Prisoners

Relief effort tantamount to 'acting against national security'

Iranian judiciary sentences earthquake aid workers to 16 years in prison

A revolutionary court in Tabriz, the capital of Iran’s East Azerbaijan Province, has sentenced twenty humanitarian aid workers to sixteen years in prison.

Karroubi son sentenced to six months in prison for speaking to foreign media

Mohammad Hossein Karroubi, son of opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, has been sentenced to six months in prison.

'All elections have been free'

'Cease calls for free elections' says Iran's Supreme Leader

Iran’s Supreme Leader has criticised the voices calling for free election in the country’s upcoming presidential election.

Reformist journalist Mohammad Kimiai arrested in Qazvin

Author and journalist Mohammad Kimiai has been arrested, sources told the Green Voice of Freedom.

Ahvaz activist Masoud Ladoni behind bars

A political activist has been arrested in the southern city of Ahvaz, according to media reports.

Dozens called 'thugs' arrested in Tehran and other cities; Rushed death sentences for Tehran robbery suspects

A YouTube video was released on December 1, in which a building surveillance camera captured images of four young men on bikes, equipped with a dagger, attacking a passerby on a Tehran street, robbing him of his briefcase before the eyes of passersby.

Iran lawmakers seek deeper probe in blogger death

A powerful group in Iran's parliament called Sunday for expanded investigations into the death of a jailed blogger in a case that has already brought down the chief of the Internet-monitoring police and opened rare public debates over the growing powers of the country's Web watchers.

'Judiciary lacks independence' says Ali Younesi

Iran’s former intelligence chief slams justice system

In a rare move likely to put the spotlight on the Iranian judicial system, former Iranian intelligence minister Ali Younesi launched a series of criticisms against the country’s judiciary for its lack of independence.

'Iran has no bargaining power'

Negotiate with US 'after' holding free elections, veteran activists tell Khamenei

Iran’s Supreme Leader must open the way for greater political freedoms before any negotiation with the United States, say a group of veteran dissidents.

Amnesty International: Still no explanation or justice for blogger who died in custody

The mother of an Iranian blogger who died in custody was among those attacked by security forces today at her son’s graveside, prompting Amnesty International to call once more for a thorough and impartial investigation into the 35-year-old’s death.