Archive for January 2022

Situation of Political Prisoners Worsens as Iranian Government’s Assault on Peaceful Dissent Intensifies

January 24, 2022 Human Rights Comments Off on Situation of Political Prisoners Worsens as Iranian Government’s Assault on Peaceful Dissent Intensifies
Activists, Lawyers, Dissidents being Kept Behind Bars with Continuous New Convictions

January 24, 2022 – In an ongoing campaign to silence human rights defenders and crush dissent in the Islamic Republic, the prominent rights defender Narges Mohammadi, already serving time at Iran’s notorious Gharchak Prison for her peaceful activism, has been sentenced to another eight years in prison and more than 70 lashes, according to a tweet by her Paris-based husband.

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Oncerns Mount for Prisoners Under Judiciary Chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje’i

January 4, 2022 Human Rights Comments Off on Oncerns Mount for Prisoners Under Judiciary Chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje’i
COVID-19 in Crowded Jails and Routine Denial of Medical Treatment Put All at Risk

Jan 3, 2022 – News of an imprisoned political prisoner dying after going on hunger strike in Iran, and a writer struggling to survive in a Tehran hospital after contracting COVID-19 in jail highlights the dire situation of all prisoners in the country, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) said in a statement today. Read more