Reuters – BAGHDAD – Sat Feb 18, 2012
Iraq evacuated an initial batch of 400 Iranian dissidents on Saturday from a base founded under Saddam Hussein, …
The Iranian government has intimidated and arrested relatives and friends of Persian-language journalists working abroad in a bid to silence them, Human Rights Watch said …
Iran kills 20 year old under torture in Ahwaz
3 February, 2012 - Arbitrary Killing, News
A new wave of arrests has started in Ahwaz in the Province of Khuzestan and in the cities of Shush and Hamidieh targeting cultural and …
Iran publicly hangs crippled athlete in Karaj
31 January, 2012 - Executions, News
Hassan Armin (Hassan Mafi), a kickboxing instructor was publicly hanged on the dawn of Tuesday, January 31 in Karaj.
According to reports, Armin who had sustained …
Iran sentences Christian women to 2 years of prison
30 January, 2012 - News, Religious/Ethnic Minorities
Christian convert Leila Mohammadi, who was arrested by security forces in her workplace, was sentenced to two years of prison by the Revolutionary Court…
Ms. Mohammadi …
Iran to execute crippled man in public
30 January, 2012 - Death Sentences, News
According to reports, on Monday, January 30, Siamak Armi who is about 32 years old was transferred to a solitary cell in Gohardasht Prison from …
Critically ill political prisoner denied minimum treatment – report
29 January, 2012 - News, Prisoners of Conscience
According to reports, a number of political prisoners are in critical condition in Gohardasht [Rajayishahr] Prison in Karaj and have been denied medical treatment.
Political prisoner …
Iran hangs 5 people in public and 7 in prison in Shiraz
21 January, 2012 - Executions, News
The death sentences for 12 people were carried out today on Sunday in Shiraz.
According to reports, seven of these people were narcotics traffickers who were …