Witness Testimony
Witness Statement of Danial Shahri
In this IHRDC witness statement, Danial Shahri--a 21 year old son of Christian converts from Isfahan, Iran--recalls his activities with a home run church in Iran that eventually led to his arrest in April 2010 and resulting imprisonment. ... Read more
Interview with Abulhassan Bani Sadr
In this revealing interview with IHRDC, former President of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) Abulhassan Bani Sadr provides a window into the course of dealings between the IRI government and Iran’s Kurdish minority in 1979 and 1980. ... Read more
Witness Testimony: Arash Sigarchi
A Journalist’s challenges In this video, Arash Sigarchi, a journalist, blogger and former editor of “Gilan-e Emrouz” newspaper in Rasht, describes his journalism activities that led ... Watch video
Witness Statement of Ali Mahin Torabi
Ali Mahin Torabi was sentenced to Qisas and spent over 7 years in prison for his involvement in the death of a schoolmate in 2003 ... Read more
Witness Testimony on Freedom of Movement: Morad Mohktari
Morad Mokhtari, a convert from Islam to Christianity, testifies about the persecution he suffered in Iran after he converted, including restrictions on his ability to ... Watch video
Witness Statement of Mohammad Shams
Mohammad Shams, a young political opposition supporter, describes his arrest, detention and torture after he participated in demonstrations protesting the June 2009 presidential elections results. Name: ... Read more
Witness Testimony: Ali Afshari
Forced Confession: Ali Afshari, a political analyst, human rights advocate and former leader of the student movement in Iran, describes his numerous arrests (between 1996 ... Watch video
Witness Statement: Sabah Nasri
In honor of the memory of Farzad Kamangar, Shirin Alamhooee, Ali Haidarian, and Farhad Vakili—four ethnic Kurdish activists who were executed along with Mehdi Eslami by the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran on May 9, 2010—IHRDC releases a witness statement of Sabah Nasri, a former cellmate of Kamangar and Vakili. ... Read more
Witness Statement: Shima Asaadi
Shima Asaadi, a young Kurdish Iranian woman from Sanandaj, Iran, describes her multiple arrests and her expulsion from university on account of her activities with ... Read more
Witness Testimony: Kourosh Sehati
If Not You, Then Your Brother: Kourosh Sehati, a journalist and human rights activist, describes his multiple arrests between 2000 and 2004 and his experience ... Watch video
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