In the past week, four people were executed in Iran for the charges of “sexual assault” and “drug possession.” Yousef Khamseh was hanged yesterday in the city of Qazvin charged with sexual assault. Khamseh, who was also charged with “attempted murder and robbery”, was arrested last November. Last Saturday three men accused of “possessing drugs” [...]

Sixteen detainees in section 350 of Evin Prison have reportedly started a hunger strike. Kaleme website reports that these sixteen individuals who were transferred to solitary confinement have started a hunger strike in protest to their transfer. The detainees were transferred because of their protests against “being ill-treated” by the prison officials. Reportedly amongst the [...]

Amnesty International has urged the Iranian authorities to stop harassing human rights lawyers amid continuing uncertainty over the whereabouts of the defense counsel in a recent controversial stoning case and the arrest of two of his relatives. Mohammad Mostafaei’s whereabouts have been unknown since shortly after he was released from questioning by judicial officials last [...]

CHRR- The Judgement of the Court of Appeals confirmed Jaffar Kazemi’s execution and the request for a new hearing by the Supreme Court Branch 31 has been refused.  This ruling has been approved by the Appeals Court Branch 36 of Tehran Province, presided by Judge Hojatoleslam Zargar. Mrs. Ghanavi, his lawyer, in an interview with [...]

Ten Iranian political prisoners have reportedly been transferred to solitary confinement in section 350 of Evin Prison for protesting against being mistreated by the guards. Kaleme reformist website reports that “Abdollah Momeni, spokesman for the student organization Danesh Amoukhtegan, Bahman Ahmadi Amouyi, journalist, and Ahmad Karimi, political activists are amongst the prisoners that have been [...]

On Sunday, July 25 2010 at 6AM, The Security Forces detained Hanieh Farshi by entering her house. Rahana reports, Security Forces, after detaining her, searched her home and confiscated computer, telephone and her personal belongings.  She was first taken to Intelligence Detention Center in Tabriz and then transferred to Evin Prison. This Tabriz citizen has [...]

Zahra Rahnavard, wife of opposition leader, MirHosein Mousavi said in a meeting with Karaj political activists that a faction of the Iranian establishment considers women as a “new threat.” Kaleme website reports that Rahnavard claimed Iranian women were harassed “on the streets, in prisons and the media.” In the course of the controversial presidential election [...]

RAHANA- In an open letter to the Judiciary, the family of Abolreza Tajik, imprisoned journalist and political prisoner, complained about the lack of respect shown towards Tajik in the presence of the prosecutor.  As per Kalame, in this letter Tajik’s family request permission to meet with him immediately. The complete content of the letter sent [...]

Committee of Human Rights Reporters: Fereshteh Halimi, Mohammad Mostafaei’s wife, along with her brother Farhad Halimi were detained last night around 11:00pm. There is also no news on *Mohammad Mostafaei, lawyer and human rights activist. According to sources, on July 23, 2010, Mostafaei was summoned to Evin prison’s Court Branch and was interrogated for four [...]

Seventeen religious minorities, 15 Kurdish citizens and activists, 3 Azeri citizens and activists, 4 students, 4 student activists, 1 labor rights activist and 44 citizens have been detained during the time period of June 22, 2010 through July 22, 2010. RAHANA: There has been a decrease in the number of political and civil rights activist [...]