Iranian political prisoners
Activist taken to Zanjan Prison
Jailed Iranian human rights activist Nargess Mohammadi has been transferred to Zanjan Prison.
Political activist temporarily released
Mohammad Tavasoli, the head of the political office of the Freedom Movement of Iran party, has been temporarily released after seven months in prison.
Ebadi wants to enlist UN support for jailed activist
Iranian Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi is calling on the United Nations Human Rights Council to do all it can to bring about the release of Iranian activist Nargess Mohammadi.
Iranian-Kurdish Prisoner on hunger strike
Ali Moradi, an Iranian-Kurdish prisoner, has sewn his lips together as part of a hunger strike he’s been on since April 4 in Bandar Abbas Prison in southern Iran, Moradi’s family reports.
Nobel Peace laureates demand release of activist
A group of Nobel Peace laureates has issued a statement contesting the incarceration of Nargess Mohammadi, the Iranian human rights activist.
U.S. calls for release of journalists
The United States has called on Iran to release Mohammad Seddigh Kaboodvand and the other 90 journalists who are being held in Iranian prisons.
Campaign supports Iranian students
Shirin Ebadi, the Iranian Nobel Peace laureate, together with a number of international human rights and student organizations, has launched a campaign called “Be the voice of enchained students.”
Rights group condemns arrest of Iranian activist
Reporters Without Borders has condemned the arrest of Nargess Mohammadi, the spokesperson for Shirin Ebadi’s Centre for Human Rights Defenders of Iran.
Human rights activist to serve severe sentence
Iranian human rights activist Nargess Mohammadi has been summoned to serve out a six-year prison term.
Aging politician summoned to serve out sentence
Ebrahim Yazdi, the secretary general of the Freedom Movement of Iran, has been summoned to Evin Prison to serve out his eight-year prison term.











