Category Archives: Brazil
News from Iran – Week 30 – 2012
News of the Prisoners A- Transfers On day 56 of hunger strike Human Rights activist Mohammad Sedigh Kaboudvand was admitted to hospital for 2 hours then returned to Evin. Narges Mohammadi is back in prison. Vahid Rastgoo transferred to methadone ward in Tabriz prison. B- Arrests/Incarcerations Mitra Aali was transferred to Evin 350 to […]
#Iran’s South American Connections
Useful summary from Just the Facts following Ahmadinejad’s visit to Latin America last week helps to provide some of the detail for this post. His trip to attend the Rio+20 Summit in Brazil and solidify relationships in the region was a chance to assess how Iranian foreign policy is evolving in response to the changing political scene in Latin America. […]
News from Iran – Week 25 – 2012
News of the Prisoners A- Transfers Javad Alikhani ends his hunger strike after return to general ward. Imprisoned Mahabad Payame Nour University student Jamal Ghadernejad was taken to hospital. Farshad Ghorbanpour ends his hunger strike after return to general ward. Death row Kurdish prisoner Samkoo Khorshidi was moved from Saghez prison to Sanandaj prison. Saeed […]
OHCHR Universal Periodic Review 21 May -4 Jun 2012 Provisional Timetable
Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review to commence second cycle with thirteenth Working Group session to be held from 21 May to 4 June 2012
10,000 Days in Prison – Iran Baha’i Timeline
March 5, 2008: Mahvash Sabet, one of the Baha’i leaders, was arrested in Mashhad. May 14, 2008: The remaining six Baha’i leaders – Behrouz Tavakkoli, Saeid Rezaie, Fariba Kamalabadi, Vahid Tizfahm, Jamaloddin Khanjani, and Afif Naeimi – were arrested at their homes in Tehran. They were charged with “espionage on behalf […]



