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Arrests of two members of the Immanuel Presbyterian church in Tehran
(11 June 2012) Update: Following the publication of this report on Friday, June 8 it has since been confirmed that Forough Dashtiani…
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International call to stop assaults on academic freedom
In this University World News piece, IHRDC Executive Director Gissou Nia comments on what action should be taken by the…
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Justice For Iran (JFI) Report to the UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Iran: Urge Iran to Stop Its Latest Campaign Against Afghan Refugees
Justice For Iran (JFI): The countdown has started for Afghans in Iran. According to the director of the Bureau of…
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Witness Statement of Fatemeh Goftari
Along with her own experiences in detention, Fatemeh Goftari, Yaser Goli's mother, sheds light on the arrest, detention and subsequent…
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Witness Statement of Lotfollah Lotfollahpour
During the most recent of Lotfollah Lotfollahpour's arrests by the Islamic Republic, Kurdish political prisoner Ehsan Fattahian, who was executed…
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Iran’s Calculus of Terror
Opinion Editorial in Canada’s The Globe and Mail by IHRDC Co-Founder and Board Member Payam Akhavan and Nobel Peace Prize…
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Witness Statement of Amir Babakri
Schoolteacher Amir Babakri was not only sentenced to fifteen months' imprisonment for human rights activism, but also suffered professional sanctions…
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TV Globo interview with IHRDC Co-Founder Payam Akhavan
Payam Akhavan, IHRDC co-founder and board member, speaks with Brazil’s TV Globo about President Ahmadinejad’s overtures to Brazil and Iran’s…
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Joint Statement on the Right to Education and Academic Freedom in Iran
May 2012 Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation * Amnesty International * Arseh Sevom ARTICLE 19 * Bahá’í International Community * Committee of…
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Witness Statement of Khalegh Hamedzadeh
Khalegh Hamedzadeh was affiliated with a cultural organization that became a target of the Ministry of Intelligence, which accused him…
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