Middle East

More than 300 Iranian activists have issued a statement demanding an easing on the restrictions on Mostafa Tajzadeh, one of Iran’s most prominent pro-reform figures, ……Read More

A senior member of the Teacher’s Union has been sentenced to a year in prison a court in Tehran. According the Human Rights Activist in Iran (HRAI) ……Read More

A Bahai citizen and her nine-month old baby have been incarcerated in Iran, says a human rights organisation. According to the Human Rights Activists in Iran, ……Read More

‘Leave them to me’: Supreme Leader Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is personally responsible for ordering the house arrest of opposition leaders, says the country’s ……Read More

Imprisoned labour activist Reza Shahabi has once again gone on hunger strike to protest his maltreatment in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison, opposition reports suggest. According ……Read More

Iranian security forces have arrested the father of labour activist Seyed Hadi Daneshyar. According to the Committee of Human Rights Reporters, the forces entered the home ……Read More