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

Maryam Akbari Starts Her 12th Year Prison in Evin Prison

Maryam-Monfared International Liberty Association: Maryam Akbari Monfared started her 12th year in prison on Wednesday, 30 December 2020. She is a political prisoner jailed in Evin since 2009 without one day of furlough.Maryam Akbari was arrested at 3 a.m. on 30 December 30, 2009, after the uprisings on 27 December the same year. In... 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

Urmia prisoners on dry hunger strike

Central Prison of Urmiia International Liberty Association: According the news from Central Prison of Urmia, North-West Iran, 14 prisoners started a dry hunger strike protesting the Judiciary’s failure to commute their sentences, on the morning of Wednesday, 9 December. These prisoners have staged a sit-in in the sentry room on Friday... Read More

Well-Known Civil Activist, Golrokh Iraee summoned to Evin Prison

International Liberty Association:According to the reports from Iran, the civil activist prisoner Golrokh Iraee summoned to Evin Ward 2A, which is belong to the IRGC Intelligence department. She was summoned to IRGC Ward in Evin Prison on 7 December this year, two days ago. The reason of this summon is not clear yet.Golrokh Iraee is... Read More

UN Experts’ Call on Iran to Account for 1988 Massacre

International Liberty Association: The United Nations seven human rights experts calling on Iran to account for the massacre of political prisoners in Iran, in 1988.In their communication to Iran the UN experts expressed their serious concern, this year, over the alleged continued refusal to disclose the fate and whereabouts of thousands... Read More

Evin Prisoners Statement: Tsunami of Corona virus in Iran Prisons

Iran: Evin Prison International Liberty Association: According to the news received from Iran, a group of political prisoners of Ward 8 at the Evin Prison published a statement expressing their concerns about a potential death tsunami at prisons through the re-spread of corona virus in Iran and the prisons. The following is the full... Read More

Kurdish Activist Sentenced to 2 Years Behind Bars

Foad Enayati- ILA International Liberty Association: According to the news, Kurdish activist, Foad Enayati, has been sentenced to two years of suspended prison term and 74 lashes by the Branch 104 of Sanandaj Court. The verdict is upheld by the Court of Appeals in the western city of Sanandaj. The flogging sentence against Mr. Enayati was... Read More