legal case of journalists who were arrested in November…
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