By Peter Kenny  The Baha’i International Community said the harsh prison sentences meted out against seven Iranian Baha’i leaders are an unjust punishment against innocent people and an entire religious community. The five men and two women imprisoned were arrested in May 2008 and later charged with “spying for foreigners,” as well as “spreading corruption [...]

  Abdollah Momeni (left) and Majid Tavakoli are both reportedly on hunger strike in Tehran’s Evin prison. July 30, 2010 A number of political prisoners incarcerated at Tehran’s Evin prison have reportedly gone on hunger strike to protest their treatment, including their transfer to solitary confinement and cancellation of family visits. The “Kalame” website, which [...]

by Hiedeh Farmani Hiedeh Farmani – Tue Jul 13, 9:05 am ET TEHRAN (AFP) – Many shops in Tehran’s main trade hub remained closed on Tuesday, even after a government compromise in a row over taxes. Last Tuesday most store owners in Tehran’s traditional bazaar went on strike, saying the government was trying to impose a 70-percent tax hike [...]

Fifteen could still die in horrific sentence after being allegedly convicted of adultery Saeed Kamali Dehghan and Ian Black guardian.co.uk, Thursday 8 July 2010 21.01 BST Article history An Iranian woman at a protest in Brussels highlights the barbarity of death by stoning, in which women are buried up to their necks in front of [...]

(CNN) — Iran’s top human rights official said the Islamic regime is reviewing a sentence of execution by stoning for a woman convicted of adultery. “Sentences such as stoning will be closely reviewed and probably changed,” Mohammad Javad Larijani told Iran’s Islamic Republic News Agency. Larijani was referring to the well-publicized case of Sakineh Mohammedie [...]

  Working towards the elimination of crimes against women and girls committed in the name of honor.  United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/C.3/59/L.25: 15 October 2004 In October 2004 the United Nations General Assembly passed an historic Resolution on the elimination of crimes against women and girls committed in the name of honor. Known as [...]

The United Nations General Assembly resolution, agreed to on 30 June and to be formally adopted by the General Assembly on Friday, 2 July, to establish “UN Women”—the new gender equality entity at the UN.   This move works been sought by women’s organizations and other civil society organizations around the world since the UN established a [...]

Iran Human Rights, June 6: According to reports from Iran, 26 people have been transferred to the quarantine section of Ghesel hesar prison, west of Tehran, and are being prepared for execution. They can be executed within the next 48 hours. The human rights lawyer Moammad Mostfaei wrote in a letter that this news has [...]

The seven Baha’is imprisoned since spring 2008 (photo: Baha’i World News Service) June 03, 2010 Seven Iranian Baha’i leaders incarcerated since 2008 are scheduled to appear in court on June 12, the Baha’i International Community representative to the United Nations in Geneva has told RFE/RL’s Radio Farda. Diane Ala’i said on June 2 that it [...]

May 25 (Bloomberg) — Iranian filmmaker and opposition supporter Jafar Panahi, who was invited to be a juror at the Cannes film festival, was freed on bail, weeks after directors including Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese called for his release. Panahi left pre-trial detention today following Prosecutor General Abbas Jafari-Dolatabadi’s approval, the [...]