Iranian Pensioners Return To Streets, Say Government Failing To Meet Promises
RFL/RE - Iranian pensioners and retired public employees showed no signs of letting up in their protests against what they…
Human rights
Prisoners’ Rights Campaigner Hauled Back to Evin Prison
Iranwire - An Iranian human rights activist who documented ill-treatment of detainees after the November 2019 protests has been arrested again himself,…
IranWire Exclusive: Unseen Photos of Neda Agha-Soltan’s Funeral
Iranwire - Thirteen years ago this week, the body of 26-year-old student Neda Agha-Soltan was laid to rest at Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery.…
Four Inmates Sick with Tuberculosis at Qarchak Prison
Iranwire - At least four female inmates have been infected with tuberculosis at Qarchak Prison, human rights activists report. Cramped,…
Official Study: Protests in Iran More Working-Class, Spontaneous and Radical Than Ever Before
Iranwire - In the last half-decade, a greater degree of scholarly attention has been paid to street protests in Iran…
Where is Edris Faghighi? Family of Missing Kurdish Man Kept in Limbo for 11 Months
Iranwire - On July 27, 2021, media outlets affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) reported that two members…
Daughter of political prisoner seeks human rights defenders’ help to save ailing father in Iran prison
Iran-HRM - Iran Mansouri, daughter of political prisoner Mohammad-Ali Mansouri sought the help of the international community to save her…
Borrell, EU Must Speak Out Against Growing Human Rights Crisis in Iran
CHRI – European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, who has traveled travel to Tehran and issued multiple public statements in an effort to…
Mother of Detained Translator Calls for Daughter’s Freedom: “I Ask You All to Be Our Voice”
CHRI - On May 9, 2022, Anisha Asadollahi and her husband, Keyvan Mohtadi were arrested by security forces in Tehran…
Security forces arrest 230 Iranian teachers in two months
Iran-HRM - The Coordinating Council of Iranian Cultural Associations announced on Sunday, June 26, that in the last two months,…