by Sam Razi | Aug 4, 2010 | Featured, From the Web, Human Rights, Must Read, Politics
Wall Street Journal | August 5, 2010 By Shirin Ebadi Iran’s penal code reserves the harshest punishments for women. The harrowing case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani—a mother of two sentenced to stoning by an Iranian court for adultery—has rightfully drawn...
by Sam Razi | Jul 28, 2010 | Featured, From the Web, General, Human Rights
CNN | July 27, 2010 By Gena Somra, CNN (CNN) — Human rights attorney Mohammed Mostafaei helped bring the world’s attention to his client, Sakineh Mohammedie Ashtiani, a 43-year-old mother of two who was set to be stoned to death for allegedly committing...
by Sam Razi | Jul 27, 2010 | Featured, From the Web, Human Rights, Must Read, Politics
The Diplomat | July 27, 2010 By Meir Javedanfar Ultra conservative criticism of Ahmadinejad is growing and Khamenei’s fatwa looks desperate. Will regime in-fighting boil over? Since the Iranian revolution of 1979, an ongoing and constant battle has been raging between...
by Sam Razi | Jul 27, 2010 | Featured, From the Web, General, Human Rights, Must Read, Politics
International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran | July 26, 2010 In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, the attorney of prominent Iranian journalist Issa Saharkhiz’s expressed outrage over Saharkhiz’s appearance in court with...
by Sam Razi | Jul 27, 2010 | Featured, From the Web, Human Rights, Must Read, Politics
by Negar Irani on July 19, 2010 Translator’s Note: I am translating Isa Saharkhiz’s moving defense behind closed doors of the Revolutionary Court in parts as it is too long to translate in one piece. In Part I Mr. Saharkhiz provides an overview of the...