Middle East

Student activist Yashar Darolshafaei has referred to Evin Prison to serve out his jail-term. According to opposition site Kaleme, Darolshafaei, a postgraduate student at Tehran University, ……Read More

A week after arrest Exactly a week after his arrest by Iran’s cyber police, labour activist Sattar Beheshti has died as a result of torture at the ……Read More

‘Khamenei responsible for safety of inmates’ Reporters Without Borders says it is “very worried” about the health of eight female political prisoners currently on hunger strike in Iran’s ……Read More

An Iranian labour activist and netizen has been arrested by Iran’s cyber police. According to Iranian opposition reports, Sattar Beheshti was arrested by the cyber ……Read More

American soul blues singer Mighty Sam McClain and Iranian folk singer Mahsa Vahdat have jointly performed a song in dedication to jailed human rights lawyer ……Read More

Four converts to Christianity have been arrested in Iran in, reports an Iranian rights group. According to the Committee of Human Rights Reporters, Iranian security forces ……Read More