Publications
Publications
Witness Statement: Shima Asaadi
April 5, 2011
Witness Statement: Shima Asaadi
Shima Asaadi, a young Kurdish Iranian woman from Sanandaj, Iran, describes her multiple arrests and her expulsion from university on…
Witness Testimony: Kourosh Sehati
February 8, 2011
Witness Testimony: Kourosh Sehati
If Not You, Then Your Brother: Kourosh Sehati, a journalist and human rights activist, describes his multiple arrests between 2000…
Deadly Fatwa: Iran’s 1988 Prison Massacre
February 5, 2011
Deadly Fatwa: Iran’s 1988 Prison Massacre
This report documents and analyzes the Iranian government’s massacre of political prisoners in 1988. Pursuant to a fatwa issued by…
Witness Statement: Kourosh Sehati
February 4, 2011
Witness Statement: Kourosh Sehati
Kourosh Sehati is a human rights activist and former member of several student groups in Iran. He was expelled from…
Special Court for the Clergy: Raison d’être, Development, Structure and Function
February 4, 2011
Special Court for the Clergy: Raison d’être, Development, Structure and Function
In this legal commentary, Majid Mohammadi, a prolific scholar and expert on Iran’s system of government, examines the establishment, development…
Witness Statement: Shadi Sadr
February 4, 2011
Witness Statement: Shadi Sadr
A first-hand witness account from prominent human rights activist and criminal defense attorney Shadi Sadr. Name: Shadi Sadr Place…
Witness Statement: Ronak Hesami
February 4, 2011
Witness Statement: Ronak Hesami
Ronak Hesami, an Iranian Kurdish writer who converted to Christianity, recounts the troubles she and her family faced after Islamic…
Witness Statement: Maryam Sabri
February 4, 2011
Witness Statement: Maryam Sabri
Maryam Sabri, a participant in demonstrations protesting the 2009 presidential election in Iran, describes her arrest, detention and repeated rape…
Witness Statement: Fariborz Baghai
February 4, 2011
Witness Statement: Fariborz Baghai
In this witness statement, Fariborz Baghai, a Tudeh Party leader, describes his imprisonment from 1981 to 1993 and in particular…
Witness Statement: Mitra Lager
February 4, 2011
Witness Statement: Mitra Lager
Mitra Lager, a former supporter of the Mojahdedin-e Khalq (MEK), describes her arrests and torture in the early and mid-1980s…