(RFE/RL) | April 14, 2010 By Golnaz Esfandiari Iranian bloggers supporting the opposition movement have launched a new campaign aimed at publicizing the plight of the lesser-known prisoners who have been jailed in the postelection unrest. Among the lesser-known prisoners are those citizens who were not politically active and are not affiliated with any political [...]
Tag Archives: Iranian Prison
Iranian student organization urges judiciary to release Zeidabadi
(Radio Zamaaneh) | March 11, 2010 Iranian Student Organization Advar-e Tahkim-e Vahdat called on the Head of Iran’s Judiciary, Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani to release Ahmad Zeidabadi, Secretary-General of their organization. In their letter they maintain that it is months since the required bail for Ahmad Zeidabadi was posted by his family and yet he remains [...]
Iran puts 12 policemen on trial over Kahrizak prison deaths
(Reuters) | March 9, 2010 TEHRAN — Iran put 12 policemen on trial in an army court on Tuesday over last summer’s deaths of at least three anti-government protesters at notorious Kahrizak jail, state media reported. The case has caused major embarrassment to the Islamic republic, which acknowledged, after months of denial, the deaths as [...]
Jailed Protesters’ Brutal Deaths Spark Fury in Iran
Regime Releases 140 Detainees in Apparent Bid to Ease Pressure From Opposition; Reports of Violent Interrogations Abound By FARNAZ FASSIHI Reports from Tehran families in recent days of receiving the bodies of relatives arrested at opposition rallies who later died from violent treatment in prison have fueled anger at the government. Among the dead is [...]
Subscribe to Receive Updates
Like Iran News Now? You can support us by subscribing to receive updates on our latest stories, news, and analysis by e-mail. Managed by Google Feedburner, the service is free, to the point, and no fuss. And, at any time should you wish, it is easy to opt-out.
Articles
-
Iran’s Supreme Leader attends military expo, then tweets about it
-
Live-blog: Iran – 25 Bahman – February 14, 2011
-
Angry Birds V Dictators
-
Live-blog: Iran – 1 Esfand – February 20, 2011
-
Live-blog: Riots in Vancouver after Hockey Game (June 15, 2011)
-
Feature: Instagrams from Iran (picture compilation)
-
Iran Feature: Former Detainee Sarah Shourd “The Plight of Iranians and 3 Decades of US Foreign Policy”
-
Iran Feature: The Supreme Leader Is Worried — Three Developments You Probably Don’t Know
- Live-blog: Russia, what’s next?
-
Live-blog: Egypt Elections, Day 1
- Fundamentalist Calls To Ignore Norouz Go Unheard In Iran, Afghanistan | Abbas Djavadi's Notes: [...] on RFE/RL’s website; reprinted: Peyvan...
- Families of Mousavi and Karroubi issue a joint open-letter to the World « Persian Fairy: [...] who expressed themselves on the streets [of ...
- IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER–THE LEADER OF HEZBOLLAH | Iran War Monitor: [...] some Shi’ite’s felt betrayed by Khomeini...
-
mahdi Abbas movahedi: Respectfully, I posted to you a complaint against ...
-
neo darren: visit me on http://teamchevytestdrive.com about au...
