ifmat - Political Activist on new and Undeclared Charges

Political Activist on new and Undeclared Charges

Outspoken political activist and former reformist member of Parliament Faezeh Hashemi will face a new trial in April 2017 on undeclared charges, an informed source told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI).
ifmat - Female Prisoner Transferred to Solitary Confinement in Iran

Female Prisoner Transferred to Solitary Confinement in Iran

According to reports, prison officials in Kerman Central Prison have on Saturday March 25 transferred Afsaneh Bayazidi to solitary confinement, where the Kurdish girl will be held till the end of this week, namely for 15 days, ...
ifmat - Young Iranian Facing Death Sentence

Young Iranian Facing Death Sentence

Sina Dehghan, sentenced to death for “insulting the prophet” of Islam when he was 19-years-old, was tricked into signing his confession, an informed source told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI).
ifmat - Medical Centers in Iran Decline Patients

Medical Centers in Iran Decline Patients

Medical centers across Iran are refusing to accept patients due to the enormous debt owed by insurance companies to the Social Security Organization, according to the Chair of Iran’s parliament Social Commission.

Reformist Editor Arrested by Security Agents

Amid a widening crackdown on journalists and activists in Iran ahead of the country’s May 2017 presidential election, security agents arrested Morad Saghafi, the reformist editor-in-chief of Goftegoo (Conversation) magazine, on March 15, 2017.