Esmaeil Barzegar is an Iranian prisoner of conscience of Turkish ethnicity. He was sentenced to seven years and six months… read more
Two Iranian Kurdish labor activists, Afshin Nedimi and Mehrdar Sabori, visited Iraqi Kurdistan in October 2013. Kurdish labor organizations state… read more
December 15, 2013--Verveer Avanessian, arrested last year while serving as the priest of an Iranian house church, and who is… read more
As of January 8, 2014 it has been thirty six days since the arrest of Mehdi Faryabi, who works as… read more
Amir Sadeghpour of Kerman, Iran, editor of the Narenji website and an admin at the health news website Macafzar and… read more
UPDATE AUGUST 25 2016-- A British woman initially sentenced to 20 years and later reduced to 7 years in prison… read more
Majzooban, May 7, 2014-- The Tehran Revolutionary Court has sentenced Gonabadi Dervish, Ali Karami three year of imprisonment. According to… read more
May 7, 2014--Two leading workers’ rights activists, arrested by security forces in Tehran at an International Labor Day gathering on… read more
UPDATE August 12, 2014--The youths involved in making the “Happy in Tehran” dance video will be collectively put on trial… read more
HRANA News Agency May 29, 2014 – Bahman Tafazoli was arrested and has been detained in Dehdasht’s prison since February… read more