Interviewing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Next: Argumentative Ahmadinejad: Quotes from Interviews —– ——————————————— “President Ahmadinejad is a difficult man to pin down because his answers are often questions and he does not feel compelled to respond to questions as posed,” says the host of PBS talk show Charlie Rose. When asked a question, he lectures, turning the question towards other [...]

Argumentative Ahmadinejad

Next: Suggested Questions for President Ahmadinejad Quotes from Interviews “Iran is very free. It is the highest conceivable degree of freedom. We don’t have a party based system. It is a free government, very close to the people.” Ahmadinejad’s Interview with Kim Bildsoe of Dutch TV – January 8, 2010 “Everybody must obey the law. [...]

International Record and Cooperation on Human Rights

Next: Interviewing Ahmadinejad Since 1984, the United Nations has expressed concern about human rights practices in the Islamic Republic of Iran through successive resolutions of the UN General Assembly and Commission on Human Rights. Iran has failed to abide by these UN resolutions to improve its human rights record. Since 2007, the UN Secretary General [...]

Iranian Officials’ Claims on Rights Issues: Myths vs. Facts

Next: Notable Facts about Iran’s International Record and Cooperation on Human Rights Information in this section was compiled jointly with the Democracy Coalition Project Back to Main ———————————————————————————— Next

Shiva Nazar Ahari Freed on Bail

The Campaign has learned that the prominent human rights defender, Shiva Nazar Ahari, was freed on bail, in the amount of $500,000, on 12 September 2010. She is awaiting sentencing following her trial held on 4 September.

“They tell me to pick a simple tombstone,” says murdered protester’s wife

The wife of Moharram Chegini, one of those murdered during post-election protests, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that Iranian authorities are evading paying the diya, blood money, to Chegini’s family. In response to her requests for identification of her husband’s murderer, she has been told not to wait for the murderer’s identification.

“Tortured Confessions” Detailed from Inside Evin Prison

(9 September 2010) Abdollah Momeni, a prominent Iranian activist jailed since June 2009, has described being severely tortured, forced to make false confessions, and subjected to a “show trial” in a letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Momeni is serving a four years and eleven months prison sentence in Ward 350 of Tehran’s notorious Evin prison. The letter is being published for the first time by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.

“Momeni’s letter is addressed to the Supreme Leader, and if Ayatollah Khamenei does not respond by launching a credible and independent investigation aimed at holding violators accountable, then there is ample evidence that these systematic and inhumane methods for extracting false confessions are sanctioned by him,” said Hadi Ghaemi, the Campaign’s spokesperson.

Letter of Prominent Prisoner of Conscience, Abdollah Momeni, to Ayatollah Khamanei

In the Name of God Ayatollah Khamenei The Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran During one of my days in detention at Evin prison, I had the opportunity to hear a televised speech by you.  You spoke of the importance of opposing injustice and the need to observe fairness and justice (23 June, 2010). [...]

Worldwide Support for the Release of Shiva Nazar Ahari

With the announcement by Iranian officials that the court trial of human rights activist Shiva Nazar Ahari will be held in the coming days, Iranians abroad held rallies in a few cities worldwide, demanding her release. Shiva Nazar Ahari has been in prison for the past seven months. She has been denied her fundamental rights of regular contact with her family, furlough leave, or even bail bond till her court date.

Ahmad Ghabel’s Sudden Summons to Fariman Revolutionary Courts

Prominent theological researcher Ahmad Ghabel has been summoned to the Revolutionary Courts of Fariman, a reliable source told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. According to the source, Revolutionary Court authorities in Mashad, Ghabel’s city of residence, have disavowed knowledge of the summons. Ghabel will have to appear at the Fariman Revolutionary Courts on Wednesday, 8 September 2010, the summons stated.