My sister was thrown into solitary confinement in Iran after speaking out for women

Iran: Unconditionally Release Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi

Click to expand Image Nobel Peace Prize winner and human rights defender Narges Mohammadi, Tehran, Iran, April 2, 2021. © 2021 Reihane Taravati/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images (Beirut) – Iranian authorities are threatening to return the human rights defender and Nobel Peace Laureate Narges Mohammadi to prison to serve the remainder of her unjust sentence as a means to pressure her to cease her rights advocacy, Human Rights Watch said tod…

My sister was thrown into solitary confinement in Iran after speaking out for women

Groggy eyed, Sardar Pashaei, 44, woke on 10 March at 5am to find a message from his brother saying that their sister, Leila Pashaei, had been arrested in Iran following her speech at an International Women’s Day event.“Her home was raided, her electronics confiscated, and she was taken without due process,” Sardar, a wrestling champion and coach who now lives in Washington, DC, told The i Paper. “The only update we got was one phone call where s…

From death row to exile, Iranian-Kurdish rapper gives firsthand account of what he calls ‘severe torture’ in Iranian prison

Rapper Saman Yasin was imprisoned and says he was tortured for his involvement in anti-regime protests in Iran. Now, speaking exclusively to CNN, he’s able to recount how he escaped the country.

Iranian activist Hamideh Zarei has been hit hard by the regime in Tehran again. The young woman, who was previously imprisoned for political activities, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and 178 lashes this week. The reason: she did not wear a headscarf during a mandatory reporting appointment with the Public Prosecution Service, reports the Daily Mail.

Googoosh - Made of Fire

Born in Tehran in 1950 under the name of Faegheh Atashin, Googoosh was catapulted to fame at a very young age. She sang in the movie Fear and Hope (George Obadiah, 1960), at the age of just 10. She became a regular feature on Iranian film and television in her teens, singing groovy songs inspired by The Jackson 5 and Shirley Bassey, she tells us. She became the country’s biggest household name in the 1970s, and soon started touring the world – r…

Varisheh Moradi, a political prisoner on death row, denied medical treatment

HRANA News Agency – Varisheh Moradi, a political prisoner sentenced to death and held in Evin Prison, is being denied hospital transfer and adequate medical care despite her deteriorating physical condition. A social media page affiliated with Varisheh Moradi reported that she suffers from several health issues, including severe spinal disc problems in her back and neck, and has required urgent surgery and proper medical attention for over three…