Iran Human Rights  -Three prisoners in Isfahan Central Prison are in imminent danger of execution for drug related charges. Three prisoners in Isfahan Central Prison were reportedly transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for their executions. According to close sources, the transfer occurred on the morning of Saturday July 22. They are in imminent danger of execution. The execution of …

Iran Human Rights – A prisoner was reportedly hanged at Zabol Central Prison, and three prisoners were reportedly hanged at Zahedan Central Prison. Two of the prisoners were reportedly Afghan citizens. According to a report by the human rights news agency, HRANA, the prisoner at Zabol Central Prison was hanged on the morning of Saturday July 22 on drug related charges. …

Iran Human Rights –  Two prisoners were reportedly hanged at Bandar Abbas Central Prison on drug related charges, and a prisoner was reportedly hanged at Rajai Shahr Prison on murder charges. According to close sources, the prisoner at Rajai Shar Prison was executed on the morning of Monday July 17. Close sources have identified the prisoner as Mansour Mohammadi, and he …

CHRI – Shortly before Iranian officials took the Swedish and other foreign ambassadors on a staged tour of Evin Prison on July 5, 2017, Swedish resident Ahmadreza Djalali and other political prisoners were moved to a ward under the control of Iran’s Intelligence Ministry. “That same morning, security agents took Ahmadreza and several other inmates to Ward 209 and returned them to Ward 4 in the …

RFL/RE – Iran has rejected demands by the United States that Tehran release Americans detained in Iranian prisons. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said in a statement on July 22 that “any interventionist and threatening statement by American officials and institutions has no effect on the will and determination of the country’s judicial system to try and punish criminals and …

CHRI – President Hassan Rouhani’s Telecommunications Minister Mahmoud Vaezi has refuted criticism that he has been unwilling to block online content deemed immoral by state authorities and has pledged to “get rid of” foreign-based social media networks despite previous failed attempts. At the same time, the minister admitted that some of the demands being made of him by state officials outside the …

PayvandNews – Iran’s Defense Minister General Hossein Dehghan has said his ministry is able to provide the defense needs of the Armed Forces in the shortest possible time. Dehghan made the remarks during the official launch of the mass production line and delivery of Sayyad-3 Missiles, attended by Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base Commander Farzad Esmaili on Saturday. Designed and constructed …

CHRI – Children without state-issued identification documents mostly from Iran’s underdeveloped border provinces are being denied education in Iran, attorney Osman Mozayan told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI). Iran only provides education to citizens and establishes citizenship based on the father’s nationality. “The Constitution stipulates that education is free, but that only applies to Iranian citizens,” said Mozayan, who has …

PayvandNews – Iran and Iraq have signed a memorandum of understanding to boost defense and military cooperation in a variety of fields. The agreement was inked by Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan and his Iraqi counterpart, Erfan al-Hiyali, in Tehran on Sunday. According to the MoU, Tehran and Baghdad will strengthen cooperation, exchange experience in the fight against terrorism …

HRW- Stop Mr. Pourmahammadi’s Reappointment Dr. Hassan Rouhani President Islamic Republic of Iran Your Excellency: On May 19, 2017 Iranian voters elected you to a second term as president of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The promises you made during the campaign to address human rights issues in the country energized many of Iran’s citizens. We, the undersigned human rights organizations, …