07.02.2012 - Source:Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 

"HRW Criticizes Iranian Arrests Of Arab Minority"

Khuzestan province: More than 65 Arab residents detained by authorities as part of alleged "security sweeps" since late 2011, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW) [ID 209825]

07.02.2012 - Source:Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 

"Iranian Blogger Mehdi Khazali Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison"

Blogger Mehdi Khazali, who had criticised president Ahmadinejad and state policies, sentenced to 13 years and 10 months in prison and 10 years in exile [ID 209826]

03.02.2012 - Source:Reporters Sans Frontières 

"Rights groups urge international community to press Iran to end violations"

Article on death sentences against 4 Internet users who were forced to confess to having links with websites that criticise Islam and the government, having intended to "mislead" youth by distributing pornographic content and participating in a plot backed by the US and Israel [ID 209760]

03.02.2012 - Source:Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 

"HRW Says Iran 'Detaining' Relatives Of Journalists"

Authorities are intimidating and arresting relatives and friends of journalists working abroad, according to Human Rights Watch [ID 209815]

03.02.2012 - Source:Human Rights Watch 

"Iran: Stop Holding Reporters' Relatives Hostage"

A new wave of arrests against journalists and bloggers prior to parliamentary elections due on 2 March 2012; the Iranian government has been intimidating and detaining relatives and friends of foreign-based Persian-language journalists [ID 209655]

01.02.2012 - Source:Reporters Sans Frontières 

"Support for Khabarnegaran Iran, a news website for Iranian journalists"

Report on Khabarnegaran Iran, a news website for Iranian journalists [ID 209751]

01.02.2012 - Source:UN High Commissioner for Refugees 

"Camp New Iraq (formerly Camp Ashraf) residents and the determination of their refugee status claims"

Brief note on Camp New Iraq residents and the determination of their refugee status claims [ID 209902]

31.01.2012 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Iran: Wave of arrests in run up to parliamentary elections [MDE 13/004/2012]"

Ongoing wave of arrests of media workers and bloggers in the run up to parliamentary elections scheduled for 2 March 2012 [ID 209659]

30.01.2012 - Source:Human Rights Watch 

"Iran: New Arrests of Labor Activists"

Dozens of labour and independent trade union activists are imprisoned for speaking out in defence of workers; authorities summoned 4 activists in mid-January 2012 to begin serving long sentences imposed in 2011 [ID 209652]

29.01.2012 - Source:Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 

"Iran Media Confirm Death Sentence For Web Developer"

Death sentence against web developer Saeed Malekpour for operating a pornographic website reinstated by the Supreme Court after it was annulled in June [ID 209468]

27.01.2012 - Source:BBC News 

"Iran border guards 'kill six Pakistanis'"

At least 6 Pakistanis shot dead by Iranian border guards after they cross the border, according to Pakistani officials; 2 other Pakistanis were wounded in the incident [ID 209182]

26.01.2012 - Source:Iran Focus 

"US says Iran seeking to snuff out free expression" , Author: Agence France-Presse

Authorities reportedly arrested 4 journalists and sentenced 2 bloggers to death ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled to take place in March [ID 209534]

25.01.2012 - Source:World Organisation Against Torture 

"Summons of Dr. Mohammad Maleki to serve a one-year prison term [IRN 002 / 0112 / OBS 012]"

On 23 January 2012, Mohammad Maleki, founding member of the Iranian Association for the Defence of Liberty and Human Rights (IADLHR), was summoned to Evin prison to serve a one-year prison term; Maleki had been charged with "propaganda against the system" [ID 209122]

25.01.2012 - Source:Iran Focus 

"Pattern of intimidation is seen in arrests of Iranian journalists and bloggers" , Author: New York Times

Authorities have arrested at least half a dozen journalists and bloggers over the past few weeks; the moves appear to be part of a preemptive campaign of intimidation to thwart protests surrounding the parliamentary elections that are scheduled to be held in early March [ID 209530]

25.01.2012 - Source:Human Rights Watch 

"Iran: New Assault on Freedom of Information"

Since the beginning of 2012, at least 10 journalists and bloggers have been arrested and detained [ID 209647]

24.01.2012 - Source:Guardian 

"Iran cracks down on Barbie dolls in new campaign against western influence"

According to semiofficial Mehr news agency reported, police have closed down dozens of toy shops for selling Barbie dolls [ID 209201]

24.01.2012 - Source:Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 

"Another Iranian Journalist Jailed"

Journalist and former student activist Saeed Razavi Faqih arrested upon returning to Tehran from Paris, according to reports [ID 209433]

22.01.2012 - Source:Human Rights Watch 

"World Report 2012"

Annual report on the human rights situation in 2011 [ID 208802]

20.01.2012 - Source:World Organisation Against Torture 

"Recent arrests of and acts of harassment against several Iranian trade-unionists [IRN 001 / 0112 / OBS 011]"

On several occasions in January 2012, a number of trade-unionists were arrested across the country [ID 209116]

20.01.2012 - Source:Reporters Sans Frontières 

"Press freedom violations recounted in real time (from 1st January 2012)"

Article on press freedom violations since 1 January 2012 [ID 209139]

19.01.2012 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Iran must halt execution of web programmer"

Saeed Malekpour, a web programmer, was sentenced to death on charges of "insulting and desecrating Islam" after one of his web programs was used to post pornographic images [ID 209574]

18.01.2012 - Source:Guardian 

"Iran upholds death sentence for 'porn site' programmer"

Iran's supreme court has upheld the death sentence for Saeed Malekpour, a web programmer, who faces imminent execution after being found guilty of developing and promoting porn websites; he was arrested by plainclothes officers in October 2008 [ID 208692]

17.01.2012 - Source:Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 

"Iranian Journalist Parastoo Dokouhaki Arrested"

Well-known journalist and blogger Parastoo Dokouhaki arrested at her house; she has been charged with acting against national security, according to reports [ID 208585]

17.01.2012 - Source:Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 

"Death Sentence Against Iranian-Canadian Website Designer Confirmed "

Supreme court confirms a death sentence on charges of antigovernment activities and developing adult content websites against website designer Saeed Malekpour [ID 208586]

11.01.2012 - Source:Reporters Sans Frontières 

"Death sentences and national Internet"

Web designer Saeed Malekpour sentenced to death on charges of anti-government agitation and insulting Islam; arrests of Internet activists are meanwhile continuing; according to The Wall Street Journal, authorities are preparing to introduce a global system for filtering all means of communication [ID 209100]