Nasrin Sotoudeh
Iran Civil Society: Hunger Strikes and Unheard Stories
Arseh Sevom–It’s been a bad news week for female prisoners of conscience. Harassment of attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh continues unabated despite international calls for her release. Nine […]
Iran: Where the Winner Gets Punished
Arseh Sevom — Prominent lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been in prison in Iran since September 2010. Her defense of minors on death row as well as […]
Iran Civil Society: From International Awards to Economic Suffering
This week in the review of civil society in Iran we mark the passing of religious scholar and political dissident Ahmad Ghabel and the award of […]
Iran: Rationing, Gender Segregation, Executions
Economic instability continues to rock Iran while executions for drug offenses continue despite international protest. The work of children’s activists is recognized internationally, and gender segregation […]
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 […]
Statement in Support of Human Rights Lawyer
The statement in support of the unjustly detained human rights lawyer, Nasrin Sotoudeh, can be found here.