 RFE/RL Watchdog 8/12/2010 7:53:39 PM A blog of human rights, media freedom, and democracy developments from RFE/RL's broadcast region. For more, please visit and bookmark Watchdog . |
 Lawyers: Stoning Defendant 'Tortured' To Confess With her face blurred and her words voiced over to translate them into Farsi from Azeri, it was not immediately possible to independently verify that the woman making the confession was Ashtiani, or whether she had been mistreated to extract the confession. More  Concern Grows Over Detained Iranian Labor Unionist Concern over detained Iranian labor unionist Reza Shahabi is growing as his family has not heard from him since late June. More  Iran Accuses Exiled Lawyer In Stoning Case Of Financial Fraud Tehran Prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi has said that a human rights lawyer who fled Iran last month, charging that officials were harassing him for his vigorous defense of a woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, is accused of "financial fraud." More  Prominent Iranian Journalist Declared World Press Freedom Hero Prominent Iranian journalist and dissident Akbar Ganji was today declared a World Press Freedom Hero by the International Press Institute for his courageous journalistic work in Iran. More  Belarusian Activist Detained, Faces Forgery Charges Minsk police have detained a young activist involved in a campaign that encourages Belarusians to speak out about social problems. More  Iran Baha'i Leaders Get Long Sentences A Baha'i international community official says the 20-year prison sentences given to seven leaders of Iran's Baha'i community are "completely unjust" and based on fabricated charges. More |
