Anti-riot guards attack political prisoners in Qarchak Prison in Varamin
Iran-HRM - Anti-riot guards raided political prisoners in Qarchak Prison who are detained in ward 8, taking away Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee.…
Month: December 2020
Iran: Prisoner Shahab Javid Executed in Qom
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - A prisoner sentenced to death for “rape and kidnapping” has been executed at Qom Central…
Iran: Prisoner Rasoul Ferdows Executed in Boroujerd
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - A prisoner sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, was executed at Boroujerd Central Prison. According…
Group Execution Planned in Zahedan Prison; IHR Warns of New Wave of Executions
Iran Human Rights (IHR)- A new wave of executions has commenced in Iranian prisons after several Baluch prisoners were transferred…
Iran: Stop execution of young man arrested at 16 and forced to “confess” under torture
Amnesty - Responding to the Iranian authorities’ plans to execute a 30-year-old man, Mohammad Hassan Rezaiee, for a crime that took…
Iran to execute man arrested as teenager, Amnesty says
Al-Monitor - Amnesty International is urging the Iranian government to call off plans to execute a man for a crime…
[VIRTUAL] PEN AMERICA AND MS. MAGAZINE PRESENT: ‘NASRIN SOTOUDEH, THE MANDELA OF IRAN’
Pen.org - To mark the theatrical release of the documentary NASRIN, join PEN America and Ms. Magazine for a special online conversation on Monday, December 21…
Open Letter to Josep Borrell signed by 24 MEPs – request to cease trade & diplomatic deals with Iran until return of Dr Ahmad Reza Djalali to Sweden
Shabtabnews - In an open letter to Josep Borrell Fontelles, a number of MEPs expressed alarm in regards to the…
European Union condemns in ‘the strongest terms’ Iran’s execution of journalist
Al-Arabia - In a resolution supported by 614 votes, the European Parliament condemned Iran for violating human rights. The European…
Iran’s Zarif uses antisemitic slur, wishes for US to ‘leave Earth’ in interview
Al-Arabia - Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif came under fire after using an antisemitic slur and jokingly wishing the…