The following article, first appeared on CNN Ireport. To access, click HERE. Bahman is still in solitary confinement, and my mother says: ‘The  weather’s very hot. How can he tolerate that claustrophobic cell in the  basement of Rajai-Shahr prison? A cell without air conditioning or a  cooling system? My mother tells me: ‘Write to the officials in  charge of Evin...

"Mohamed Sokrat is a good friend of mine. We worked together when he was an active member of our group, “Youth for Separating Religion and Education. ” It was the first Arab secular group to call for a modern, democratic, and secular Morocco. Today, Sokrat’s family are not allowed to visit their son while he is in prison. Making up accusations and charges against internet activists...

There is growing concern over the fate of jailed blogger Mehdi Khazali, who has reportedly been on hunger strike over his detention for some 60 days. His defiance has turned him into a hero of Iran's opposition movement, and Khazali vowed to continue his strike until he is released. The opposition "Kalame" website reports that Khazali has now escalated his protest by going on a...

The following article appeared in the Washington Post on February 9th.  To view the original click here.   Saudi journalist Hamza Kashgari was detained in Malaysia on Wednesday night and is likely to be extradited soon to Saudi Arabia, where he will be tried for blaspheming religion. Kashgari, 23, had fled the kingdom Monday after he received thousands of death threats. He? He posted...