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Defenders of Human Rights Centre
UN group demands release of Iranian lawyer
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) had found that the Islamic Republic’s incarceration of Iranian lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani is arbitrary, and the UN watchdog has called for his immediate release. » read more
Nasrin Sotoudeh given first furlough
Nasrin Sotoudeh, the jailed Iranian human rights lawyer and activist, has been given a furlough for the first time since she was jailed in September of 2010. » read more
Jailed lawyer transferred to hospital
Abdolfattah Soltani, a jailed Iranian human rights lawyer, has reportedly been transferred to Sinai Hospital in Tehran for treatment of complications in his digestive system. » read more
Rights group condemns treatment of jailed lawyer
The treatment of jailed human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh in Iran has been strongly condemned by the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders. » read more
Jailed lawyer on hunger strike
Nasrin Sotoudeh, the jailed Iranian human rights lawyer, has been on a hunger strike since last week, her husband informed the Kaleme opposition website. » read more
Jailed activist lost vision temporarily
Nargess Mohammadi, the jailed Iranian human rights activist, has informed her family that she lost her vision and then recovered it after five days of hospital care. » read more
Jailed activist writes letter of protest
Jailed Iranian human rights activist Nargess Mohammadi is challenging her “illegal” transfer to Zanjan Prison and, in a letter to the Tehran prosecutor, she writes that this treatment is in effect a sentence of “gradual death.” » read more
Human rights lawyer to serve 13-year sentence
Iranian human rights lawyer and activist Abdolfattah Soltani has been sentenced to 13 years in jail by a Tehran Revolutionary Court. » read more
Ebadi, rights groups condemn treatment of political prisoners
Shirin Ebadi, the Iranian Nobel Peace laureate, has joined with three major international human rights organizations to call for the release of political prisoners in Tehran who are “seriously ill.” » read more
