International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran
Iran: Presidential Candidate’s Career-long Involvement in Summary Executions
Federica Mogherini High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the Commission European Commission Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat […]
The State of Human Rights in Iran #UPRIran
At the end of October 2014, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights will be reviewing Iran’s record on human rights and its efforts to improve conditions.
Hope Concert
Iranian-American journalist and peace activist Roxana Saberi, who will present the HOPE Concert at the Velodrom in Berlin on June 7, announces the concert at a […]
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 […]
Publishers Under Pressure, Prisoners of Conscience Suffer, Attempts to Revive Extinct Tigers
Arseh Sevom — This weekly review features thinly veiled threats from the state to publishers, more censorship from officials, continued suffering of prisoners of conscience, and […]
Staging Elections, Cracking Down on Civil Society — Week in Review
Iran’s Civil Society in the News: Arseh Sevom Round-up of Top Stories from the Week of February 19-25 Contents Hunger Strikes and Heresy: Prisoners of Conscience […]
Mourning the Death of Ezatollah Sahabi and His Daughter
Women’s rights campaigner Haleh Sahabi, died of a heart attack this morning after a scuffle with plainclothes forces during the funeral for her father. Sahabi had been released on furlough in order to attend the funeral. She had been imprisoned since 2009. May
Iran: Bill Threatening Independent Civil Society Sent Back to Committee
On the recommendation of a group of Iranian parliament representatives, the bill for the “Establishment and Supervision of NGOs” has been dropped from the agenda of […]
UNHRC Appoints Special Rapporteur (Update)
A Special Rapporteur has been appointed by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to investigate the situation in Iran. When asked how this would effect the situation in Iran, human rights lawyer Shadi Sadr told Arseh Sevom that the reports of previous Special Ra