Iran: Amid Surging Executions, Civil Society Registers Unprecedented Plea to Abolish Death Penalty
Mass Hunger Strike Launched by Women Prisoners of Conscience Spreading Quickly January 25, 2024 – The surge in executions ...
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Street Protester Mohammad Ghobadlou Hanged in Iran Amid State-Sanctioned Killing Spree
January 23, 2024 — The execution today of 23-year-old street protester Mohammad Ghobadlou is a stark reminder ...
Urgent Appeal to Halt Imminent Execution of Four Ethnic Kurds in Iran
Death Sentences Confirmed Within 24 Hours of Secret Trial, 18 Months of Incognito Detention Denied Independent Counsel and Right to Appeal Court Ruling January 18, 2024 – In the midst of a surge in executions in ...
Rampage Against Women: Prisoners of Conscience in Iran Face More Jail Time
Relentless Campaign of Repression Seeks to Quash “Woman, Life, Freedom” Movement Jan 16, 2024 – Three women ...
Activists Seeking Refuge in Turkey Face Deportation, Severe Persecution in Iran
International Community Must Take Action to Halt Deportations December 21, 2023 – Iranian civil and political activists, forced ...
Unprecedented Verdict: Swedish Court Holds Iranian Official Accountable for Egregious Human Rights Violations
Confirmation of Life Sentence for Hamid Nouri Sparks Hope for Expanded Pursuit of Justice Under Universal Jurisdiction December ...
Imprisoned Nobel Peace Laureate Narges Mohammadi Needs Global Demands for Release
“I will make my voice louder for the world to hear,” says Mohammadi Suffering from Serious Health Issues, Authorities Ban Phone Calls, Visitations December 8, 2023 – Governments worldwide, UN ...
Urgent Call to Free Rapper Detained in Iran After Revealing Torture in State Custody
Toomaj Salehi Re-Arrested After Publicly Disclosing Plans to Sue State Requires Medical Treatment for Injuries Sustained in ...
Urgent International Action Needed Against Escalating Political Executions in Iran
One Child, and at Least Six Political Prisoners Hanged This Week December 1, 2023 – The surging executions ...
Peaceful Protesters’ Plight in Iran: Abductions and Forced Confessions
November 17, 2023 – An arbitrarily detained woman, facing unjust imprisonment in Iran, has provided a detailed ...
Jailed in Iran, Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Resists Summons to Face More Charges
Imprisoned for Peaceful Advocacy, Global Leaders Must Demand Her Immediate Release November 13, 2023 – Imprisoned Nobel laureate ...
Prominent Lawyer and Activists Beaten, Detained at Funeral of Teenager Armita Geravand
Nasrin Sotoudeh Among Those Violently Arrested, Faces Grave Danger and Re-Imprisonment Manzar Zarabi, Who Lost Family Members on ...
Journalists Who Reported on Mahsa Jina Amini’s Killing Sentenced to Long Prison Terms
Niloufar Hamedi Gets 13 Years Behind Bars and Elahe Mohammadi 12 Years Iranian Government Moves to Crush “Woman, ...
Blind Human Rights Lawyer Disappears in Iran
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 ...
Business Owners in Iran Face Economic Reprisals for Supporting Protests
October 11, 2023 – Business owners in Iran are facing severe consequences, including loss of livelihoods and ...
Joint Letter: 120 Iranian Doctors, Lawyers, and Activists Call for Release of Doctor Jailed for Treating Protesters
Signatories, Including Wounded Protesters, Urge Investigation by UN’s Fact-Finding Mission and Support by International Medical Organizations October 9, ...
Outrage After 16-Year-Old Girl Hospitalized Following Reported Assault by “Hijab Guards”
Journalist Who Interviewed Victim Detained While Interviewing Mother Like Mahsa Jina Amini Case, Family Under Intense Pressure October 4, ...
Children Among Injured as Iranian Authorities Open Fire on Protests in Zahedan
Grave Concerns Over Further State Violence Ahead of “Blood Friday” Anniversary, When 100+ Protesters Were Killed *Update on ...
Academic Year in Iran Begins with Imprisonment of Teachers, Arbitrary Arrests
New Law Requires Teachers To Be “Evaluated” with Ideological Questions Every Year September 28, 2023 – A year-long ...
Freeing Hostages is Good, Preventing Further Abductions by Iran Would Be Better
September 27, 2023 — The release of the five American hostages held in the Islamic Republic of ...
Iran’s Parliament Approves Harsh New Hijab Law, Escalating Repression of Women
International Community Should Call for an End to Gender Apartheid in Iran September 20, 2023 – On the ...
At Least One Shot as Iran Deploys Armed Forces to Suppress “Woman, Life, Freedom” Protests
Child Soldiers Used to Assist State Security Forces Relatives of Victims of State Violence, Activists Threatened ...
Iranian Government Replaces University Professors Accused of Backing “Woman, Life, Freedom’ Protests with Regime Loyalists
At least 26 Professors Punished, Students Face Heightened Restrictions and Repression September 13, 2023 – One year after ...
Massacre in Kurdish City by Islamic Republic Forces Exposed in New Report
More State Violence Feared as Anniversary of “Woman Life Freedom” Uprising Nears Intentional Killing of Unarmed Civilians Amounts to Crimes Against Humanity September 5, 2023 – A new report just released by the Center ...
Tortured Protester Dies in Iranian Prison After Death Sentences Thrown Out
Another Political Prisoner’s Death Sparks Outrage Weeks Before Anniversary of Iran’s “Woman, Life, Freedom” Uprising Citing Relative, Activist ...