ifmat - Political Activist Detained Without Charge

Political Activist Hengameh Shahidi Detained Without Charge

Ailing political activist Hengameh Shahidi, who has been on hunger strike in Evin Prison since March 16, 2017 to protest her detention without charge, is being subjected to renewed interrogations by security agents, the Center for Human ...
ifmat - Iranian Political Prisoner Refused Medical Furlough

Iranian Political Prisoner Refused Medical Furlough

Imprisoned music producers Mehdi Rajabian and his brother Hossein Rajabian refused to return to Evin Prison after the judiciary denied Mehdi Rajabian’s request to extend the brief medical furlough they were granted, the Center for Human Rights ...
ifmat - Iranian Police Resort to Birdshots to Disperse Protesters

Iranian Police Resort to Birdshots to Disperse Protesters

More than 1,000 workers and retirees of the Haft Tappe Sugar Cane Company continued their strike for the third day on Tuesday. The police resorted to various measures and birdshots in order to create tensions, all failing ...
ifmat - Imprisoned Teacher Activist Returned to Evin Prison

Imprisoned Teacher Activist Returned to Evin Prison

Esmail Abdi ended his hunger strike on June 6, 2017 after a “positive” meeting in Evin Prison, according to a statement posted by the Iranian Teachers’ Trade Association (ITTA) on its Telegram channel.
ifmat - Human Rights Records of Iran Is Referred to as a Black Stigma

Human Rights Records of Iran Is Referred to as a Black Stigm

On the passing anniversary of Khomeini, States media are confessing that, during the presidential election show, the massacre issue of 1988 and Khomeini’s order for committing such crime came more than ever to the attention and judgement ...
ifmat - Iran Regime Places Seals on Sunni Mosque

Iran Regime Places Seals on Sunni Mosque

Agents of the Iranian regime placed seals on a Sunni mosque, south east of Tehran, on June 1, 2017, according to the website of the Sunni Friday prayers leader of Azadshahr.