IOPHR strongly condemns the unjust execution of Ruhollah Zam
Shabtabnews - In a statement IOPHR strongly condemned the unjust execution of Ruhollah Zam . The statement declared: "Mr Zam…
Month: December 2020
Iran sentences two women’s rights activists to total of 15 years in prison
Al-Arabia - Iran has sentenced two women’s rights activists to a total of 15 years in prison, Iranian media reported.…
Iran summons German ambassador over EU criticism of journalist’s execution: Media
Al-Arabia - ran has summoned the ambassador of Germany, current holder of the European Union’s rotating presidency, over EU criticism…
Fact Check: Iranian MP Promotes a Lie About Bill Gates and Vaccines
Iranwire.com - On Monday, December 7, the MP Zahra Sheikhi claimed in a tweet that Bill Gates, the owner of Microsoft Corporation,…
Tehran Should Ask ‘Then What?’
gatestoneinstitute.org - Reacting to the killing of Major-General Qassem Soleimani and Brigadier-General Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, regime "thinkers" promise "revenge" and suggest…
Iran Executes Opposition Journalist Ruhollah Zam In ‘Barbaric’ Act
Radiofarda - Iran has executed dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam, a former exile in France whose online work helped inspire nationwide…
Two Decades Later, Still No Justice For Iran’s ‘Chain Murders’ Of Intellectuals
RFL/RE - On November 20, 1998, journalist and translator Majid Sharif left his mother's home in Tehran for a run.…
Ali Younesi, Amir Hossein Moradi under pressure to make forced confessions
Iran-HRM - Ali Younesi, Amir Hossein Moradi under pressure to make forced confessions Ali Younesi and Amir Hossein Moradi are…
14 prisoners on dry hunger strike in the Central Prison of Urmia
Iran-HRW -14 prisoners started a dry hunger strike in the Central Prison of Urmia on the morning of Wednesday, December 9. They…
Iran: Dissident Executed on Vague Charges
(HRW) – Iranian authorities executed a prominent dissident and journalist on December 12, 2020, after convicting him on vague national security charges,…