Iranwire- Baha’is are the largest non-Muslim religious minority in Iran – yet they are not recognized by the Islamic Republic’s constitution. In the past four decades, they have been deprived of almost all their human and citizenship rights, from the right to an education to the right to own property and to employment. The situation of the Baha’is in Iran is …

VOA – The United Nations nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, warned Thursday that Iran had increased its stockpile of uranium well beyond the limits established in the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, inching it closer to being capable of building a nuclear weapon. In a confidential quarterly report to member nations, the IAEA said Iran has an …

Iran-HRM – A 17-year-old child bride self-immolated and passed away in Sistan and Baluchestan, southeast Iran. On Wednesday, the teenager who was a victim of domestic violence set himself on fire in the city of Bampur. The campaign of Baluch activists identified the 17-year-old as “F-‌ Marandgani” and wrote: “This Baluch girl has set herself on fire due to violence …

Iran-HRM – The Iranian regime’s judiciary has a documented history of banishing into prison exile those held for politically motivated reasons. By sending prisoners to exile, judicial authorities seek to isolate prisoners, and escalated pressure on them as a form of additional punishment. The practice of sending prisoners into prison exile is also unlawful and could be challenged in the …

CHRI – The continued denial of proper medical treatment to ailing political and civil rights activists in Iran is setting the stage for deliberate crimes against the many political prisoners in the country, including Sepideh Qoliyan, Soheila Hejab, Zeinab Jalalian, Arsham (Mahmoud) Rezaee, and Abbas Vahedian Shahroudi. “These activists represent the voices of many Iranians, which the Iranian government is trying to silence,” said Hadi Ghaemi, executive …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – An unnamed man who was sentenced to qisas(retribution-in-kind) for the murder of a policeman, was executed in Dezful Prison. According to the Judiciary’s newsagency, Mizan, a man was executed in Dezful Prison on the morning of March 3. The unnamed man was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for the murder of a policeman in the course of a robbery. …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Akbar Shahsavand who was sentenced to death on drug-related charges, has been executed in Isfahan Central Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Isfahan Central Prison on the morning of March 2. His identity has been established as 36-year-old Akbar Shahsavand who was sentenced to death for drug …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Morad Salehbeig received his 74 lashes sentence prior to being executed for murder charges in Zanjan Central Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Zanjan Central Prison on the morning of February 28. His identity has been established as 45-year-old Morad Salehbeigi who was a father of two …

Al-Monitor – Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has expressed his support for Ukraine in its war with Russia.  Ahmadinejad tweeted yesterday to the “great nation of #Ukraine” and its president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.  “Your honorable and almost unrivalled resistance uncovered the Satanic plots of enemies of mankind,” wrote Ahmadinejad on the social media site.  “Trust that the great nation of #Iran is standing …

RFL/RE – The director-general of the UN’s atomic energy agency will travel to Iran on March 5 to meet with Iranian officials as Tehran and world powers continue to negotiate a possible return to a crippled nuclear agreement.“Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi will travel to Tehran for meetings with senior Iranian officials on Saturday,” the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said …