Iran’s Judiciary Should Free Labor Activist Reza Shahabi Who Suffered Stroke​

December 19, 2017 Human Rights Comments Off on Iran’s Judiciary Should Free Labor Activist Reza Shahabi Who Suffered Stroke​

Labor activist Mohammad Jarrahi died in October 2017 from thyroid cancer that was left untreated while he was held as a political prisoner in Iran’s Tabriz Prison. In September 2015, Jarrahi’s colleague Shahrokh Zamani died of a heart attack after being denied medical care in Rajaee Shahr Prison.

December 19, 2017—The Iranian judiciary should immediately free ailing trade unionist Reza Shahabi, who recently suffered a stroke in Rajaee Shahr Prison, and allow him to receive full medical attention, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) said in a statement today.

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Forced Confession of Academic on Death Row in Iran Has No Legitimacy

December 18, 2017 Human Rights Comments Off on Forced Confession of Academic on Death Row in Iran Has No Legitimacy

Islamic Republic Has Long History of Forcing False Confessions in Politically Motivated Cases

December 18, 2017—The forced confession broadcast December 17 on Iranian state TV and used to validate the death sentence against Ahmadreza Djalili is completely illegitimate and in no way validates the unlawful judicial process used to convict the Iranian-born Swedish resident on espionage charges.

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Iran: Free Ailing Labor Activist

December 17, 2017 Human Rights Comments Off on Iran: Free Ailing Labor Activist

Iranian authorities should immediately release Reza Shahabi, a prominent labor activist, after he suffered a possible stroke in prison, Human Rights Watch said today. © 2012 By Hosseinronaghi/Wikimedia Commons

December 16, 2017- HRW- (Beirut) – Iranian authorities should immediately release Reza Shahabi, a prominent labor activist, after he suffered a possible stroke in prison, Human Rights Watch said today. Medical experts who examined Shahabi said that he should be released for medical reasons.

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US presents ‘proof’ missile fired at Saudi Arabia was ‘made in Iran’

December 17, 2017 Human Rights Comments Off on US presents ‘proof’ missile fired at Saudi Arabia was ‘made in Iran’

2017-12-15 – France 24 – The United States on Thursday presented pieces of what it said is the missile fired at Saudi Arabia by Houthi militia in Yemen, describing it as conclusive evidence of Iran involvement and its violation of UN resolutions.

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Tell UK Officials to Put People Before Politics and Demand Iran Free Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

December 5, 2017 Human Rights Comments Off on Tell UK Officials to Put People Before Politics and Demand Iran Free Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Nazanin Boniadi

Dec 05. 2017- Iranian-British dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been held captive in Iran since April 2016. For 19 months, the UK government refused to condemn Nazanin’s imprisonment while it pursued business and trade deals with the Islamic Republic. There is no evidence to support the national security charges against Nazanin. Now she’s facing new charges for the same dubious claims.

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Iranian wrestler says managers told him to throw match

November 29, 2017 Human Rights Comments Off on Iranian wrestler says managers told him to throw match

Ali Reza Karimi

By Associated Press – WashingtonPost- November 28 2017 – TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian wrestler said his managers told him to intentionally lose to a Russian competitor to avoid facing an Israeli wrestler in the next round.

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Europe’s Silence on Iran Encourages Further Rights Abuses

November 15, 2017 Human Rights Comments Off on Europe’s Silence on Iran Encourages Further Rights Abuses

EU Parliamentary Delegation Going to Iran Should Use Its Leverage to Engage Iran on Human Rights

November 14, 2017—European governments’ blithe disregard for mounting human rights violations in Iran ever since the signing of the nuclear deal in 2015 is giving a green light to further rights abuses in the country.

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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: UK should downgrade ties with Iran over jailing of British mother, says Peace Prize lawyer

November 12, 2017 Human Rights Comments Off on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: UK should downgrade ties with Iran over jailing of British mother, says Peace Prize lawyer

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was detained on spying charges while on holiday with her daughter Gabriella 18 months ago

11.11.2017 –Independent  – Shehab Khan – Exclusive: Nobel laureate Dr Shirin Ebadi says government could take decisive action to ensure UK citizen’s safe release, but Boris Johnson’s handling of situation ‘has not helped’

The UK should downgrade its diplomatic ties with Iran to secure the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a Nobel Peace Prize-winning Iranian human rights lawyer has told The Independent.

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He refused to spy for Iran’s military, and was sentenced to death for it

November 2, 2017 Human Rights Comments Off on He refused to spy for Iran’s military, and was sentenced to death for it

Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali

Nov 2, 2017, Washington Exsaminer – by Eugene M. Chudnovsky – On Oct. 21, Dr. Tehran prosecutor Abbas Dolatabadi accused Djalali of providing Mossad with the information about Iran’s nuclear sites that led to the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists in 2010-2012.

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Speak Out Against Iran’s Criminalization of Journalism

November 2, 2017 Human Rights Comments Off on Speak Out Against Iran’s Criminalization of Journalism

November 2, 2017 — The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) today released a video about the criminal investigation by Iran’s judiciary of 152 current and former staff members of BBC Persian. The defendants, all Iranian nationals based outside the country, recently discovered that the Iranian judiciary froze their assets in the state’s ongoing campaign aimed at intimidating Farsi-speaking journalists into stopping their reporting on Iran or producing pro-state reporting.

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