Former student activist Shabnam Madadzadeh told i she is supporting the latest wave of female-led opposition after fleeing the country
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Evin Prison – Involved In
Behind bars, women of Iran’s Evin prison refuse to give in
Listen to this! One. Two. Three!" Down the crackling phone line from the women's wing of Tehran's Evin prison, a chorus of prisoners then launch into raucous song. It's ...
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Tehran Seeks To Hang Ex-Official On Forced Confessions Of Spying For UK
A former Iranian defense ministry official who faces execution on espionage charges says his confessions were made under torture, an audio file has revealed. Alireza Akbari, who holds dual ...
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Report on the Arrest of Fifteen Members of an Iranian Religious Group
In December 2022, fifteen members of a religious group called “Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light” were arrested by the Ministry of Intelligence agents and jailed in Evin Prison. ...
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Hundreds Of Iranian Activists Sign Letter Condemning Prison Sentence For Academic
Hundreds of Iranian political and civil activists have published a letter condemning the nine-year prison sentence handed to sociologist Saeed Madani for his writings on various aspects of society, ...
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Iran has largely crushed protests, but a spirit of defiance still burns
In her high school classroom in northwest Iran, the math teacher strives to ensure that her female students don’t lose sight of what they achieved taking part in unprecedented ...
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