Raisi’s Role in 1988 Mass Executions Should be Investigated by UN Human Rights Council
CHRI – The UN Human Rights Council should act upon the call by UN Special Rapporteur Javaid Rehman for an impartial inquiry into the…
Month: July 2021
The State Of Human Rights In Iran by National Press Club
Shabtabnews - US Representative of IOPHR, Hamid Gharagozloo, was one of the speakers at the 30th June event “The State…
Iran election “no change” for a regime that fails to respect human rights: Albania MP
Al-Arabia - The election of Ebrahim Raisi as Iran’s next president doesn’t appear to demonstrate any meaningful change for a regime that…
How is Mohseni Ejei Different to Other Chief Justices of Iran?
Iranwire - A number of things set Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei apart from his predecessors as chief justice of the…
Iran executes two imprisoned brothers forced to “confess”
Iran-HRM - Two imprisoned brothers one of whom was paralyzed due to being beaten in prison were executed in Iran…
Iran: 16-year-old Shakiba Bakhtiar Murdered by Father in Honour Killing
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - A 16-year-old girl named Shakiba Bakhtiar was stabbed to death by her father for “returning…
Anvar Abdollahi, Baha-oddin Ghasemzadeh and his Disabled Brother Davood Executed in Urmia
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Death row prisoners Anvar Abdollahi, Baha-oddin and Davood Ghasemzadeh, all sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, were…
Raisi to enter maze of regional factors in guiding diplomacy with Riyadh
Al-Monitor - In his first presser since the June 18 election, Iran’s President-elect Ebrahim Raisi announced that Tehran wants closer…
Iran Reimposes COVID Restrictions As Delta Variant Spreads
RFL/RE - Iran has announced it is reimposing coronavirus restrictions on major cities, as the spread of the highly contagious…
Mohseni Ejei’s Record of Prisoner Deaths
Iranwire - Gholam Hassan Mohseni Ejei, Iran’s new judiciary chief, used to be an interrogator for the Iranian security services…