hrw.org – (Beirut) – Iranian authorities and the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) should ensure that women and girls can freely attend all future men’s sports matches in the country, Human Rights Watch said today. On June 20 and 25, 2018, the authorities opened Azadi stadium’s doors to women and men to watch a live screening of the last …

iran-hrm – On Saturday, June 23, 2018, a prisoner in the Central Urmia Prison, who was suffering from a severe illness, lost his life due to lack of medical treatment. The prisoner was identified as Ghorbanali Amir Esmaili, who was kept in the

iran-hrm -Kavous Seyedemami’s son, assumed that his mother was again interrogated by the Iranian judiciary system. He explained on Monday that his mother, Maryam Mombeini was summoned on Sunday, June 24, to respond to

iran-hrm – Many sectors of society in Iran are discriminated against by Iran, including religious and ethnic minorities and women. Human rights watch and the Center for Human Rights in Iran have also drawn attention to the discrimination against people with disabilities. 

iranhumanrights – GENEVA (28 June 2018) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Thursday condemned the continued implementation of the death penalty against juvenile offenders in Iran, stressing that the execution of juvenile offenders is strictly prohibited by international law under all circumstances, regardless of the nature of the crime alleged to have been committed.

iranhumanrights – Environmentalists detained without charge for the past five months in Tehran’s Evin Prison are once again being subjected to interrogations in the prison’s Ward 2-A under the control of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

voanews – UNITED NATIONS — The U.N.’s political chief said Wednesday that the Iran nuclear deal was at a “crossroads” after the U.S. withdrawal last month from the international agreement.

radiofarda – A member of the Iranian parliament has harshly criticized Bashar Assad of Syria and Vladimir Putin of Russia on June 27, saying that these two leaders will “soon sacrifice us” to Israel and the U.S.

radiofarda – The wave of protest and unrest in Tehran’s retail commercial centers this week highlighted the role of the bazaar in social and political change in Iran.

radiofarda – A large number of people who took part in protests in Tehran have been put behind bars, the city’s Prosecutor General has told local media.