Narges Mohammadi was released from Zanjan prison
International Liberty Association: On Wednesday, 7 October Narges Mohammadi, spokeswoman and vice president of the Defenders of Human Rights Center, was released from prison in Zanjan after serving her prison sentence. Ms. Mohammadi has been in Evin and Zanjan prisons since 25 April 2015. According to human rights activists, on the... Read More
47 European countries condemn human rights violations in Iran
International Liberty Association: The 47 countries present at United Nations Human Rights Council meeting, September 2020, condemned the sudden execution of the young Iranian wrestler, Navid Afkari, also demanding the release of Nasrin Sotoudeh and Narges Mohammadi and an end to the repeated violations of human rights in Iran. In a... Read More
Iran: Arzhang Davoudi Held Incommunicado in Prison
International Liberty Association: After sending political prisoner Arzhang Davoudi to exile in the prisons of Zabol and Zahedan, in Sistan and Baluchestan Province (SE Iran), the Intelligence Ministry is trying through various means to remove or conceal every trace of him, so that no one can disseminate any information about this... Read More
Iran’s Judiciary Obliges Executed Protester’s Family to Pay Heavy Compensation
Nazanin & Amir-Hossein International Liberty Association: Iran’s judiciary has ordered the wife of Mostafa Salehi, a young protester who was recently executed, to pay 425 million tomans as blood money. If that sum is not paid, the house and all properties of his bereaved wife and two orphaned children will be confiscated. Reports... Read More
Alireza Farshi from Evin Prison: “Will someone helps the prisoners?”
International Liberty Association: Alireza Farshi Dizjikan, a Turkish (Azerbaijani) activist imprisoned in Evin Prison, has written a letter to the Deputy Chief Justice of Evin Prison, requesting that the prison situation be addressed and that social distancing be observed during the corona outbreak. In the part of the letter, Mr Farshi... Read More
Maryam Akbari Monfared and Athena Daemi New Case Trial date and The Branch
International Liberty Association: The trial of Athena Daemi, a civil activist, and Maryam Akbari Monfared, a political prisoner, in connection with a case recently opened during their imprisonment, will be held in the Quds Court on 31 August 2020. The charges against the two political prisoners, held in the women's ward of Evin Prison,... Read More
The Revolutionary Court upheld a 15-year prison sentence for a “Christian couple”
International Liberty Association: According to the Reports from Iran, Assyrian pastor and his wife have been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment. The report from Iranian Christian indicates that “Victor Bet Tamraz ” has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and his wife “Shamiram Isavi” has been sentenced to 5 years in... Read More
Activist Prisoners Among 12 Testing Positive in Evin Prison
International Liberty Association: A random Corona test is done in Ward 8 of Evin Prison on Sunday, 9 August, revealed that 12 of the 17 inmates tested positive.The 12 inmates have been transferred to the prison’s infirmary.Activist teacher Esmail Abdi, labour activist Jafar Azimzadeh, lawyer Amir Salar Davoudi, Majid Azarpay,... Read More
Iran: Tortured Protester, Mostafa Salehi, Executed in Isfahan
International Liberty Association: Iran’s official Judiciary news agency announced that Mostafa Salehi, a young man arrested for participating in late 2017 and early 2018 protests was hanged at dawn today in a prison in Isfahan, central Iran. Mostafa Salehi was one of the protesters arrested during the nationwide protests in 2017-18 in... Read More
At Least 21 Iranian Kolbars Shot Dead by IRGC within Five Months
International Liberty Association: Based on information compiled by the Iran human rights organisations, at least 21 porters (or back carriers) have been shot dead by revolutionary guards since 20 March 2020.This is an average of four porters per month and one porter every week getting killed by the IRGC. This figure does not include... Read More
Karaj Central Prison: Two Inmates Die in Coronavirus Catastrophe
International Liberty Association: Two prisoners have died of the coronavirus in Karaj Central Prison, and at least 11 others were taken to the hospital after being infected and were not returned to prison in a health crisis that was predictable and preventable. The high infection rates have hit the prison where is dangerously... Read More
Extend of the Special Rapporteur’s Mission on Human Rights Violations in Iran
ILA: Javid Rehman International Liberty Association: The Iranian government must cooperate fully with the Special Rapporteur and allow visits to Iran. At its meeting on Monday, the UN Human Rights Council extended the mandate of Javed Rahman, the UN Special Representative for Human Rights in Iran, by a positive vote of 22 countries for... Read More
String of fires at Christian, Hindu, Jewish holy sites in Iran
AL-ARABIA International Libert Association: According to the Al-Arabia; Fires at three sacred sites in Iran belonging to religious minorities are raising suspicion, with some experts suggesting they may have been set deliberately. This a report by AL ARABIA, regarding fires at three sacred sites in Iran belonging to Jews, Hindus and... Read More
AFP:Amnesty urges probe into ‘ruthless’ Iran protest killings
International Liberty Association: According to AFP, Amnesty International urged the United Nations on Wednesday to launch an inquiry into the killing of protesters by Iranian security forces, six months after they erupted over petrol prices.The following is a report by AFP, regarding Amnesty International urges the United Nations to... Read More