Iranian Authorities Ratchet Up Pressure Against Slain Demonstrators’ Families Ahead Of Protest Anniversary
RFL/RE - Mehdi Babrinejad would have turned 23 on August 15. His family marked his birthday in silence this year,…
Human rights
Sentence against Iranian Filmmaker, Producer Sparks International Outcry
Iranwire - The sentence handed down to Iranian filmmaker Saeed Roostaei and his producer after they showcased a movie at…
Is a New Round of Business Confiscations Coming in Iran?
Iranwire - An August 13 column by Hossein Shariatmadari, managing editor of the hardline Kayhan newspaper, sparked many reactions in…
Psychologist Arrested in Crackdown on Baha’is in Iran
Iranwire - Iranian security forces have arrested a Baha'i psychologist and translator, Newsha Badie Sabet, in the northern city of…
Seven Women’s Rights Activists Arrested in Iran’s Gilan Province
Iranwire - Security agents of the Islamic Republic of Iran have reportedly arrested seven women's rights activists across the northern…
Iranian Art Director Arrested; Whereabouts Unknown
Iranwire - Iranian security forces have arrested art director Moein Hosseinpour in the northern city of Behshahr on August 15,…
“Relentless Oppression:” 90-Year-Old Baha’i Arrested, 180 More Targeted
Iranwire - Iranian authorities have arrested Jamaloddin Khanjani, a 90-year-old Baha’i in failing health who already served 10 years in…
Hessam Moradi: Excessive Bail Forces Protester to Stay in Jail
Iranwire - Hessam Moradi, a 33-year-old resident of the south-western city of Borazjan, has been held in detention for more…
Iran Re-Arrests Reporter Who Interviewed Amini Father, Activists Say
VOA — Iranian authorities have re-arrested a journalist who interviewed the father of the woman whose custody death sparked months of…
Special Report: Sunni Clerics in the Crosshairs of Islamic Republic Repression
CHRI – Religious leaders of the Sunni Muslim communities in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan province and in the Kurdish provinces…