Political Prisoner Zanyar Moradi Denied Medical Treatment
According to reliable sources from Iran, Iranian officials have denied medical treatment to Zanyar Moradi, a political prisoner on death row. The head of the prison ward reportedly had recommended Zanyar Moradi undergo surgical treatment recently. Sources have informed IHR that Zanyar Moradi suffers from severe back pain and other medical conditions which require treatment. [...]
Urgent: Iranian Political Prisoner in Danger of Execution – Iran Human Rights Urge the International Community to Help Save the Life of Gholamreza Khosravi
According to sources inside Iran, Gholamreza Khosravi Savadjani, political prisoner, is at risk of being executed within the coming days.Iran Human Rights (IHR) urges the international community to act immediately to save Mr. Khosravi’s life. Family members of Mr. Khosravi were informed by sources in Tehran’s Evin Prison that the death sentence will be implemented [...]
Colombia: Cyber attacks against human rights organisation Political Prisoner’s Solidarity Committee
S.E. Juan Manuel Santos, Presidente de la República, Colombia Your Excellency, I am William Nicholas Gomes, Human Rights ambassador for Salem-News.com. I came to know from Front Line – The International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders regarding the situation. Throughout the month of August 2012, the human rights organisation Fundación Comité de [...]
Netanyahu imposes harsher conditions on Palestinian political prisoners
This week I received a letter from Ali, a Palestinian political prisoner from Israel. Ali is one of the 126 Palestinian prisoners who have served more than 20 years in prison. He writes, “I spent already 23 years of my life in Israeli prison but the prison couldn’t break my spirit. I am still a [...]
The Kurdish political prisoner Habibollah Latifi is at imminent danger of execution
Habibollah Latifi, the Kurdish political prisoner on the death row, whose scheduled execution was halted in December 2010, might according to some reports be at imminent danger of execution. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Tip on Hyves Share on Linkedin Share on technorati Tweet about it Print for later Bookmark in Browser [...]