NIAC Condemns Human Rights Violations in Iran
NIAC condemns the Iranian government’s recent violations of its international human rights obligations, including the closed trial of Iranian-American journalist Jason Rezaian and the recent actions against social media activists.
A Half-Hearted Attempt at Accountability
A military court in Iran sentenced two men on Wednesday to death and nine others to jail for the torture of three protesters which resulted in their death last summer at the notorious Kahrizak detention center. According to the report on Jahan News, an additional 33 others were also accused of attacking a student dormitory […]
Senior Reformer released in Tehran; More Victims Speak Out
Saeed Hajjarian, a senior reformer, was freed Wednesday on bail after spending 110 days jailed in Iran. He has championed the reformist cause against Iran’s hard-line clerics and survived an assassination attempt in 2000 that left him partially paralyzed. In August, Hajjarian gave a statement admitting to fomenting postelection unrest at what have been widely […]