Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch Mr. Sarmad Shadabi one of three Bahai students arrested in Tehran and Karaj on March 8, and held in Evin Prison, has had telephone contact with his family. They…
Monthly Archives For March 2016
Shahram Eshraghi: In Poor Health; Denied Medical Leave
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to “BahaiNews”, Shahram Eshraghi, one of the Baha’i prisoners in the city of Isfahan, who is suffering from severe respiratory illnesses, has not been allowed to receive…
Julie Bishop to Challenge Iran’s Treatment of Baha’i Minority During Talks with Foreign Minister
Source: www.abc.net.au By political reporter Dan Conifer Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has vowed to raise Iran’s human rights record in meetings with her Iranian counterpart in Canberra this week. Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif will meet with…
My Sister Is Jailed Because She Wants to Study
Source: en.iranwire.com My 20 year-old sister, Rouhie Safajoo, took part in the Iranian Universities’ Entrance Exam in 2014, but test results were never released to her. She was told to go to the National Testing Organization,…
Iranian Revolutionary Justice
Source: BBC Persian After Iran’s Islamic Revolution secretive courts were set up to try suspected ideological opponents of the regime, with no jury, no defense lawyers and often no evidence beyond a confession extracted from…
March 2016 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Source: shaheedoniran.org Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran to the thirty first session of the Human Rights Council. The present report is submitted to the Human…
A Bouquet of Flowers from the Yaran for the Memorial Gathering for Dr. Hadi Esmailzadeh
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to “BahaiNews”, on the occasion of the passing of one of the Yaran’s lawyers, Dr. Hadi Esmailzadeh, a bouquet of flowers and a letter were sent to his…
Take Action for Mahvash Sabet on International Women’s Day
Source: www.pen-international.org ‘Beyond those gates, another world, another race, a people poisoned and oppressed by woe; they stared wearily at us, the prisoners we faced, with sunken eyes, lack-lustre, circled with sorrow’ – extract from ‘From…
Iran: Seven Key Human Rights Challenges Facing President Rouhani
Source: www.theguardian.com Saeed Kamali Dehghan Friday 4 March 2016 02.00 EST After the success of moderates in the polls, hopes grow that Rouhani will follow his nuclear deal efforts by tackling issues including the high number of executions…
Prominent Lawyer for Yaran Passed Away on Lawyers Day
Source: Nasrin Sotoudeh 02/26/2016 Translation by Iran Press Watch Last Thursday, coinciding with Defense Lawyers’ Day and the Day of Independence of the Bar1, the community lost one of its most respected colleagues, who had…
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