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
Iran: Lawyer, Soheila Hejab, Violently Transferred to Qarchak Prison
International Liberty Association: Human rights lawyer Soheila Hejab was violently taken to the notorious Qarchak Prison after an appeals court session on Sunday, 23 May 23 this year.Soheila Hijab was summoned to the Court of Appeals on 23 May 23 2020. She was arrested and beaten by IRGC intelligence agents after the court session, as... Read More
Iranian authorities have increased their crackdown against human rights defenders
According to Human Rights Watch: “Since 31 August, 2018, Iranian authorities have arrested four more human rights defenders, as well as Reza Khandan, husband of the prominent imprisoned human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, all in Tehran. The authorities should immediately release these human rights defenders, who appear to have been... Read More
The Intelligence Agents Attacked Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Home
The house of prominent lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was stormed by the Ministry of Intelligence on Saturday 18 August, 2018, according to Reza Khandan, Nasrin Sotoudeh’s husband. Reza Khandan announced that on his Face book page and gave the details of the attack on their home, on Saturday, 18 August. On his online audio interview, he says:... Read More