Iran: Environmental activists interrogated under severe torture
International Liberty Association: Environmental activists Niloufar Bayani and Sepideh Kashani were subjected to intense psychological and psychological torture and threats of physical torture and sexual abuse during 1200 hours of interrogation. In a letter written in February 2020, Niloufar Bayani described the interrogations and wrote,... Read More
Iranian Jailed Environmental Activist Claim Were Tortured To Make Confessions
Niloufar Bayani, a detained environmental activist in Iran, has said in a court sessions headed by judge Salavati that she has repeatedly been attacked and threatened by authorities and was forced to make confession. Ms. Biyani who has been held by IRGC intelligence for over a year now said: “The ‘confessions’ had been made under... Read More
Fish Farming Complex Tragedy in Southern Iran
Low water levels and increasing salt concentration in Karoun River, a major river in southern Iran, has resulted in rising fish fatalities at the Khorramshahr Fish Farming Complex. This complex started its activities as a conglomerate of 55 cooperatives in 1998 and expanded to include 88 cooperatives in 2016. The farm grows a variety of... Read More
Iran Environmentalists Spend Eight Months in Detention without Formal Charges
In February this year, prominent environmentalist Professor Kavous Seyed Emami died in prison, only a few weeks after he and seven of his colleagues from the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation, a charity working to protect endangered species in Iran, were arrested by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Iranian authorities... Read More