Mass Executions Underway as Islamic Republic Escalates Its Killing Spree
33 Executed in Last 24 hours, All Were Marked by Severe Violations of International Law Global Community Must ...
Issues
Imprisoned Nobel Peace Laureate Narges Mohammadi Denied Urgent Medical Treatment
Human Rights Activist’s Serious Cardiac, Gastrointestinal and Spinal Issues Left Untreated International Community Must Demand Release and Medical Care ...
Women Activists Increasingly Sentenced to Death as Political Executions in Iran Surge
Four Women Slammed with Bogus Political Charges That Carry the Death Penalty Women Subjected to Torture, Mock Executions, Forced Confessions, ...
Iran’s New President Inaugurated as Human Rights Crisis Deepens
Unelected and Repressive Centers of Power in Iran ...
UN Says Iran’s “Atrocity Crimes” Must Be Investigated
UN’s Top Expert on Iran Calls for Prosecution of Responsible Iranian Officials July 22, 2024 – The UN’s ...
Iran Locking Up Its Labor Activists as Worker Demands Grow
Growing Number of Activists Behind Bars for Asking for Their Rights Islamic Republic in Severe Violation of Its ILO ...
Death Sentence for Female Labor Activist Highlights Lethal Repression in Iran
Mother of 12-Year-Old Was Tortured and Held Incommunicado in Solitary Credible and Corroborated Evidence of Fabricated Charges July 8, ...
Iran Goes After Its Women Activists as World’s Attention Turns to Its Sham Election
Women Activists In and Outside Iran’s Prisons Targeted for Harsh Retribution June 25, 2024—As the Iranian government touts ...
Sweden’s Prisoner Swap with Iran is Shameful Reward for Tehran’s Hostage Taking
Hamid Nouri, Convicted of Crimes Against Humanity for Role in Massacre of Thousands of Prisoners, Walks Free Many ...
Crackdown in Iran Intensifies as Iran’s Sham Presidential Election Nears
Hundreds of Arrests, Detainees Violently Assaulted and Tortured Global Leaders Must Speak Out Against the Islamic Republic’s Violence June ...
Iran Quietly Prepares Six More for the Gallows as Presidential Election Looms
Juvenile Offender Among Those Reported to be Hanged Three Quarters of Recorded Executions Worldwide Last Year Were in ...
Open Letter: Jailed Labor Activists in Iran Demand Action from International Labor Organization
In a joint letter to the International Labor Organization (ILO), prominent imprisoned labor activists Reza Shahabi and ...
UN Experts Condemn Violence and Attempted Killings Against Persian Language Journalists
UN independent human rights experts have condemned the escalating violence, threats, and intimidation faced by Persian ...
Prominent Iranian Activists Urge UN General Assembly to Cancel Tribute to Former President Raisi
Joint Letter Highlights Raisi’s Atrocious Human Rights Record Dozens of Iranian human activists, including lawyers, doctors, journalists, academics, ...
UN Fact-Finding Mission: Raisi’s Death Should Not Overshadow Iran’s “Crimes Against Humanity”
Amid calls by Iranian human rights activists urging the UN General Assembly to cancel ...
Death of Iranian President Poses Risk of Worsening Crackdown as Government Moves to Maintain Control
Under Ebrahim Raisi, Human Rights Crisis in Iran Greatly Worsened May 20, 2024 – The death of President ...
Social Media Admin Facing Execution in Iran for Online Posts
Same Judge Sentenced Rapper Toomaj Salehi to Death Few Weeks Earlier Death Sentence for Social Media Posts Shows ...
After Refusing to Pull Film from Cannes, Filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof Sentenced to Prison in Iran
Sentence Comes on Heels of Death Sentence Against Rapper Toomaj Salehi Nationwide Assault on Artistic Freedom Reveals Iran’s ...
Tortured, Now Facing Execution after Sham Trial: Urgent Appeal for Kurdish Political Prisoner in Iran
“They Hung Me from the Ceiling with Handcuffs” Escalating Political Executions in Iran Demand Strong International Response May 7, ...
Target on Her Back: Tortured Woman Cartoonist in Iran Must Be Released from Prison
Atena Farghadani Beaten to the Point of Losing Consciousness International Community Must Demand Her Freedom April 30, 2024 – ...
UN Experts Demand Release of Rapper Toomaj Salehi Sentenced to Death in Iran
UN experts have called for the immediate release of rapper and songwriter Toomaj Salehi and urged Iranian ...
Rapper Toomaj Salehi’s Death Sentence Marks New Low in Iran’s Crackdown on Dissent
Rapper Toomaj Salehi's Death Sentence Marks New Low in Iran's Crackdown on Dissent April 24, 2024 – A death sentence issued in Iran against dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi underscores the glaring unlawfulness and ...
Hunger Strikes Across Iran’s Prisons Protest “State Murder as a Means of Repression”
Black Tuesday Campaign by Prisoners Builds in Desperate Effort to Halt Surging Executions Lawyers in Iran Note Growing Pressure on Prisoners Who Join Hunger Strike April 23, 2024 – As executions in the Islamic ...
Iran Ramps Up Violence and Repression Against Women and Girls Amid Regional Tensions
April 17, 2024 – The Iranian government’s escalating violence and repression against women and girls who refuse ...
Tortured and in Deteriorating Health, Woman Activist in Iran Should be Immediately Released
Sakineh Parvaneh Denied Access to Counsel, Imprisoned after Sham Trial Lawyer Who Tried to Defend Her Arrested and Also Tortured April 16, 2024 – Grave concerns are mounting for a young woman imprisoned in Iran, ...