The Supreme Court Turns down Atena Daemi’s Appeal

Atena Daemi International Liberty Association: The Supreme Court turned down Atena Daemi’s appeal to revise and rescind the ruling on her sentence of 2 years and 74 lashes. This was reported on 24 February 2021.Atena Daemi’s appeal was to revise the ruling of Branch 24 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court in June 2020. Based on a case... Read More

Student Activist, Leila Hosseinzadeh, Sentenced to 5 Years Prison

Leila Hosseinzadeh International Liberty Association: The Branch 28 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court issued a 5-year sentence for student activist Leila Hosseinzadeh and banned her for two years from activity on social media.According to the reports, Student activist Leila Hosseinzadeh has received this sentence for participating in the... Read More

Somayyeh Kargar transferred to Qarchak Prison

Somayyeh Kargar transferred to Qarchak Prison International Liberty Association: Somayyeh Kargar has been transferred to Qarchak Prison since this week.After completion of four months of interrogation by the IRGC Intelligence at Ward 2A of Evin, she has been finally release from this notorious ward and sent to Qarchak. Somayyeh Kargar... Read More

Prison authorities barred Afkari family from visiting their sons

Vahid and Habib Afkari International Liberty association: Five months after the execution of wrestling champion and protester Navid Afkari, concerns have risen about the situation of his imprisoned brothers.Afkari brothers, Vahid and Habib are currently in solitary cells in the basement of Shiraz’s Adel Abad Prison in south-western... Read More

Suspected of cancer prisoner is denied medical treatment

Masoumeh Senobari International Liberty Association: Political prisoner, Masoumeh Senobari was prevented medical treatment, by the authorities of the Central Prison of Tabriz. She has developed cancerous mass in her breast while being interrogated under vicious torture. Presently, she suffers from severe pain and is suspected of breast... Read More

Iran: Christian convert on Hunger Strike

International Liberty Association: Iranian Christian convert Ebrahim Firoozi has gone on hunger strike since 13 Feb, demanding a “Absolute acquittal” of the “false allegations”, which he believes is made by the Ministry of Intelligence against him.He had previously announced that he would go on a hunger strike to protest... Read More

Iran: Court OF Appeal Sentenced Kurdish Activist to 5 Years Prison

International Liberty Association: An appeals court has sentenced Kurdish civil activist, Zahra Mohammadi, to five years behind bars. The appeals court was held in October 2020 presided over by Mostafa Tayari, and the verdict has been officially notified to her in recent days.Zahra Mohmmmadi is the director of the Nojin Cultural... Read More

Two female activists in Iran receive 10 years Prison Sencence

Faranak Jamshidi- Soha Mortezaii International Liberty Association: Two female activists in Tehran and Sanandaj received a total of 10 years’ imprisonment for their activities promoting human rights in Iran.The two femaleactivists charged for exercising their fundamental right to freedom of expression are Faranak Jamshidi and Soha... Read More

Iran: 2 Prisoners Sentence Extended by One Year

International Liberty Association: Two Iranian prisoners were sentenced to prison by the Revolutionary Court of Tehran in connection with a new case against them while they were in prison. According to the verdict issued by Branch 29 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court, Mohammad Bannazadeh Amirkhizi and Majid Asadi have been each... Read More

Kurdish father of three Shot by Police in NW Iran

International Liberty Association: An Iranian border porter or “kolbar” (in Kurdish) was killed while driving, by direct police fire in Salmas, northwestern Iran. According to the human rights supporters’ new agency, security forces shot and killed 37-year-old Behzad Hashemi, married and father to three children. According to an... Read More

Mom and Her 2 Children Sentenced to 20 years in prison

International Liberty Association: According to an informed source, Zahra Safaei, her daughter Prastoo Moeini, and her son Mohammad Masoud Moini were sentenced by the Branch 23 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court presided over by judge Mohammad Mehdi Shahmirzadi. Zahra Safaei has been sentenced to five years for “assembly and... Read More

Woman Prisoner, Zahra Safaei, in Dire Health Conditions in Prison

International Liberty Association: News from Qarchak Prison of Varamin indicate political prisoner Zahra Safaei is in dire health conditions, as the prison’s warden, Soghra Khodadadi has prevented her urgent dispatch to a civic hospital.Reports on Tuesday, 3 February 2021, indicated that the health of Zahra Safaei is rapidly... Read More

Gonabadi Dervish, Abbas Dehghan sentenced to jail, flogging and payment of reparation

International Liberty Association: A Gonabadi Dervish, Abbas Dehghan, has received a prison sentence, in addition to flogging and payment of blood money. He is presently detained in the Greater Tehran Penitentiary (GTP). The Branch 28 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran sentenced Abbas Dehghan to five years in prison on the charge of... Read More