The U.S. is ensuring that cancer drugs and other lifesaving medicines reach Iranian patients, part of a broader push to support everyday Iranians and bypass…

Name: Davood Asadi, Afarin Chitsaz, Ehsan Mazandarani, and Ehsan Safarzaie Occupation: Journalists Date of Arrest:  November 2015 Charge: “Acting Against National Security” Sentence: 5, 10,…

Name: Nasim (Maryam) Naghash Zargaran Occupation: Unknown Date of Arrest:  February 2011 Charge: “Propaganda Against the Islamic Regime” and “Gathering and Acting Against National Security…

Name: Golrokh Irayee Occupation: Civil Rights Activist Date of Arrest:  2014 Charge: Insulting Sanctities and Propaganda Against the Regime Sentence:  6 Years    

Name: Omid Alishenas Occupation: Civil Engineer and Children’s Rights Activist Date of Arrest:  September 4, 2014 Charge: “Colluding Against National Security” and “Insulting the Supreme…

  Name: Fatemeh Ekhtesari Occupation: Poet Date of Arrest: December 8, 2013 Charge: “Insulting the Sacred” Sentence: 11 and a half Years Jail and 99…

Name: Nasrin Sotoudeh Occupation: Human Rights Lawyer Date of Imprisonment: September 2010 Charge: Propagation Activities Against the Regime; Cooperating with the Center for Human Rights Defenders; and Endangering National Security…

Name: Nahid Gorji Occupation: Civil Rights Activist Online; Degree in Sociology. Date of Arrest: October, 2014 Charge: Held Without Official Charges Sentence: Undetermined She was…

Name: Hamid Reza Moradi Sarvestani Occupation: Religious Minority Practitioner (Gonabadi Dervish), Human Rights Activist Date of Arrest: September 4, 2011 Charge: Propaganda Against the Regime,…

Name: Mohammad Hossein Rafiee Fanood Occupation: Retired University Chemistry Professor, Activist Date of Arrest: June 16, 2015 Charge: “Propaganda Against the Regime” Sentence: Six Years…

Name: Omid Kokabee Occupation: PhD Student in Optics at the University of Texas at Austin ِDate of Imprisonment: January 30, 2011 While Visiting Family in Iran…

Name: Atena Farghadani Occupation: Cartoonist, Painter. Date of Arrest: January 10, 2015 Charge: “Coolition Against the Security of the System”, “Propaganda Against the System”, “Insulting…

Name: Mohammad Ali Dadkhah Occupation: Human Rights Lawyer Date of Imprisonment: September 2012 Charge: Spreading Propaganda Against the System Through Interviews with Foreign Media and Membership in the Defenders…

Name: Mohammad Seifzadeh Occupation: Human Rights Lawyer Date of Imprisonment: October 2010 Charge: Collusion and Assembly with Intent to Disrupt Internal Security; Propagation Activities Against the Regime; and Establishing…

Name: Hootan Dolati Occupation: Engineer, Journalist Date of Arrest: March 15, 2013 Charge: “Propaganda Against the State” and “Membership in a Banned Group” Sentence: One and a Half Years…

Name: Omid Behrouzi Occupation: Lawyer Date of Imprisonment: September 8, 2011 Charge: “Forming an Illegal Group,” “Acting Against National Security,” “Propaganda Against the Regime,” “Insulting the Leader of the…

Name: Khosro and Massoud Kordpour Occupation: Journalists Date of Imprisonment: March 7 and 9, 2013 Charge: “Propaganda Against the Regime” and “Assembly and Collusion” Sentence: 6 Years Imprisonment and 3.5…

Name: Ayatollah Mohammad Hossein Kazemeini Bouroujerdi Occupation: Clergy Date of Imprisonment: October 7, 2006 Charge: Around 30, Including moharebeh (“Enmity Towards God”); Acts Against National Security and Having Links with…

Name: Shiva Nazar Ahari Occupation: Journalist Date of Imprisonment: September 8, 2012 Charge: “Enmity Against God” Sentence: Four Years in Prison

Name: Sayed Ziaoddin (Zia) Nabavi Date of Imprisonment: June 2009 Occupation: Student Charge: Moharebeh (“Enmity Towards God”) Current Status: Imprisoned Sentence: 10 Years He was released in January 2018. Nabavi co-founded the…

Name: Bahareh Hedayat Occupation: Student and Women’s Rights Activist Date of Imprisonment: December 31, 2009 Charge: Insulting the Supreme Leader; Insulting the President; Actions Against National Security; Propagation of Falsehoods; and…

Name: Hakimeh Shokri Occupation: Human Rights Activist Date of Imprisonment: October 22, 2012 Charge: “Acting Against National Security” and “Propaganda Against the Regime” Sentence: 3 Years in Prison She was…

Name: Faran Hesami Occupation: Teacher Date of Imprisonment: July 15, 2012 Charge: Membership in the Baha’i Community, “Colluding to Disturb National Security” Sentence: Five Years in Prison She was…

Name: Majid Dorri Date of Imprisonment: July 9, 2009 Occupation: Student Activist Charge: Moharebeh (“Enmity Towards God”); Acting Against National Security; Disrupting Public Order; and…

Name: Masoud Bastani Date of Imprisonment: July 5, 2009 Occupation: Reformist Journalist Charge: Propagating Against the Regime and Congregating and Collusion to Create Anarchy Current Status: Imprisoned Sentence: Six Years He was…

Name: Mohammad Tavassoli Occupation: Reformist Politician Date of Imprisonment: November 2011 Charge: Disrupting National Security and Propagation Activities Against the Regime Sentence: 11 Years in Prison and a Five Year…

Name: Kasra Nouri  Occupation: Unavailable Date of Imprisonment: March 14, 2012 Charge: “Propaganda Against the Regime”, “Acting Against National Security”, “Membership in a Deviant Group” and “Interviews with Foreign Media”…

Name: Fariba Kamalabadi, Jamaloddin Khanjani, Afif Naeimi, Saeid Rezaie, Behrouz Tavakkoli, Vahid Tizfahm, and Mahvash Sabet Occupation: Members of Yaran, the Coordinating Group for the Iranian Baha’i…

Name: Saeed Malekpour Occupation: Software Developer Date of Imprisonment: 2008 Charge: Propaganda Against the Regime by Designing Pornographic Sites; Insulting Sanctities; Insulting the Leader and the President; and Corruption on…

Name: Abdollah Momeni Occupation: Student Activist Date of Imprisonment: June 2009 Charge: Presence at Post-Election Gatherings and Activities Against National Security Sentence: Eight Years Current Status: Released 

Name: Mahsa Amrabadi Occupation: Journalist Date of Imprisonment: June 2009 Charge: Propaganda Against the Regime Sentence: Five Years, Four Suspended Current Status: Released on September 2013