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Month: February 2019

Iran: Stop imminent execution of three prisoners arrested as teenagers

Amnesty - The Iranian authorities must immediately halt plans to execute three young men who are on death row for…

Report: Situation of Human Rights Defenders in Iran- 2018

Iran Human Rights - IHR has published a report on the situation of Iranian human rights defenders in 2018. (more…)

Statement By UN Experts: Iran Must Stop Execution of Juvenile Offender Mohammad Kalhor

IHR -  Iran must immediately halt the imminent execution of child offender Mohammad Kalhori, say a group of UN human…

Iran: Juvenile Offender at Imminent Danger of Execution Despite Being Mentally Unfit

Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Juvenile offender Mohammad Kalhor who is sentenced to death for murdering his teacher at the…

Abuse of 11-Year-Old Child Bride in Iran Sees Some Lawmakers Calling for Reforms

CHRI - News of an 11-year-old girl in the Iranian city of Ilam being repeatedly raped after being illegally married…

Iran’s Khamenei moves to usher in new generation of revolutionaries

Al-Monitor - When Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the final decision-maker on major matters of state, recently announced there would…

True stories of terror stun critics at Iranian film festival

Al-Monitor - Movies about terrorism and crime raked in awards this year at the Fajr International Film Festival, the oldest cinema festival in Iran.…

High-Level Iranian Delegation In China As Worries On Economy Dominates

Radiofarada - A high-level delegation of Iranian officials visited China this week ahead of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s…

US ‘maintaining Iranian embassy for the Iranian people’ until ties restored

Al-Arabia - The US State Department released a video showing what it called a well-looked after Iranian embassy in Washington…

Iran Continues To Arrest Environmentalists In Intimidation Campaign

Iran-HRM - Iranian authorities continue to arrest more environmental activists amid worsening crackdown on conservationists. (more…)