‘We Are The Dead Who Can’t Think Of Dying’: Iranian Rapper Charged For Criticizing Regime
RFL/RE - With lyrics that criticize Iran’s Islamic establishment -- condemning state repression and injustice -- rapper Toomaj Salehi has…
Roses on a Mass Grave: A Love Story, Part I
Iranwire - The trial of ex-Gohardasht Prison official Hamid Nouri for his role in Iran’s 1988 prison massacre is ongoing in Sweden. Witnesses have…
New Charges Filed Against Sepideh Gholian for Buhshehr Prison Disclosures
Iranwire - Sepideh Gholian, a young journalist and civil rights activist, was recently released from Iran’s Buhshehr Prison. As ever,…
Khuzestan Protests Continue as Unpaid Wages Throttle Workers
Iranwire - Protests against unpaid salaries, unfair dismissal and poor working conditions continue in Khuzestan province after renewed anger erupted…
Teenage prisoner subjected to mock executions to make confessions
Iran-HRM - Numerous accounts of the horrific torture to force prisoners to confess have been published so far, including the…
Iran Human Rights Calls For a Fact-finding Mission into the Suspicious Death of Shahin Naseri
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - 24 hours after Shahin Naseri’s suspicious death in custody, authorities have contacted his family to…
Unidentified Afghan Man Executed on Drug Charges in Taybad
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - An Afghan citizen has been executed on drug-related charges in Taybad Prison. At least 75…
The Takeaway: Iran nuclear diplomacy shows a faint pulse at UN
Al-Monitor - Hot Take: Five takes on Biden’s UN speech and the Iran nuclear deal Washington doubles down on diplomacy…
Iran’s membership in Asian security body won’t solve sanctions problem
Al-Monitor - The recent announcement that Iran would start the process of becoming a full member in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization was celebrated in…
Are Iranian threats to escalate in Iraqi Kurdistan more hot air?
Al-Monitor - Iran’s demands for US forces to withdraw from a critical air base in Iraqi Kurdistan coupled with threats…