Iran’s Execution Threat Against Swedish Scientist Aimed at Thwarting War Crimes Trial
May 4, 2022 – The Iranian government’s threat to execute Swedish scientist Ahmadreza Djalali later this month is aimed at thwarting ...
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July 6, 2021
Raisi’s Role in 1988 Mass Executions Should be Investigated by UN Human Rights Council
Top UN Expert Ready to Share Testimonies, Evidence for Impartial Inquiry July 6, 2021 – The UN Human Rights Council should act upon the ...
June 9, 2021
“Do You Also Sleep With a Clear Conscience?” (An Open Letter to Candidate Raisi’s Wife)
In 2017, when Iranian Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi launched his first presidential campaign, Effat Mahbaz–the widow of a political prisoner killed during mass executions in the 1980s–published an open letter to Raisi’s wife highlighting Raisi’s role in what the UN says should be investigated as ...
June 3, 2021
Iran Election: Don’t Ignore Ebrahim Raisi’s Gross Rights Violations
Judiciary Chief’s Presidential Bid Reignites Calls for Accountability June 3, 2021 – Iranian presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi should be investigated for crimes against humanity, ...
October 27, 2020
Book Review: Nasser Mohajer, Voices of a Massacre: Untold Stories of Life and Death in Iran, 1988
Book Review Nasser Mohajer, Voices of a Massacre: Untold Stories of Life and Death in Iran, 1988 Oneworld Publications, 2020 Mansour Farhang In 1988, the Supreme ...
February 19, 2019
Choosing Raisi as Judiciary Head Will Be a “Catastrophe” for Justice in Iran
The appointment of Ebrahim Raisi, who participated in “death commissions” that ordered the extrajudicial executions of thousands of prisoners in Iran in 1988, as Iran’s next head of the judiciary, will represent a complete repudiation of the rule of law and a reward for those ...
February 27, 2018
Iran Seals Its Egregious Rights Record With Toxic Pick For Top Spot on Human Rights Council
Selection of Avaei Shows Culture of Impunity For Human Rights Violators Will Continue in Iran February 27, 2018—The Iranian government’s decision to name ...