Necmiye Alpay
In Brief On December 29, 2016, the renowned writer and linguist Necmiye Alpay was released from Bakirkoy prison in Istanbul, 120 days...
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Ebby Abramson
- Apr 25, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2016
- 1 min
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, 2016
- 1 min
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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