Iran

Human Rights in Islamic Republic of Iran

Iran: Rape and other torture victims at renewed risk | Amnesty ...
10 September 2009

Victims of rape and other torture by Iranian security forces are facing renewed risk after documents detailing abuses against them were confiscated, Irene Khan, ...

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Iranian rape and torture victims at renewed risk | Amnesty ...
10 September 2009

Victims of rape and other torture by Iranian security forces are facingrenewed risk after documents detailing abuses against them wereconfiscated this week.

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Iran: Further information: Murder witness released – stop action ...
9 September 2009

Tehran resident, Caspian Makan, is reported to have been released on bail from Evin Prison, though it is not clear when or under what conditions.

Urgent Action       MDE 13/097/2009

Neda Agha Soltan murder witness at risk of torture in Tehran ...
4 September 2009

Caspian Makan, the fiancé of the young woman killed inthe recent protests in Iran, has been held in detention since 26 June,after he made a statement linking her ...

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Iran: Murder witness faces ill-treatment, Caspian Makan
3 September 2009

Tehran resident Caspian Makan, who was the fiancé of Neda Agha Soltan, a young woman killed in the recent protests in Iran, is in detention in Evin Prison. Amnesty ...

Urgent Action       MDE 13/096/2009

Iran: Juvenile offender faces execution, Hossein Haghi
3 September 2009

Hossein Haghi is facing imminent execution for a murder committed when he was a 16-year-old boy. His case has been sent to the Office for the Implementation of ...

Urgent Action       MDE 13/095/2009

Iran: Iranian scholar detained, Dr Mohammad Maleki
2 September 2009

Dr Mohammad Maleki, a 76-year old male Iranian scholar and former Chancellor of Tehran University has been detained. An independent commentator, he has for many ...

Urgent Action       MDE 13/094/2009

Iran: Journalist held without charge in Iran, Hengameh Shahidi
2 September 2009

Hengameh Shahidi, a female journalist arrested on 30 June, is being held without charge in Evin prison, in Iran's capital, Tehran, where she is at risk of torture ...

Urgent Action       MDE 13/093/2009

Iran: Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review: Seventh ...
1 September 2009

In this submission, Amnesty International provides information as stipulated in the General Guidelines for the Preparation of Information under the Universal Periodic ...

Report       MDE 13/009/2009

Iran: Seven Iranian Journalists Released
28 August 2009

Of 13 Iranian journalists for whom Amnesty International has campaigned since the disputed presidential elections on 12 June, seven are free on bail. At least five ...

Urgent Action       MDE 13/092/2009