Human rights

Poster: Blogger Mehdi Khazali on hunger strike

Imprisoned Iranian blogger and publisher Mehdi Khazali recently suffered a heart attack, more than forty days after he first began his hunger strike.

Cartoon: 'Saw and Rope'

Cartoon titled "Saw and Rope" by Iranian artist Mana Neyestani

'Nothing has changed'

'I will not back down' insists opposition leader Mousavi

GVF — In a recent telephone conversation with his family, Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi has reaffirmed his unwavering positions in the face of the regime’s unrelenting pressures and scare tactics.

Ali Motahhari slams regime's handling of 2009 protests

'Regime responsible for post-election unrest' says conservative MP

GVF — A conservative Iranian lawmaker has blamed the country’s officials for the unrest sparked by Iran’s disputed 2009 presidential elections.

Lawmakers underscore Iran's violation of IPU articles

'Upcoming elections lack minimum conditions' say former MPs

GVF — A group of former Iranian lawmakers have called on the Secretary-General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union to take action in light of the Islamic Republic’s violation of the Union’s principles.

House of arrest of opposition leaders 'abduction' says head of Germany's Green Party

GVF — The continued house-arrest of Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahdi Karroubi and Zahra Rahnavard constitutes a form of “abduction” carried out by the Iranian state, says Claudia Roth, Chairwoman of the German Green Party.

Blogger Mahdi Khazali suffers heart attack

Security agents kidnap prisoner on hunger strike from hospital bed

GVF — Imprisoned Iranian blogger and publisher Mahdi Khazali has suffered a heart attack, more than forty days after he first began his hunger strike, according to reports.

Iranian rappers sing for Syrian people

"Battle for Homs," a song by Iranian rappers Emad Ghavidel and Hamed Fard for the Syrian people and their uprising.

Video: Occupy Wall Street activists' message for Iran's political prisoners

Three months into detention, no formal charges

Three months after the arrest of Massoud Sepehr, his wife told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that it is still not clear why he was arrested. Sepehr is a Political Science lecturer at Shiraz Azad University who was arrested on 17 November 2011.