THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary January 10, 2018 Statement by the Press Secretary on Iran Protests The Trump Administration is deeply concerned by reports that the Iranian regime has imprisoned thousands of Iranian citizens in the past week for engaging in peaceful protests. Further reports that the regime has tortured or killed ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 10 January, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy, Statements | Tags: Iran, Jail, Protests, Statement, Torture
Name: Shahnaz Akmali Occupation: Prisoner’s rights activist Date of Arrest: January 25, 2017 Charge: Advertisement against the system Sentence: 1 year jail and
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 20 June, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy | Tags: Faces of Iran, Human Rights, Imprisonment, Jail, Shahnaz Akmali
Name: Tahereh Riahi Occupation: Editor for Borna News Agency Date of Arrest: December 2016 Charge: Unknown Sentence: Unknown She was released on bail in June 2017.
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 22 May, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy | Tags: Arrest, Faces of Iran, Human Rights, Jail, Tahereh Riahi
Name: Vahid Sayyadi Nasiri Occupation: Political Activist Date of Arrest: October 13, 2016 Charge: “insulting supreme leader” and “propaganda against the state” Sentence: 8 years jail He was released in March 2017
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 5 May, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy | Tags: Faces of Iran, Human Rights, Jail, Vahid Sayyadi Nasiri
Name: Atena Daemi Occupation: Human Rights Activist Date of Arrest: October 21st, 2014 Charge: “Colliding and conspiracy against the system”, “insulting the sanctities and the leader” and “Hiding the evidence of the crime” Sentence: 7 years in jail
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 24 April, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy | Tags: Activist, Atena Daemi, Faces of Iran, Human Rights, Jail
Name: Marjan Davari Occupation: Translator Date of Arrest: September 24, 2015 Charge: “corruption on earth” and “adultery” Sentence: Death
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Tehran | 17 March, 2017 | Topics: Human Rights, Policy | Tags: Faces of Iran, Human Rights, Jail
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE STATEMENT BY MARK TONER, DEPUTY SPOKESPERSON October 18, 2016 The Sentencing of Siamak and Baquer Namazi We are deeply concerned about reports that U.S. citizens Siamak Namazi and Baquer Namazi have each been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Siamak Namazi has been unjustly detained in Iran for over a year. ...
Read More» By Virtual Embassy Iran 40 | 18 October, 2016 | Topics: Human Rights, Statements | Tags: Baquer Namazi, Iran, Jail, Namazi, Sentence, Siamak Namazi
