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Month: August 2020

Sistani To Followers: Partake In Muharram Ceremonies Through Safe ‘Alternatives’

Radiofarda - In response to questions from his followers about participation in the ceremonies traditionally held during the month of…

Leaked Iran Judiciary Letters Claim Government Ignored Requests For Coronavirus Aid To Prisons

Radiofarda - Amnesty International on Friday released the text of four letters from the hardliner-dominated Judiciary's Prisons Organization written to…

Iran Opens New Case on Jailed Dissident, Dashing Release Hopes

VOA - Iran has opened a new investigation into a dissident whom it has jailed for most of the past…

US Frowns Upon Iranian Supermarket in Venezuela’s Capital

VOA - U.S. officials frowned upon the opening of an Iranian supermarket in Venezuela's capital, saying Thursday that any presence…

Death Sentences for Five Men Upheld Despite Allegations of Torture, False Confessions

CHRI —Death sentences against five men arrested in Isfahan Province, central Iran, in connection with nationwide protests during December 2017-January 2018, have been…

Iran: Prisoner Morteza Pirkhezri Executed at Sanandaj Prison

Iran Human Rights (IHR) - A prisoner on death row for qisas (retribution in-kind) on charges of "premeditated murder" was…