23 May 2012
Alerts - Iran
23 May 2012
Iran
The journalists attended a presentation in Tehran and were arrested as they were on their way home.
10 May 2012
Iran

Over the course of two weeks, two journalists were arrested to begin serving previously imposed jail sentences and a third was sentenced to 25 lashes, while a monthly was suspended for two months.
30 April 2012
Iran
Eighty-year-old Ebrahim Yazdi, who suffers from cancer and a heart condition, was convicted for exercising his right to freedom of speech.
25 April 2012
Iran
Narges Mohammadi, whose health is deteriorating, was arrested and has begun to serve her six-year prison sentence.
20 April 2012
Iran

The literary translator has been held without charge since 10 January 2012, and is said to be in a fragile condition after having started a hunger strike on 2 April.
18 April 2012
Iran
Reyhaneh Tabatabaie was sentenced to a one-year prison term on April 2 for alleged "propaganda against the state" and "weakening the pillars of the Islamic Republic," for her reporting on the arrest of political prisoners after the 2009 presidential election.
30 March 2012
Iran
Despite the agency's acknowledgement of the mistake and “tak[ing] appropriate steps to prevent a recurrence", the authorities revoked the press cards of all of its staff.
30 March 2012
Iran
Security forces arrested Tahmineh Monzavi on 19 February from her workplace in Tehran but have yet to disclose her whereabouts, legal status, or health condition.
28 March 2012
Iran
International broadcasters including the BBC, Deutsche Welle and Voice of America have all recently highlighted deliberate electronic interference by the authorities that is affecting their broadcasts.
6 March 2012
Iran
One of the founders of the Centre for Human Rights Defenders, Abdolfattah Soltani was arrested on 10 September 2011 during a raid by plain-clothes officials from the intelligence ministry.
1 March 2012
Iran
Amidst an all-out censorship on the media, the weekly "Hadiss Ghazvin" was charged with "publishing false information with the aim of upsetting public opinion."
29 February 2012
Iran
Kouhyar Goudarzi, who writes for the Committee of Human Rights Reporters, was given a six-year prison term on charges of "propagating against the regime" and "assembly and collusion against the regime."
22 February 2012
Azerbaijan / Iran
IRFS suspects that Anar Bayramli, an Azerbaijani citizen, is a casualty of recent tensions between Tehran and Baku.
21 February 2012
Iran
The journalist Mahssa Amrabadi has just been sentenced by a Tehran revolutionary court to five years in prison for writing articles in support of her imprisoned husband, fellow journalist Masoud Bastani.
13 February 2012
Morocco / Iran
Morocco withstood pressure from Iranian authorities to ban the film in May 2008 and it was shown in the Meknes International Festival of Animated Film as well as the Casablance Film Festival in 2007.
9 February 2012
Iran
According to a source close to his family, Mohammad Soleimani Nia has been under pressure since November 2011, when he was questioned by security officers.
7 February 2012
Iran
The Tehran revolutionary court sentenced Mehdi Khazali to 14 years’ imprisonment, 10 years’ internal exile in the south-western city of Borazjan and 70 lashes.
7 February 2012
Iran
At least some of the arrests in Khuzestan province were reportedly in response to anti-government slogans and graffiti expressing sympathy for the Arab Spring and calling for a boycott of the parliamentary elections.
3 February 2012
Iran
Authorities arrested journalist Saeed Razavi Faghih, who wrote for reformist publications, as he arrived at Tehran airport from Paris.
3 February 2012
Iran
Iranian authorities have been particularly sensitive to the role of BBC Persian television, which launched operations in January 2009, because of its extensive coverage of the disputed 2009 presidential election.
31 January 2012
Iran
Labour activists have been at the forefront of the struggle for freedom of association and assembly in the country and they have paid a heavy price, says Human Rights Watch.
23 January 2012
Iran
Security forces arrested Sahamoddin Boureghani, searched his home and took him to an unknown location.
17 January 2012
Iran
Simien Nematollahi, a contributer to the pro-Sufi website Majzooban, was arrested at her Tehran home by intelligence ministry officials on 11 January on a charge of anti-government propaganda.
11 January 2012
Iran
Death sentences issued in January 2011 against Saeed Malekpour and Vahid Asghari were confirmed by the revolutionary courts.
16 December 2011
Iran
Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, arrested in December 2010 and sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment, has been on hunger strike since 12 December in protest against the conditions of his detention.
28 November 2011
Iran
Hossein Kazemeini Boroujerdi, an outspoken religious critic, has been detained with violent cellmates and is not receiving treatment for several serious illnesses.
23 November 2011
Iran
Ali Akbar Javanfekr, director of the official Iranian News Agency and its print affiliate "Iran", was sentenced to one year in prison and a three-year ban on practicing journalism on charges of publishing material contrary to Islamic law.
15 November 2011
Iran
Two Kuwaiti journalists, Adel Al-Yahya and Raed Al-Majed, were arrested on charges of spying and entering the country illegally.
21 October 2011
Iran
While WiPC welcomes the journalist's release, it continues to call for any charges against her to be dropped, in accordance with Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which Iran is a signatory.
6 October 2011
Iran
Relatives and friends of at least 10 Iranians who work for BBC Persian Television in London have been harassed by authorities following the broadcast of a documentary about the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
30 September 2011
Iran
Arrested while filming a street protest shortly after President Ahmadinedjad's disputed re-election in June 2009, Chari Mohammad Moradof has been sentenced to 21 years in prison on charges of spying and anti-government propaganda.
20 September 2011
Iran
The six were arrested on vague accusations that they engaged in a foreign conspiracy in connection with a critical new documentary about Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
8 September 2011
Iran
Since demonstrations in the province of Azerbaijan began, around 100 people have been arrested including netizens and journalists.
11 August 2011
Iran
Veteran journalist Issa Saharkhiz has just learned that his prison term will be extended by two additional years for "prior journalistic activities".
4 August 2011
Iran
Mehran Faraji was sentenced to one year in prison on charges of "propagating against the regime", while authorities summoned Saeed Jalalifar to prison.
21 July 2011
Iran
Mashallah Shamsolvaezin has been summoned to serve a 16-month prison term that was unjustly levied in 2010.
12 July 2011
Iran
Blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki's father says his son is under sustained physical and psychological pressure in prison and solitary confinement has led to kidney complications.
30 June 2011
Iran
Maryam Majd's arrest was followed by the detention of two other female journalists and activists.
24 June 2011
Lebanon / Iran
"Green Days", a documentary on the 2009 protests in Iran, was scheduled to screen as part of the "Banned Movies Festival" in Lebanon.
16 June 2011
Iran
Hoda Saber died after suffering a heart attack, Kavyan Mehregan was arrested at Saber's funeral, while bloggers Sakhi Rigi and Hossein Derakhshan were sentenced to 20 and 19 and a half years in prison, respectively.
9 June 2011
Iran
Prison, security, and judicial officials regularly harm and punish journalists who demand their rights or shed light on rampant prison abuse, according to CPJ research.
4 May 2011
Iran
Siamak Pourzand reportedly committed suicide following years of house arrest in his apartment in Tehran.
28 April 2011
Iran
Mohammad Seifzadeh has defended several imprisoned journalists and Alireza Rajai writes for several reformist newspapers.
26 April 2011
Iran
Those detained thus far include bloggers Ali Badri and Ali Torofi and poets Hamin Hairi and Shahid Amori, who also contribute to various media.
31 March 2011
Iran
CJFE condemns the violation of imprisoned journalist Bahman Ahmadi Amouyi's right to visitors, specifically those by his wife, journalist Jila Baniyaghoub.
16 March 2011
Iran
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon stated that he was "deeply troubled by reports of increased executions, detentions, arbitrary arrests, unfair trials and possible torture and ill-treatment of human rights activists, lawyers, journalists and opposition activists."
8 March 2011
Iran
Thousands of people were expected to demonstrate in Tehran and other cities on 8 March to demand democratic reforms, including full legal equality for women.
3 March 2011
Iran
Witnesses told Human Rights Watch that most of the security forces attacks appeared to be efforts to prevent crowds from forming and chanting slogans.
1 March 2011
Iran
RSF urged UNHRC to appoint a special envoy to investigate the human rights situation in the country.
16 February 2011
Iran
Tehran Prosecutor Abbas Ja'fari Dowlatabadi announced that the death sentences of two unnamed "administrators of obscene websites" had been sent to the Supreme Court for review.
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