Middle East

Student activist Moeen Ghamin has been detained, according to human rights sources in Iran. According to the Committee of Human Rights Reporters, children’s rights activist Moeen ……Read More

Prominent human rights activist Narges Mohammadi has been summoned to serve out a six-year prison sentence, according to the semi-official Fars news agency. Mohammadi had initially been ……Read More

Ebrahim Yazdi summoned to serve 8-year jail term The imprisoned head the political bureau of the outlawed Freedom Movement of Iran is said to be ……Read More

Pro-opposition cleric Masoud Adib, has been detained in the holy city of Qom, according to reports. Adib, a professor at Qom’s Mofid university, was arrested ……Read More

In a statement on Sunday, Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and Minister of State of Foreign Affairs Diane Ablonczy said Canada was “gravely concerned” ……Read More

Sister of Hamid Ghassemi-Shall appeals for help Hamid Ghassemi-Shall, a dual national of Iran and Canada, faces imminent execution on espionage-related charges, sources told the ……Read More