Iranian man awaiting amputation faces additional prison term and lashes
Iran-HRM -A man awaiting finger amputation in a northwestern Iran prison has been sentenced to additional four years in prison…
Month: March 2021
Kurdish political prisoner denied furlough to attend daughter’s funeral
Iran-HRM - Prison authorities have refused to authorize temporary leave for a Kurdish political prisoner to attend his daughter’s funeral.…
Serious concerns over unlawful exile of jailed activist to Rajai Shahr Prison
Iran-HRM - Political prisoner Saeed Eghbali is being held in solitary confinement with two death-row prisoners after he was banished…
Afghan Leader Demands Iranian Oil in Exchange for River Water
VOA - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said Wednesday that his country is committed to give Iran its due share of…
Iran’s New Minimum Wage Set “Below Poverty Line”
CHRI - At the end of every year in Iran, the Labor Ministry sets the national minimum wage for the…
Traditional New Year Furloughs and Other Privileges Denied to Iran’s Political Prisoners
CHRI - Political prisoners in Iran, long subjected to especially harsh treatment in Iran’s prisons, have been largely left out…
Iran: Prisoner Asef Taghinejad Executed in Tabriz
Iran Human Rights (IHR)- A prisoner named Asef Taghinejad who had been sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, was executed in Tabriz…
IRGC forms group to monitor internet in Iran
Al-Monitor - Following Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's speech on the important issues facing the country in the upcoming year, the…
Judiciary Secretary Claims Hostages Want to Stay in Iranian Prisons
Iranwire - The Iranian judiciary’s Secretary of Human Rights Affairs has claimed that foreign political prisoners and hostages in Iran…
Jailing of French Tourist Complicates Bid to Resolve Iran Nuclear Tensions
VOA - Benjamin Briere is a French tourist who was arrested last May while visiting Iran with his drone and…