Former Ahmadinejad VP, Spokesman Sentenced to Prison in Iran
Two top advisors to former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2005-2013) have been sentenced to prison in ...
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March 30, 2018
Imprisoned Former Iranian VP Refusing Food and Water to Overturn Prison Sentence
Hamid Baghaei, who served as Iran’s vice president under former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is in “serious condition” from refusing ...
December 22, 2017
Former VP Hamid Baghaei Says His 63-Year Prison Sentence Was Issued by Judiciary Chief as “Revenge”
Former Iranian Vice President Hamid Baghaei has denounced his 63-year prison sentence, alleging it ...
December 1, 2017
Spokesman Berates Former President Ahmadinejad After He Accuses Judiciary of Corruption
The spokesman for Iran’s judiciary has publicly spoken out against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad after the former president accused the judiciary of corruption ...
November 29, 2017
After Fiery Speech, Iran Censors Ahmadinejad-Related Online Searches
Websites affiliated with former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad were blocked in Iran and the country’s most widely used state-approved video-sharing site has barred users from accessing Ahmadinejad-related content after the controversial politician criticized state officials in a recent speech ...
June 9, 2017
Ahmadinejad Aide Says He Was Imprisoned for Refusing to Collaborate With Revolutionary Guards
An imprisoned media advisor to former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has accused the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of offering ...
April 19, 2017
Iranian Media Banned From Covering Ahmadinejad’s May 2017 Presidential Campaign
Iranian media outlets have been ordered to stop reporting on former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s third presidential campaign for the ...
October 12, 2011
Mothers of Killed Protesters Seek UN Support to Find Their Children’s Murderers
Only two weeks before the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran is to present his report, two mothers of the post-election 2009 victims told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that their search for the murderers of their children ...
September 26, 2011
Weekly Rights Podcast 37
In this week’s Weekly Rights Podcast: The Campaign speaks out about Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit to the UN General Assembly in New York; American hikers Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal are released from prison; seven documentary filmmakers are arrested and charged with espionage on ...
September 20, 2011
“Only One Signature Away From Freedom,” Says Lawyer to Americans
Massoud Shafiee, lawyer of the two imprisoned Americans, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that the two prisoners are only one signature away from freedom. “The judge, whose signature is required, will be on vacation until Tuesday and so we must wait ...
September 18, 2011
Video: Don’t Let Ahmadinejad off the Hook in New York
(19 September 2011) As Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives in New York, four New Yorkers who closely follow developments in Iran talk about why the Iranian people expect the media and UN dignitaries to focus primarily on holding Ahmadinejad accountable for Iran’s human rights crisis during their ...
September 14, 2011
Talabani Intervened for Hikers’ Release, While Judiciary Denies the News
The Iranian Judiciary has simultaneously announced that “the two US citizens accused of espionage have not been released and their lawyer’s request for bail orders and their release is under consideration.” According to Mehr News Agency, quoting the Iranian Judiciary’s Public Relations and Protocol Office, ...
August 23, 2011
Tehran Police Illegally Enter Homes and Destroy Satellite Dishes
In the past week, Tehran Police Special Operations forces came together with plainclothes forces and, as part of a continuing operation, raided homes in Tehran's Saadat Abad neighborhood and collected satellite dishes. "During the raid, forces tried to intimidate and frighten the neighborhood residents and attempted ...
June 10, 2011
Rape and Torture: Legacy of the Post-Election Crackdown
Video Testimony from a Young Woman Raped in Detention, Most Detailed Account to Date (10 June 2011) On the second anniversary of the disputed June 2009 election and the ensuing repression, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran today released video testimony from a ...
September 20, 2010
Stand Up to Ahmadinejad’s Falsehoods
(20 September 2010) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lied outright about the stoning sentence of Sakineh Ashtiani during an interview with ABC’s Christiane Amanpour on 19 September, by denying a stoning sentence was ever issued, despite well-documented evidence to the contrary the International Campaign for Human Rights in ...
September 14, 2010
Reporters’ Guide for Interviewing Iranian Officials on Human Rights Issues
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has reviewed and analyzed over twenty interviews with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and prepared a guide for reporters to be used during his visit to New York for the United Nations General Assembly. The Campaign has highlighted important trends ...