Iran offers bachelor’s degree in how to be a prison warden
The four-year BA courses are due to start in the autumn at two higher educational colleges run by the Iranian prison service.Their introduction offers an insight into the theocratic regime’s priorities at a time when large numbers of political prisoners are being held and some prisons are packed to six times their capacity
Fall of Syria's Assad 'only a matter of time'
The former head of the United Nations observer mission in Syria has said that President Bashar al-Assad's fall is "only a matter of time", but that his exit may not end the conflict.
28 Kurdish prisoners facing death sentence
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GVF — At least 28 Kurdish prisoners face execution in Iranian prisons, says the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
Narges Mohammadi Hospitalized in Prison
Imprisoned human rights lawyer Narges Mohammadi, who was injured by other prisoners in a fight, has not been allowed to see her family, her husband Taghi Rahmani told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran in an interview.
Most Iranian prostitutes suffer from psychiatric disorders
Shahrzadnews:Though the Greater Tehran Police Force claims that there are only about a hundred prostitutes in the city, Iranian health professionals say there are several thousand in the country as a whole, and that the number is increasing rapidly.
Two prisoners hanged, one publicly in Shiraz
Iran Human Rights, July 19: Two prisoners were hanged in two Iranian cities today
One man was hanged publicly in Shiraz:
One prisoner was hanged publicly in the city of Shiraz (Fars Province, southern Iran) this morning, reported the official web site of the Iranian judiciary in the Fars Province.
Iran's Ailing Political Prisoners
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In a recent press statement, U.S. State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said the United States is "concerned over recent reports that Kurdish activist Mohammed Seddigh Kaboudvand and human rights defender Nargess Mohammadi are suffering from rapidly deteriorating health while in prison.
One prisoner was hanged in Western Iran
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Iran Human Rights, July 24: One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Ilam (western Iran) reported the official website of the judiciary of Ilam Province.
Three prisoners hanged in Isfahan
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Iran Human Rights, July 22: Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Isfahan (Central Iran) reported the official web site of the Iranian judiciary in Isfahan Province today.
Asghar Mahmoudian sentenced to 6 years in prison
GVF — Asghar Mahmoudian, a political prisoner detained during opposition protests in late 2009, has been sentenced to
six years in jail plus exile to Semnan.
According to the Committee of Human Rights Reporters, Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Salavati, sentenced Mahmoudian to six years in prison.
Ali Ajami expelled after serving out jail-term
GVF — An Iranian law student has been expelled from Tehran University, after serving out his jail term.According to Advar news, a website linked to an independent student called the Office for Fostering Unity, Ali Ajami, who recently finished serving a two-year prison sentence, has been expelled from Tehran University. Read more...
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