Saturday, May 25, 2013

Political Leaders under House Arrest

As we approach the eleventh presidential election in the Islamic Republic of Iran, two of the candidates from the previous election remain under house arrest. Ahmadinejad’s main opponents were Mir Hossein Mousavi

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Hunger Strikes in Prison

Going on a hunger strike is probably the last method a prisoner chooses to be granted their basic rights. Currently, there are three political prisoners on hunger strikes in Iran.

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Raise in harrasment of Deravish

Fariba Davoodi Mohajer, The Gonabadi Dervishes are among the minority groups who are under attack by the intelligence and security organizations of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Crackdown against independent attorney in Iran

Fariba Davoodi Mohajer, Defense Attorneys’ Day was on February 25th. It coincided with the 60th anniversary of the independence of the Iranian Bar Association. The day passed even as eight official attorneys, Narsin Sotoudeh, Mohammad Seifzadeh,

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