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Report on Human Rights Abuse, August, 2010
There have been two important trends in human rights during August 2010. First, there was a hunger strike by political prisoners that was to an extent successful (see separate article). Second, the regime has made considerable use of ta’ziri punishments. These allow a judge to impose a sentence according to ...
Human Rights Violations Monthly Report: June-July 2010
In the years following the Islamic Revolution in Iran the country went through such tumult that human rights violations gradually became the foremost concern for international organizations. The tortures and executions that took place in the eighties were only the beginning of such violations. These violations were exacerbated during the ...
Human Rights Violations Monthly Report: May-June 2010
One year after the stolen election of June 2009, iran continues to be a leading human rights violator. The abuses of human rights in Iran are widespread. These violations relate to more than just political unrest and the elections. Rather they stem also from Iran’s unfair and non-transparent justice system. ...
Iran's Human Rights Crisis
Anybody visiting Iranian websites or Facebook pages will see news of executions and long prison sentences imposed upon political prisoners accompanied by reports of physical and psychological torture. There are also accounts of arrests of students, political and labor activists, and members of ethnic and religious minorities. It is easy ...Monthly Report: December 2007
Internal Dissent In an unusual speech, former President Mohammad Khatami criticized the policies of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The speech was delivered at Tehran University and attracted more than 1,000 students. Tehran University has been the center for protests since Ahmadinejad was elected in 2005. Khatami condemned the political and social crackdowns on ...Monthly Report: November 2007
International Condemnation A United Nations General Assembly committee passed a draft resolution on November 20th expressing “deep concern” regarding human rights violations in Iran. The resolution was approved by a final vote of 72-50 and now goes to the 192-member General Assembly for a final vote. The resolution condemned stoning as ...Monthly Report: October 2007
Students Once again, university students protested against Ahmadinejad. On October 8, more than 100 students clashed with regime supporters and authorities at Tehran University where the President made a speech, marking the beginning of the academic year. The students shouted “death to the dictator” and “free jailed ...Monthly Report: September 2007
Social Crackdown According to the Khaleej Times, Iran has shown no signs of relaxing its crackdown on un-Islamic morality. Of the more than 100,000 women who have been given warnings for dress code violations, 1,600 cases have been passed on to the Judiciary. Authorities have also closed over ...Monthly Report: August 2007
Students Six student activists were freed on August 9 after being detained for one month. Some were arrested while attending a meeting of Tahkim-e Vahdat (Office for the Consolidation of Unity) while others were detained for participating in a sit-in to commemorate the 18th of Tir (1999) ...Monthly Report: July 2007
Freedom of the Press Continuing the ban on reporting sensitive subjects, the Islamic Republic’s government ordered journalists not to write about the petrol rationing or subsequent riots of late June. Newspaper closures have continued this month with the shutdown of Ham Mihan newspaper on July 3, ...
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