IHRDC
- English
Gissou Nia: The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
Originally posted at: http://www.ishr.ch/news/gissou-nia-iran-human-rights-documentation-center#sthash.oW7XaSs9.dpuf ISHR has decided to publish a series of profiles of representatives of non-governmental organisations fighting to obtain…
Read More » - Aadel Collection
Sakineh Ashtiani's son fights against her stoning sentence
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani’s son Sajjad met with foreign reporters in Tabriz today, re-iterating that his mother is not guilty, and…
Read More » -
Iran Doles Out Prison Sentences to Tech Bloggers, or 'Enemy Cyber Activists'
Originally posted at: http://mashable.com/2014/06/19/iran-tech-bloggers-prison/ BY LORENZO FRANCESCHI-BICCHIERAI Iran has sentenced a group of tech bloggers to a combined 36 years…
Read More » -
Iran's death penalty stays off global agenda
Originally posted at: http://www.dw.de/irans-death-penalty-stays-off-global-agenda/a-17705731 At least 320 people are said to have been executed in Iran this year. Drawn from…
Read More » - Witness Testimony
Witness Statement of Raha
In this Witness Statement, Raha, an Iranian lesbian, describes the ordeals she faced in school as well as the harsh…
Read More » - English
Iran: Halt Execution of 33 Sunnis
For Immediate Release Iran: Halt Execution of 33 SunnisAccounts of Cases Raise Fair Trial Concerns (June 12, 2014) — The…
Read More » -
Why Iran Is Banning Instagram
Originally posted at: http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/why-iran-is-banning-instagram Written by BEN RICHMOND May 23, 2014 // 04:21 PM EST Instagram has long enjoyed something…
Read More » - Inside Iran
Report Indicates Execution of Two Ahwazi Arab Men May Be Imminent
Ali Chobayshat and Yasin (Khaled) Musavi could be executed as early as Thursday.
Read More » -
Unlock Iran Is Like Facebook for Exposing Human Rights Abuses
Originally posted at: http://motherboard.vice.com/read/unlock-iran-is-like-facebook-for-exposing-human-rights-abuses In Iran’s jails there are 85 political activists, 32 bloggers, 21 journalists, 245 religious minority prisoners and…
Read More » -
Actress: In Iran, my counterpart faces prison
Originally posted at: http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/02/opinion/boniadi-activists-kail-iran/ (CNN) — At first blush, the biography of Iranian actress Pegah Ahangarani could read very much like…
Read More »