All posts
In defense of “independent legal practice” in Iran
A statement from a group of Iranian lawyers — The Iranian Bar Association has experienced many ups and downs since its formation. Its achievement of full […]
Iran: Wrestling with the BBC, the South Pole, and the IOC
Arseh Sevom — From the “not again” department, we hear news that the Intelligence Ministry won’t let up on the BBC and continues to arrest, hold, […]
A Letter to My Torturer
In a bit of political drama, Saeed Mortazavi was arrested on February 7 and held for 24 hours. This came after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad played a tape […]
Iran: Majid Tavakoli Honored as Most Forms of Criticism are Criminalized
Arseh Sevom — Student leader, Majid Tavakoli, locked up in prison in Iran, will be awarded the International Student Peace Prize in a ceremony in Norway […]
Human Rights Groups Call for an End to House Arrests of Mousavi, Karroubi, and Rahnavard
Iran: End arbitrary house arrests of Mousavi, Karroubi, and Rahnavard; Free all prisoners of conscience http://www.fidh.org/Free-all-prisoners-of-conscience-12891?var_mode=calcul (Beirut, London, Paris, 13 February 2013) – The Iranian authorities should […]
Iran: Power Struggle, Shoes, Lost Revenues
This week we saw the arrest of the notorious Saeed Mortazavi following a very public power struggle on the floor of the parliament between the speaker, […]
Iran: No News is Bad News, Crackdown on Journalists
In the wake of a crackdown on journalists in Iran combined with the harassment of their family and friends, no news is bad news. The Ministry of Intelligence promises there won’t be an end to the arrests until the entire network is revealed, claiming that thos
Iran: A Monkey in Space, Journalists in Prison
Arseh Sevom —Everything has its place in Iran: monkeys in space and journalists in prison. And, oh what a prison! After prisoners complain of their conditions, parliamentarians […]
Iran: Say What? Was that Free Elections?
Declaring free elections without saying “free elections” The Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, shot himself in the foot last week when he called for an […]