Iranwire – Iran has reportedly indicted at least three Iranian doctors with “enmity against God” and “corruption on earth”, charges that carry death sentences. According to the Campaign of Baluch Activists, a doctor identified as Ibrahim Rigi was arrested in the eastern city of Zahedan on October 13 while he was returning from the hospital he was working. He is …

VOA – Iraq’s new prime minister, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, met Iran’s top leaders, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during his first important trip abroad since being named to head the government by the Iraqi parliament. Sudani told journalists in Tehran after meeting Khamenei, that Iraq would not allow any attacks on its neighbor from inside its territory and that …

CHRI – At least three juveniles are among 15 individuals in the Iranian city of Karaj who are facing charges that could carry the death penalty in Iran’s “Islamic Revolutionary Court” system, which has a documented history of denying defendants due process while handing down politically motivated sentences, said the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI). “The government of …

Iran-HRM – It has been 40 days since political prisoner Loghman Aminpour was transferred to Evin Prison (Detention Center 241). Loghman remains under tortured and is kept in solitary confinement. He is repeatedly interrogated and tortured, which has raised serious concern for his family and relatives. Loghman Aminpour was transferred to Detention Center 241 of Evin Prison on October 19, …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Islamic Republic authorities have reported death sentences being issued against protesters, some of which have even been upheld by the Supreme Court. At least three children are also facing death penalty charges. Recalling the Islamic Republic’s history of using the death penalty as a tool of repression and intimidation, Iran Human Rights warns of the …