Publications
Publications
Witness Statement of Ali Mahin Torabi
September 12, 2011
Witness Statement of Ali Mahin Torabi
Ali Mahin Torabi was sentenced to Qisas and spent over 7 years in prison for his involvement in the death…
Witness Testimony: Morad Mohktari
July 7, 2011
Witness Testimony: Morad Mohktari
What is My Crime? Morad Mokhtari, a convert from Islam to Christianity, testifies about the persecution he suffered in Iran…
Witness Statement of Mohammad Shams
June 22, 2011
Witness Statement of Mohammad Shams
Mohammad Shams, a young political opposition supporter, describes his arrest, detention and torture after he participated in demonstrations protesting the…
Witness Testimony on Freedom of Movement: Morad Mohktari
June 21, 2011
Witness Testimony on Freedom of Movement: Morad Mohktari
Morad Mokhtari, a convert from Islam to Christianity, testifies about the persecution he suffered in Iran after he converted, including…
Silencing the Women’s Rights Movement in Iran
June 10, 2011
Silencing the Women’s Rights Movement in Iran
This report examines the Islamic Republic’s attempt to dismantle the women’s rights movement leading up to and following the June…
Witness Testimony: Ali Afshari
May 4, 2011
Witness Testimony: Ali Afshari
Forced Confession: Ali Afshari, a political analyst, human rights advocate and former leader of the student movement in Iran, describes…
Witness Statement: Sabah Nasri
May 3, 2011
Witness Statement: Sabah Nasri
In honor of the memory of Farzad Kamangar, Shirin Alamhooee, Ali Haidarian, and Farhad Vakili—four ethnic Kurdish activists who were…
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…