Formerly Imprisoned Journalists Challenge Iran Foreign Minister’s Remarks to Charlie Rose
Category: News
May 06
JOURNALIST AND HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST NARGES MOHAMMADI ARRESTED
Reporters Without Borders firmly condemns the arrest of Narges Mohammadi, a journalist who works closely with Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi and acts as spokesperson of the Centre for Human Rights Defenders, an organisation founded by Ebadi that was arbitrarily banned in Iran in 2006.
May 06
Iran : Continued harassment of trade-unionists ahead of International Labour Day
Paris-Geneva, April 30, 2015 – On the eve of the International Labour Day 2015, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT) and the League for the Defence of Human Rights in Iran (LDDHI) deplore the ongoing harassment of trade-unionists in Iran.
Apr 29
Managing Editor of Banned Women’s Publication Hopes for Reversal of Decision
Iran’s Press Oversight Committee has decided to suspend publication of Iran’s premier women’s magazine, Zanan-e Emrooz [Today’s Women], and forward its case for prosecution to the Iranian Judiciary.
Apr 29
Political Prisoner To Be Tried for Contacting UN Human Rights Expert
An Iranian civil activist, Seyed Mohammad Ebrahimi, will be put on trial on new charges of contacting the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran.
Apr 29
Final Verdict: Five to Seven Years for Facebook Users in Iran
An appeals court in Tehran has sentenced six individuals to prison terms ranging from five to seven years for postings on their Facebook pages. Two additional individuals are facing as of yet unknown terms for their activities on the social networking site.
Apr 23
DETAINED US JOURNALIST USED IN IRANIAN POWER STRUGGLE
Reporters Without Borders is appalled by the way rival government factions in Iran are using the case of detained Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian for political purposes in an unrelenting struggle for power.
Apr 21
A Report about the Condition of Khezr Rasool Morovat in Mahabad Prison
HRANA News Agency- After more than two years of detention and imprisonment, Khezr Rasool Morovat, student and civil activist, is still experiencing difficult circumstances in prison of Mahabad.
Apr 21
16 Prisoners Were Hanged in Mashhad and Birjand
HRANA News Agency – 16 prisoners with drug related charges were hanged in Mashhad and Birjand during April 16 and 17.
Apr 19
Worsening Conditions for Women in Iran Begin to Draw Attention
Rouhani and Other Administration Officials Speak Out against Discrimination Analysis- Almost two years after his 2013 election, President Hassan Rouhani and his Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, Shahindokht Molaverdi, spoke up against discrimination against women this week, in the face of steadily deteriorating conditions for women in Iran.
