Hengameh Shahidi, a female journalist, has been sentenced to six years, three months and one day’s imprisonment for charges related to her peaceful exercise of ...
An outspoken critic of the human rights record of Libya, Jamal al-Hajji, was arrested on 9 December 2009 and apparently transferred to prison. Amnesty International ...
Two women, Mehrnoush Etemadi and Hayedeh Tabesh, both members of the Campaign for Equality (also known as the One Million Signatures Campaign) have been arrested ...
The execution of Mohammad Reza Haddadi, a 21-year-old man, scheduled for 9 December 2009, did not take place. No new execution date has been announced. He is held ...
Amnesty International condemned the excessive use of force by Iranian security forces that saw scores of protesters beaten and detained during student-led demonstrations ...
Amnesty International has condemned the excessive use of force by Iraniansecurity forces that saw scores of protesters beaten and detainedduring student-led ...
Igor Koktysh, a male social activist, supporter of the Belarusian opposition and musician, has suffered a serious asthma attack in prison in Ukraine. The prison ...