Imprisoned Student Activist’s Husband: “We Have Problems Getting Medicine to Her”

Student activist Mahdieh Golroo’s husband, Vahid Lalipoor, has told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that he has problems delivering medicine to his wife at Evin Prison. Lalipoor said that during his recent visit with  his wife, he discovered that she is suffering from severe intestinal pain.  “Ever since Mahdieh was in solitary [...]

“Head of Judiciary Responsible For My Client’s Life,” Says Kaboudvand’s Lawyer

Human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh said in an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that the life of her client, Mohammad Sadiq Kaboudvand, is in serious danger. Kaboudvand, a human rights activist from Kurdistan, suffered his third stroke last week. “Despite all the reports I have filed with related authorities and my repeated requests for a furlough leave for my client, so far there has been no reply. He has not been allowed to have even one day furlough during his entire three years in prison,” Sotoudeh said.

The Case is Political, Sarah Shourd is Ill, and the Continuation of Imprisonment is Illegal, Says the Hikers’ Lawyer

Massoud Shafie, attorney to the three American hikers spoke with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran about the situation of his clients’ case. Shafie said that the continued detention of the three hikers who were arrested a year ago, allegedly for illegal entry into the Iranian soil, is illegal and politically-motivated. He also reported of Sarah Shourd’s unfavorable health conditions in prison.

Ten Iranians Facing Death by Stoning

Seven women and three men are sentenced to death for adultery Everyone has a date marked on their calendar, be it a birthday, wedding anniversary or even the beginning of the summer vacations. In Iran, there are about 170 people who cross out one day each night .The date they can not forget is their [...]

Stoned in Iran

If an Iranian prosecutor has his way, a 43-year-old mother of two will soon be taken from her cell in Tabriz prison, wrapped in a white shroud, buried up to her chest in a dirt pit, and stoned to death. In accordance with Iran’s penal code, the rocks pelted at her head will be big [...]

Terrorism Undermines Legitimate Discrimination Concerns

(17 July 2010) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran strongly condemned the suicide twin bombings in southeastern city of Zahedan, which resulted in death of at least 26 and over 300 injuries.

“We abhor terrorist acts and indiscriminate attacks on civilians. Such violence only obscures and discredits legitimate concerns about ethnic discrimination in the region,” said Aaron Rhodes, a spokesperson for the Campaign.

Zahedan is the capital of Sistan and Baluchistan province, one of the least developed and most impoverished regions of Iran. Bordering Pakistan and Afghanistan, the province has been the scene of armed conflict between Jundallah, a Sunni armed group, and government forces. In addition, drug smuggling and instability in Pakistan and Afghanistan have affected the border region.

July 15 – July 21 2010 (Podcast)

“This is the ‘Weekly Rights Podcast’, a review of major human rights issues by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. It’s July 16th and this is our fourth weekly podcast. Last week we reported on the impending execution of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani. She was sentenced to be stoned to death for adultery, for now it looks like she’ll be spared this excruciating death. Mohammadi’s two children spearheaded the campaign to save her, pleading for help from abroad…”

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“My husband is being deprived his most basic right,” says Jila Baniyaghoub

Journalist Jila Baniyaghoub has received one of the most peculiar sentences of recent years, a 30-year ban on journalistic activity. In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, she described details of her case and a conversation she had about her sentence with the judge. She also described the conditions of her imprisoned husband, journalist Bahman Ahmadi Amooee. She says Amooee is deprived of “his most basic right” of visiting his wife in person. “I can only see him once a week for 20 minutes through a phone booth, behind a glass wall. According to the Prisons Organization’s Procedures, prisoners are entitled to one in-person visit every month. But in the past year that Bahman has been imprisoned, he has only been allowed in-person visits three times. I don’t understand why he has been deprived of seeing his family, and particularly his wife, in person.”

Ayatollah Kashani’s Statements: Clear Indication of Pressure on Independent Lawyers

Within the past year, there has been mounting pressure on human rights lawyers to not represent politically active clients. Additionally, the Iranian Judiciary been paying less attention to the defense provided in the case of political suspects. Recent statements made by the Tehran Friday Prayers Imam and Member of the Council of Experts Ayatollah Emami Kashani, create a fresh wave of concern for new limits set on these lawyers. In his Friday Prayers sermon, Kashani stated that defending suspects whose case files are not “legitimate,” is “forbidden.”

Iran stonings are a legal nightmare

—- http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/07/08/kar.iran.stoning/index.html By Mehrangiz Kar & Azadeh Pourzand After international protests, Iran issued a statement saying a woman would not be stoned to death Mehrangiz Kar, Azadeh Pourzand say others have suffered the horrific punishment They say Islamic Republic leaders defend practice as a divine verdict Co-authors: World should give priority to opposing human rights abuses by [...]