Ten Baha’i Women and One Man Detained in Isfahan
Iranwire - The Islamic Republic's Ministry of Intelligence apprehended 11 members of the Baha'i religious minority in central Isfahan, 10…
Human rights
Armita Geravand Fighting for Her Life
Iranwire - Armita Geravand, the 16-year-old girl who fell into a coma on October 1 after being assaulted at a Tehran metro station for…
Dropouts, Disparities and Shortages: Schooling in Iran’s Poorer Provinces
Iranwire - Thirty percent of school students in the Iranian province of Sistine and Baluchistan have dropped out of school,…
Iranian Civil Activist Arrested in Tehran
Iranwire - Iranian authorities have arrested Maryam Abdi, a civil activist in Tehran, the Hamamihan newspaper reported Monday. On the…
State Media: Iranian Teen Armita Geravand Is ‘Brain Dead’
VOA - A teenage Iranian girl, who fell into a coma earlier this month following an alleged encounter with officers…
Iran Hands Down Prison Terms To Two Journalists Over Amini Coverage
RFL/RE - An Iranian court on October 22 sentenced two female journalists to prison for their coverage of the 2022 death in…
Human Rights Group Names Teen Protesters Arrested in Iran
VOA - A human rights group covering Iran has identified 24 demonstrators among those detained Friday by authorities during protests…
Iranian Activist Fatemeh Sepehri Back In Prison After Heart Surgery Earlier This Month
RFL/RE - Iranian activist Fatemeh Sepehri, an outspoken critic of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who was on medical leave…
Iranian Security Forces Crack Down on Protesters in Zahedan
Iranwire - Reports from the southeastern Iranian city of Zahedan say security forces fired gunshots and tear gas to break…
Mahsa (Jina) Amini’s Lawyer Sentenced to Prison; No Credible Investigation into Amini’s Death in Custody
HRW - On October 17, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network reported that Branch 28 of the Islamic Revolutionary Courts in Tehran sentenced…