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
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
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
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
Sahba Hemadi Sentenced to 7 Years Imprisonment
International Liberty Association: Sahba Hemadi, who was arrested in October 2018 and was temporarily released in March 2020 on bail until completion of her prosecution. Then the Revolutionary Court of Ahvaz sentenced her to 7 years in prison on 30 December 2020. Finally, She was taken to the Sepidar Prison of Ahvaz on 30 December 2020,... Read More
Parisa Rafiei’s Referred to the Court of Appeals after the Acquittal, Due to Prosecutor Objection
Parisa Rafiei International Liberty Association: The new case of Parisa Rafiei, a trade union activist at the University of Tehran imprisoned in Evin Prison, was referred to the Court of Appeals after she was acquitted in the initial stage. Ms. Rafiei's charges were previously heard in the Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran on... Read More
UN General Assembly Upbraid Human Rights Violations in Iran
International Liberty Association: The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Wednesday, 16 December 2020, censuring the grave and systematic violation of human rights in Iran. The 67th resolution by the highest UN body was adopted by 82 affirmative votes. ILA: The following is a brief report of the UN General Assembly regarding... Read More
Iran: Women’s rights activists sentenced to Imprisonment
Najmeh Vahedi & Hoda Amid International Liberty Association: Two women’s rights activists, Hoda Amid and Najmeh Vahedi, were sentenced to 15 years in prison, in addition to depriving them of social activities by the Revolutionary Court of Tehran.The 15th Branch of the Revolutionary Court of Tehran sentenced Hoda Amid, a lawyer and... Read More
Swedish-Iranian academic Ahmad Reza Jalali Faces Imminent Execution
International Liberty Association: Swedish-Iranian academic Ahmad Reza Jalali Faces Imminent Execution.According to the wife of Iranian-Swedish scientist Ahmad Reza Jalali who has been sentenced to death in Iran for alleged espionage, Ahmad Reza Jalali is going to be taken to Rajaie Shahr Prison for execution. The medical doctor has... Read More
Iran: Continuing to Pressure Dissent University Students
International Liberty Association: Iranian security forces on Monday, 23 November, arrested Elham Samimi, a student at Tehran University.The security forces had previously inspected her home on 16 October and confiscated her personal belonging and those of her guests and relatives.Elham Samimi is a student of anthropology at Tehran... Read More
Iran: Security forces raid up to More Than 30 Baha’i homes
International Liberty Association: Security forces raided the homes of more than 30 Baha’i citizens in at least 4 provinces today and confiscated their personal belongings.According to the human right defenders, the houses searched were in Tehran, Alborz near the capital, Isfahan in central, and the northern province of Mazandaran.... Read More
After Eight Months, Two Well-known Detained Students, Denied Legal Counsel
International Liberty Association: The lawyer of Ali Younesi and Amir Hossein Moradi, who were both violently arrested by the security forces in April 2020, says the Iran judiciary officials continue to prevent the two students from access to attorney.Attorney Mostafa Nili said on Tuesday, 4 November that the overseeing assistance... Read More