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Dolunay Bulut
Apr 25, 20191 min read
Necmiye Alpay
In Brief On December 29, 2016, the renowned writer and linguist Necmiye Alpay was released from Bakirkoy prison in Istanbul, 120 days...
Ebby Abramson
Apr 25, 20191 min read
Mohammad Hossein Rafiee
In Brief Mohammad Hossein Rafiee, a retired Tehran University professor and member of the Meli-Mazhabi (National-Religious) Alliance and...
Ebby Abramson
Apr 25, 20191 min read
Homa Hoodfar
In Brief Homa Hoodfar, a professor at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, was detained in Tehran’s infamous Evin prison on June 6,...
Ebby Abramson
Apr 25, 20191 min read
Bahareh Hedayat
In Brief Bahareh Hedayat, a student activist and women’s rights defender, was arrested on December 31, 2009. After nearly seven years in...
Ebby Abramson
Apr 15, 20161 min read
BIHE Professor Faran Hesami Released After Four-Year Sentence
Faran Hesami, one of the imprisoned teachers from the Bahai Open University (BIHE), was released from Evin Prison in Tehran today at the...
Ebby Abramson
Apr 13, 20161 min read
Myanmar—Lin Htet Naing and Phyoe Phyoe Aung Released
According to Amnesty International, student leaders Phyoe Phyoe Aung and Lin Htet Naing (aka James and Aung Thant Zin) were released on...
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