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Tag : Stop Executions in Iran

August 31, 2021

Tortured, Sentenced to Death Without Lawyer: Iran Must Halt Execution of Political Prisoner

Heidar Ghorbani Should Be Granted Case Review August 31, 2021 – Iran’s judiciary should stay an execution order against political prisoner Heydar (or Heidar) Ghorbani, who was tortured and sentenced to death without a ...

January 13, 2021

Athletes Appeal to Save Life of Wrestler on Death Row

On January 9, 2021, a press report was published in Iran about the imminent execution of 29-year-old wrestler Mehdi Ali-Hosseini for a murder he allegedly committed five years ago. He was scheduled ...

November 25, 2020

Iran Must Not Execute Ahmadreza Djalali

Execution Reported to Be Imminent, Wife Has Received Farewell Call Swedish-Iranian Doctor Was Convicted on Spurious Charges After Unfair Trial November 25, 2020—The reported imminent execution of Ahmadreza Djalali, a Swedish-Iranian doctor and academic who was convicted ...

October 27, 2020

UN: Iran Must Conduct Independent Inquiry into Violence against Protests in November 2019

“Nasrin Sotoudeh and all other individuals arbitrarily detained must be immediately released” The UN’s top expert on Iran, Javaid Rehman, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, said in ...

October 1, 2020

Prisoner on Death Row Not Allowed to Attend Funeral of Grieving Father Who Committed Suicide

Father of Amirhossein Moradi Distraught Over His Son’s Unjust Death Sentence Iranian authorities have rejected requests by Amirhossein Moradi, who has been sentenced to death on a false murder charge, to attend the funeral ...

September 29, 2020

Witness to the Torture of Executed Champion Wrestler Navid Afkari Held Incommunicado

Shahin Naseri Transferred to Police Security Unit, Told Not to Testify in Court Witness States He Saw Afkari Being Severely Beaten with Metal Rod Shahin Naseri, a witness to the torture of Navid Afkari, the wrestler who was ...

July 15, 2020

Two Kurdish Political Prisoners Executed Despite “Serious Questions” in the Case

Both Executed without Notifying Their Families or Lawyers Politically Motivated Executions in Iran Continue to Increase Despite serious questions regarding evidence of guilt, two Kurdish political prisoners, Diako Rasoulzadeh and Saber Sheikh-Abdollah, were executed in the Central Prison in ...

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  • UN Urges Iran to Revoke Execution of Swedish Academic Ahmadreza Djalali
    UN Urges Iran to Revoke Execution of Swedish Academic Ahmadreza Djalali
    May 17, 2022
  • Iran Protesters at Risk of Lethal State Violence
    Iran Protesters at Risk of Lethal State Violence
    May 12, 2022
  • Activists Urge UN Rep to Meet Them During Trip to Iran
    Activists Urge UN Rep to Meet Them During Trip to Iran
    May 12, 2022
  • Khuzestan Protests: Fears of Another Bloody Crackdown   
    Khuzestan Protests: Fears of Another Bloody Crackdown  
    May 9, 2022
  • Iran’s Execution Threat Against Swedish Scientist Aimed at Thwarting War Crimes Trial
    Iran’s Execution Threat Against Swedish Scientist Aimed at Thwarting War Crimes Trial
    May 4, 2022
  • Dozens of Teachers Arrested in Iran During Workers’ Day Protests
    Dozens of Teachers Arrested in Iran During Workers’ Day Protests
    May 2, 2022
  • Interview: Atena Daemi was Jailed in Iran for Advocating Women’s Rights. Now She’s Free and Refusing to be Silent
    Interview: Atena Daemi was Jailed in Iran for Advocating Women's Rights. Now She's Free and Refusing to be Silent
    April 27, 2022
  • Joint Statement: Iran Should Stop Persecuting Families Seeking Justice for State Atrocities
    Joint Statement: Iran Should Stop Persecuting Families Seeking Justice for State Atrocities
    April 7, 2022
  • Relatives of Victims of State Violence are Being Persecuted in Iran
    Relatives of Victims of State Violence are Being Persecuted in Iran
    March 31, 2022
  • Civil Disobedience: Rights Defender Narges Mohammadi Resists Prison Summons
    Civil Disobedience: Rights Defender Narges Mohammadi Resists Prison Summons
    March 23, 2022
  • Interview: Rights Lawyer Turned Political Prisoners Condemns “Shameful” Acts Against Lawyers in Iran
    Interview: Rights Lawyer Turned Political Prisoners Condemns “Shameful” Acts Against Lawyers in Iran
    March 22, 2022
  • A Nowruz Message from Shirin Neshat
    A Nowruz Message from Shirin Neshat
    March 18, 2022
  • Unprecedented Lawsuit Filed Against Supreme Leader, Top Iranian Officials
    Unprecedented Lawsuit Filed Against Supreme Leader, Top Iranian Officials
    March 10, 2022
  • Plea to UN to Demand Freedom for Gravely Ill Sepideh Qoliyan
    Plea to UN to Demand Freedom for Gravely Ill Sepideh Qoliyan
    March 10, 2022
  • International Women’s Day: Women in Iran are Leading the Struggle for Human Rights
    International Women’s Day: Women in Iran are Leading the Struggle for Human Rights
    March 7, 2022
  • Denial of Medical Treatment for Ailing Political Prisoners in Iran Aimed at Crushing Dissent
    Denial of Medical Treatment for Ailing Political Prisoners in Iran Aimed at Crushing Dissent
    March 3, 2022
  • Joint Statement: Free Imprisoned Human Rights Lawyer Mohammad Najafi in Iran
    Joint Statement: Free Imprisoned Human Rights Lawyer Mohammad Najafi in Iran
    March 3, 2022
  • UN Human Rights Experts: New Internet Bill Brings Iran Closer to “Digital Wall”
    UN Human Rights Experts: New Internet Bill Brings Iran Closer to "Digital Wall"
    March 1, 2022
  • Bill Increasing Surveillance and Censorship of Internet Moves Forward in Iran
    Bill Increasing Surveillance and Censorship of Internet Moves Forward in Iran
    February 24, 2022
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