iranintl – UN’s rapporteur on Iran’s human rights and its fact-finding mission have renewed their call to hold Tehran accountable for its violations, including brutal crackdown on dissent and surging executions. The Human Rights Council hosted members of the UN’s fact-finding mission that was established to investigate Iran’s crackdown on the popular protests of 2022, ignited by the death in …
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5 Kurdish People, Including Teen, Sentenced to Prison in Iran
Iranwire – The Iranian judicial system has sentenced five Kurdish individuals to varying terms of imprisonment, according to a report by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights. Among those sentenced is a minor, 16-year-old Hiwa Sharifi. Two others, Shwana Babakri and Shafie Babakri, have been identified as members of a “justice-seeking family.” The remaining two individuals are Shahin Ebrahimi and …
Read More »Prisoner Dies in Iran Due to ‘Reckless’ Drug Prescription: Report
Iranwire – Another Iranian prisoner has died under suspicious circumstances in custody amid a rising number of inmate fatalities. Sohail Haqbin reportedly died due to “reckless prescription of psychotropic drugs” by prison authorities, according to a report by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights. The report alleges that Haqbin succumbed to the effects of excessive medication at Lakan Prison in …
Read More »Jailed HRD Narges Mohammadi Calls for Renewal of FFMI and UNSR Mandates
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Prominent human rights defender and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Narges Mohammadi sent an urgent appeal to the 55th session of the Human Rights Council which was read by IHRNGO Director, Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam. She called for the mandates of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission and Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran to be extended “to allow …
Read More »43 International Rights Organizations Urge UN Human Rights Council to Extend Mandates of Iran Monitoring Bodies
CHRI – A coalition of international human rights organizations, including the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI), has issued an urgent public appeal urging member states of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to support the renewal of the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and to extend the …
Read More »UNHRC Begins Reviewing Iran’s Human Rights Violations
Iranwire – The UN Human Rights Council has started to review Iran’s human rights situation after the presentation of UN Special Rapporteur Javaid Rehman’s report. Representatives from Canada, Belgium, and the United States led the discussion on Monday, condemning human and women’s rights violations, suppression of protests, executions, and pressure on journalists. The Islamic Republic objected to the American representative’s …
Read More »‘Politicized’: Top Iranian Official Refutes UN Fact-Finding Report on 2022 Protests
Iranwire – Kazem Gharibabadi, Deputy for International Affairs of the Islamic Republic’s judiciary and head of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights, dismissed the findings of the United Nations fact-finding mission on Iran’s 2022 protests. He called the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that produced the report a “so-called fact-finding mission” and accused its members of “politicizing human rights and …
Read More »Iran Used AI to Monitor Protesters, Says Head of UN Fact-Finding Mission
Iranwire – Sara Hossain, the head of the United Nations’ independent fact-finding mission on Iran’s 2022 protests, said the Islamic Republic’s authorities had utilized artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor protesters on social media platforms as she presented her report during a session of the UN Human Rights Council Monday in Geneva. Highlighting that “comprehensive investigations into human rights violations following …
Read More »Iran Sentences Journalist to Over 6 Years in Prison
Iranwire – The Islamic Republic’s authorities have sentenced journalist Ali Moslehi to six years and two months in prison, his lawyer said. According to lawyer Saeed Gholamian, the Kashan Revolutionary Court sentenced Moslehi to 15 months and one day in prison for “insulting the leadership” and to seven months and one day for “propaganda against the Islamic Republic.” In a …
Read More »‘Defendant Did Not Express Remorse’: Suspicious Deaths of Young Protesters After Release from Prison
Iranwire – During the nationwide protests sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody in 2022, thousands of people were detained in Iran. Among them, dozens died under suspicious circumstances shortly after their release from prison. While the Iranian media attributed some deaths to suicide, the mysteries surrounding others remain unresolved. This report explores the stories of these young individuals, …
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