November 17, 2023 – An arbitrarily detained woman, facing unjust imprisonment in Iran, has provided a detailed account of her violent abduction amid mass arrests of peaceful protesters who were beaten and coerced into signing forced confessions, as ...
Imprisoned for Peaceful Advocacy, Global Leaders Must Demand Her Immediate Release November 13, 2023 – Imprisoned Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi faces new charges that underscore the draconian tactics employed by Islamic Republic of Iran officials to silence dissent and ...
Nasrin Sotoudeh Among Those Violently Arrested, Faces Grave Danger and Re-Imprisonment Manzar Zarabi, Who Lost Family Members on Downed Airplane, and Teacher’s Rights Advocate Masoud Zeinalzadeh Detained *Note from the editor: Please scroll to the bottom of this article for ...
A UN human rights expert has reported on the entrenched shortcomings within the Islamic Republic of Iran's legal and political framework, which severely curtail the ability of Iranian citizens to engage in democratic participation in political and public ...
Niloufar Hamedi Gets Seven Years Behind Bars and Elahe Mohammadi Six Years Iranian Government Moves to Crush “Woman, Life, Freedom” Movement On All Fronts October 23, 2023 — The sentencing of two women journalists in Iran, Niloufar Hamedi and Elahe ...
Iranian Government Targeting Disability Rights Advocates In Separate Case, Lawyer Representing Mahsa Jina Amini Sentenced to a Year in Prison October 18, 2023 – A prominent and blind disability rights lawyer from Saqqez, the hometown of Mahsa Jina Amini, whose killing in Iranian state custody sparked months of anti-state protests, has gone ...
October 11, 2023 – Business owners in Iran are facing severe consequences, including loss of livelihoods and restricted access to vital services such as banking, due to their support for the "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement. Testimony shared with ...
Signatories, Including Wounded Protesters, Urge Investigation by UN’s Fact-Finding Mission and Support by International Medical Organizations October 9, 2023 — A group of more than 120 Iranians, including medical professionals, lawyers, activists, and individuals who sustained injuries during the ...
Journalist Who Interviewed Victim Detained While Interviewing Mother Like Mahsa Jina Amini Case, Family Under Intense Pressure October 4, 2023 — Reports of yet another young girl being hospitalized in a coma after being assaulted by a state security unit ...
