NIAC extends our deepest condolences to Javad Rouhi's family and friends during this difficult time. NIAC condemns Iran's authorities for the horrific treatment of Rouhi and many others, including torture, forced confessions and death sentences based on sham proceedings. Iran's treatment of Rouhi vi
Suspicious Death of Javad Rouhi, an Imprisoned Activist in Noshahr Prison In a Climate Where the Regime Resorts to any Crime to Prevent Uprisings While
An Iranian man arrested last year during nationwide protests over the death of a 22-year-old woman detained over her headscarf has died after suffering a convulsion in prison, state media reported Thursday. Javad Rouhi, 35, suddenly fell ill while awaiting resentencing after Iran's Supreme Court overturned his death sentence, according to the state-run IRNA news agency.