Appeals Court Uphold 12 Years in Prison Sentences four Iranian Baha’is

International Liberty Association: A Court of Appeals upheld the verdict of 12 years in prison, for four Iranian Baha’is solely for being members of their religious community. The Branch 36 of the Tehran Provincial Court of Appeals upheld the convictions of the Baha’i citizens Mona Mehrabi, Elham Karampisheh, Afsaneh Yadegar... Read More

Six Baha’is citizens Sentenced to 73 years of prison

International Liberty Association: The Revolutionary Court of Dashtestan (Borazjan) has sentenced six Baha’i citizens to a total of 73 years and 6 months in prison.According to the verdict issued by the Revolutionary Court of Borazjan on 19 May 2021, Borhan Esmaili, as a first defendant, was sentenced to 11 years in prison on charges... Read More

Atena Daemi Demands Unconditional release of Prisoners of Conscience an Political Prisoners in Iran

International Liberty Association: According to the reports from Lakan Prison, in Rasht Atena Daemi sent a message out of the prison rejecting the authorities’ offer of asking for an amnesty, and said: I believe that unconditional release is the right of political prisoners and prisoners of conscience. The following is the... Read More

Iran: Prisoner of Conscience transferred to psychiatric Hospital

International Liberty Association: Farzin Rezaei Roshan, a prisoner of conscience has been transferred to Aminabad psychiatric hospital. Aminabad psychiatric hospital is located in southern Tehran’s Shahr-e-Rey district.Farzin Rezaei Roshan has been kept in prison since March 2020. The prisoner of conscience has been sentenced to... Read More

Critical Health condition of Zeinab Jalalian Infected with Corona Virus

Zeinab Jalalian International Liberty Association: According to a source close to Zeinab Jalalian, Kurdish political prisoner, who is kept in Central Prison of Yazd, she is in a critical condition after being infected with corona virus.Zeinab Jalalian was convicted to a life prison sentence and it is 14 years that she have been serving... Read More

Iran: Mohammad Hadi Erfanian, Civil Rights Lawyer, Sentenced to Prison

International Liberty Association: According to the reports from inside Iran, the Branch 29 of Tehran Revolutionary Court has sentenced Mohammad Hadi Erfanian Kaseb to three months and five days in prison on allegation of “propaganda against the state”. He was handed the verdict just last week.He was tried for his interviews with the... Read More

Saba Kord Afshari in Critical Health Condition Due to Hunger Strike

International Liberty Association: Women’s Rights Activist, Saba Kord Afshari, is in critical health condition due to hunger strike as she has started on 8 May this year.ILA has previously reported that, women’s rights activist, Saba Kord Afshari went on hunger strike since 8 May to protest the increasing pressure on the families of... Read More

Iran: Baha’i woman Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison

International Liberty Association: Tehran revolutionary court has sentenced a Baha’i woman to 8 years behind bars on the accusation of forming a group to support women.The Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran, presided over by Judge Afshari, sentenced Atsa Ahmadai Rafsanjani to four years for “forming a group to act against... Read More

Arash Sadeghi Released from Rajai Shahr Prison

International Liberty Association: Human Rights prisoner, Arash Sadeghi, was released from Rajai Shahr Prison, in Karaj. Mr. Sadeghi was released under Article 12 of the law on reducing sentencing, after serving 5 years and 6 months in prison, including his previous detention. It should be mentioned that, he was sentenced by the... Read More

Women’s Ward of Tabriz Prison Ramps up Pressure on Prisoners

International Liberty Association: A recent report from the women’s ward of Tabriz Prison has revealed horrible conditions in which female inmates are detained in this prison.The women’s ward of the Central Prison of Tabriz was transferred to a new place on 3 April 2021. The new ward has two floors. The lower floor houses the... Read More

Civil Activist, Saba Kord Afshari on Hunger Strike

International Liberty Association: Saba Kord Afshari has started a hunger strike since Saturday, May 8, 2021, to protest increasing pressure on her family and the families of other political prisoners. She demands that her mother, Raheleh Ahmadi, be released from Evin Prison.Saba Kord Afshari has several times suffered stomach ulcer... Read More

Experts Urge Investigation into Iran’s 1988 Massacre

International Liberty Association: In the summer of 1988, more than 30,000 political prisoners, mostly members and supporters of the Islamic republic of Iran main opposition group were executed based on a fatwa of Ruhollah Khomeini.An organization called Justice for the Victims of the 1988 Massacre in Iran has released a new statement... Read More

Inhuman Treatment of Prisoners in Iran Prisons

International Liberty Association: Recent reports from various Iranian prisons reveal the inhuman treatment of prisoners in the women’s wards.The authorities of the Central Prison of Tabriz called back 32-year-old Ameneh Rahimi to prison after the expiration of her leave despite her becoming paralyzed due to a stroke during her prison... Read More

Iran: Dozens of workers and labour activists arrested at May Day gatherings in Iran

International Liberty Association: Dozens of Iranian workers and labour activists were arrested in rallies marking International Labour Day in Tehran.Labour rights activists Asal Mohammadi, Hirad Pirbodaghi, Saeed Malayeri, are among those arrested outside the Iran Labour Ministry. Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company... Read More