Front Line Defenders has launched the ‘Set Them Free’ campaign to shine a light on the fate of 11 human rights defenders suffering long-term imprisonment for what the group has called "their legitimate work defending and advancing the rights of their communities".

Crying foul over viewing public’s rights

A leading Iranian human rights lawyer has been jailed for 11 years after being convicted of security offences.

Two lawyers representing political activists have been released from jail a week after they were detained, an opposition website in Iran said today.