VOA- Iran has moved a step closer to re-imprisoning a female human rights advocate for her peaceful expressions of opposition to the nation’s Islamist rulers. A knowledgeable source told VOA the woman was sentenced to six years in prison for criticizing the nation’s Islamist rulers through street protests and social media.   Speaking to VOA Persian from Iran earlier this month, a source close to activist Jila …

Iran-HRM – Poverty and hunger in Iran lead to tragic suicides by young and old Rampant spread of poverty in Iran is creating tragic consequences in society. Children as young as 10 commit suicide for being deprived of their basic needs. Poverty and hunger drive parents to commit mass suicide along with their children to escape the pain of living …

Iran-HRM – At least 120 prisoners were confirmed to have tested positive for coronavirus in Rajai Shahr Prison. Political prisoners are also among those contracted Covid-19. Prisoner of conscience Farhad Meysami has tested positive for the virus at Rajaei Shahr prison in the city of Karaj and was transferred from his ward to a so-called prison “safe room” for isolation. …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Yesterday morning, four death row inmates were executed at Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj. Three of the prisoners had been sentenced to death for murder and one for moharebeh (enmity against God) through armed robbery. According to Iran Human Rights, four male prisoners were executed in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj yesterday, Tuesday, October 13. …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – A prisoner who had been sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) twice and also sentenced to death for murder and rape, has been executed at the Karaj Central Penitentiary. According to the Iran newspaper website, on the morning of Sunday, October 5, a male prisoner was executed at the Karaj Central Penitentiary. The identity of the prisoner …

Al-Monitor – An 11-year-old Iranian schoolboy, Mohammad Mousavizadeh, has committed suicide by hanging from the kitchen of his family’s rented, humble house in the southern city of Dayyer, Bushehr province, leaving the Iranian society in yet another state of disbelief.  The horrifying details were released by Mohammad’s mother, Fatemeh, who earns a living for her three other kids — one of them …

Radiofarda – Iran’s Deputy President for Women and Family Affairs, Masoumeh Ebtekar, says that 30,000 marriages involving girls under 14 occur in Iran every year. On Sunday, Ebtekar referred to an amended bill on reforming the age of marriage, saying that Iran does not have a ceiling for the age of marriage, and 30,000 marriages in the current law of …

The military prosecutor of Tehran province, Gholam Abbas Torki, says that there was no sabotage in the May 2020 accident in which a rocket hit the Konarak support vessel during a naval exercise in waters near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, killing 19 sailors and wounding 15 others. Speaking on Saturday, Torki did not elaborate on the charges or the “field conditions” …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) –  A survey conducted in Iran during the month of September 2020 reveals that 70% of Iranians either oppose the death penalty completely (44%) or agree with it only in unique cases (26%). Marking the 18th World Day Against the Death Penalty, the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty (WCADP) and Iran Human Rights (IHR) will hold a …

Al-Monitor – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said today the country would never retreat in the face of new sanctions.  During a video speech delivered to a military university, Khamenei addressed the new US sanctions and the maximum pressure strategy, saying, “We will not ignore the role of the malicious Americans and their sanctions on the economy, which are certainly criminal.” …