Female Cyclist Arrested In Iran
Radiofarda - Iranian security forces have arrested a young girl who "dared" to ride a bicycle last Monday in Najafabad…
Month: October 2020
Iran, Russia Reject U.S. Accusations Of Election Interference
RFL/RE - Russia and Iran have rejected U.S. claims that the two countries have been interfering with the 2020 presidential…
Iran Political Prisoners Call for Prison Visit by International Delegation
Iran-HRM - A group of political prisoners in Evin Prison called for a visit to Iranian prisons by international human…
Afkari Brothers Remain Incommunicado After Navid’s Execution
Iran-HRM - Authorities have taken Afkari brothers, Habib and Vahid, to solitary confinement in a prison in southwestern Iran since…
Health of Political Prisoner Fatemeh Mosanna Deteriorating in Evin Prison
Iran-HRM - Reports say the health of political prisoner Fatemeh Mosanna held at women’s ward of Evin Prison is deteriorating and the…
More Baha’is Begin Serving Prison Sentences in Iran Simply for Their Beliefs
CHRI - Farid Zirgi Moghaddam began serving his five-year sentence in the central prison in the city of Birjand, in…
No more UN embargo on Iran, but no arms sales either
For all the to-and-fro over the expiration of the UN arms embargo on Iran on Oct. 18, little has changed…
Iran’s Insulin Shortage Prompts Scrutiny
Radiofarda -A widespread protest is underway on Persian social media against the shortage of insulin in Iran. A widespread protest…
Activist Teacher Mohammad Habibi Denied Prison Leave Despite Eligibility
Iran-HRM - Activist teacher Mohammad Habibi is deprived of going on prison leave despite having served one-third of his sentence.…
Iran: Prisoner Shahram Takhsha Executed in Sanandaj Prison
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - A prisoner sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for “premeditated murder during the course of an armed…