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Iran: Inadequate medical treatment for imprisoned human rights defender Emadeddin Baghi

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports that human rights defender Emadeddin Baghi, imprisoned since October 2007, was returned to prison after suffering a heart attack on 7 May 2008. Emadeddin Baghi is the founder of the Association for the Defence of Prisoners' Rights and the Society of the Right to Life Guardians in Iran. He has written extensively on human rights, in particular to criticise the death penalty and to defend the right to freedom of expression. He has received several international awards for his work including the Civil Courage Prize in 2004, the French Human Rights Prize in 2005, and the International Journalist of the Year 2008 at the British Press Awards.  Read More

Iran: Report Documents the Persecution of Women’s Rights Activists in Iran

A new report by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran documents how the Iranian authorities have systematically thwarted peaceful and legal civil society efforts to advocate for women’s rights in Iran, abusing the legal system and gravely violating internationally protected civil rights in the process.  Read More

Iran: Death threats against human rights defender Shirin Ebadi

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports of death threats against human rights defender Shirin Ebadi received on 5 April 2008. Shirin Ebadi is a human rights lawyer and founder of the Centre of Defenders of Human Rights. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003 for her work to protect the rights of women and children in Iran.  Read More

Iran: Arrest and detention of human rights defender Khadijeh Moghaddam

Front Line is deeply concerned following reports of the arrest of Khadijeh Moghaddam, women's rights defender and member of the Mother's Committee of the One Million Signatures Campaign, on 8 April 2008 at her home. Security police reportedly entered her apartment by force and took her to Eshrat Abat Security Police where she was interrogated. She was later brought to the Revolutionary Courts and further interrogated by Mr Sobhani, the Investigative Judge in charge of her case. She was then transferred to Vozara Detention Centre.  Read More

Iran: Travel ban on human rights defender and womens rights activist Parvin Ardalan

Front Line is deeply concerned following the travel ban that has been imposed on human rights defender Parvin Ardalan. Parvin Ardalan is a women's rights defender and one of the founding members of the One Million Signatures Campaign.  Read More

Iran: Continued detention of Saleh Kamrani and Said Metinpour for representing Azerbaijani community

Lawyer Saleh Kamrani and journalist Sa’id Metinpour are currently being detained in Section 209 of Evin Prison, Tehran. Saleh Kamrani is a lawyer who has represented members of Iran’s discriminated Azerbaijani minority. Both he and Sa’id Metinpour are active in promoting the rights of the Azerbaijani minority in Iran.  Read More

Iran: Closure of womens rights publication, Zanan

Front Line is deeply concerned following the order for the closure of the women's rights publication, Zanan. Zanan was established in 1992, and is dedicated to the promotion and protection of women's rights in Iran. On 29 January 2008, the management of Zanan were informed by the Press Monitoring Council and the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance that the magazine's license was to be cancelled due to the publication of material that was threatening to the “psychological security of society”.  Read More

Iran: Arrest of journalist and human rights defender Yaghoub Saleki Niya

Front Line is deeply concerned following the arrest of Azerbaijani journalist and human rights defender Yaghoub Saleki Niya (also known as Ilqar Merendli) at his home in Tehran on 31 October 2007. Yaghoub Saleki Niya is one of the founders of the Committee for the Defence of Azerbaijani Political Prisoners (ASMEK). He also writes for a number of banned blogs.  Read More

Iran: Arrest of Maryam Hosseinkhah and Jelveh Javaheri of the One Million Signatures Campaign

Front Line is deeply concerned following the arrest, on 18 November 2007 and 1 December respectively, of the journalists and women human rights defenders (WHRDs), Maryam Hosseinkhah and Jelveh Javaheri, campaigners with the Campaign for Equality - One Million Signatures Campaign.  Read More

Iran: Sentence against Delaram Ali may not now be implemented

According to reports received, Delarim Ali's sentence of two years and six months has not been implemented, as the Iranian authorities have requested that there be a two week period of investigation. For more information please click here: http://www.we4change.info/english/spip.php?article167

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