“My Son is Under Pressure to Participate in Televised Confessions,” says Activist’s Mother

In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Zoleikha Moussavi, mother of blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, discussed her son’s poor prison conditions. She told the Campaign that her son has been under immense pressure in prison to participate in televised confessions. Moussavi said that her son has stated he is a [...]

Court Documents Show Obsession with Alleged US Intelligence Actions Led to Unfair Convictions

(28 May 2009) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has obtained copies of court rulings against four individuals prosecuted and sentenced to prison terms because they allegedly worked in cooperation with the United States government to instigate a “soft revolution.”

The four prosecuted individuals are Drs. Arash and Kamiar Alaei, Silva Harotonian, and Mohammad Ehsani. Arash Alaei is serving a six-year sentence and the other three defendants are each serving three-year sentences.