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Human rights

Killings, Blindings and Discrimination: UN Mission Accuses Iranian Govt of Crimes Against Humanity

Iranwire - When the United Nations Human Rights Council voted 25-6 to establish the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the…

Iranian Couple’s Arrest in Türkiye Raises Deportation Fear

Iraniwre - The recent arrest of a Kurdish political refugee couple in Türkiye has sparked fears of their deportation to…

Iran Executes Three on Drug-related Charges

Iranwire - The Islamic Republic recently executed three individuals, including a woman, on drug-related charges amidst a surge in capital…

Poverty Forces Nearly 1 Million Iranians Out Of School, Data Shows

RFL/RE - Some 930,000 Iranian children and adolescents were forced to abandon their education in the recent academic year, the Statistical Center…

Bail Denied to Iranian Rapper Who Supported 2022 Protests

Iranwire - Judicial authorities of the Islamic Republic have denied Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi's lawyer's request to dismiss his temporary…

Violence Against Kolbars Continue as Iranian Forces Shoot Six

Iranwire - Border forces of the Islamic Republic in the western Kermanshah province have shot and seriously injured six kolbars…

Two Kurdish Kolbars Die, One Shot by Iranian Border Guards

Iranwire - Two Kurdish kolbars lost their lives in separate incidents on the Iranian borders this weekend, according to a…

Iran Arrests Transgender Person on ‘Indecency’ Charges

Iranwire - The Islamic Republic's police have arrested a transgender individual in northeastern Iran. The police chief of Gonbad-e Kavus,…

Christian Convert Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Alleged Security Offenses

Iranwire - Laleh Sa'ati, a Christian convert, was sentenced to two years in prison by Branch 26 of the Tehran…

Global Student Forum Condemns Iran’s Suppression of Student Activists

Iranwire - The Global Student Forum (GSF) has denounced the Iranian government's suppression of student activities and violation of academic…