• Activists held and campaigners targeted as elections near
Iran has launched a public crackdown on dissent before next month’s presidential election, executing two men charged with espionage and waging war against God, arresting a group of activists and summoning campaigners for questioning. Political prisoners in some of the country’s most notorious jails have had their parole or visiting rights withdrawn and some transferred to solitary confinement. …
• Guardian launches database of Iran’s prisoners of conscience
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/may/21/iran-election-crackdown-rights-activists
Iran’s prisoners of conscience – an interactive guide