Iran establishes new base to enforce mandatory hijab
Iran-HRM - The Iranian regime has increased its crackdown against civil and political liberties to counter a society crushed under…
Human rights
Ladan Molasaeedi Executed for Murder in Qarchak Prison
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) - Ladan Molasaeedi, a woman sentenced to qisas(retribution-in-kind) for murder, was executed in Qarchak Prison today. She…
Amnesty Highlights Rise In ‘State-Sanctioned’ Executions; Iran Among Worst Offenders
RFL/RE - Last year saw a "worrying rise" in global executions in 2021 amid an easing in pandemic restrictions, Amnesty…
Twelve Arrested as Bus Drivers’ Strikes Bring Chaos to Tehran
Iranwire - For the last nine days, Tehran residents wanting to get somewhere by bus were presented not with the…
Iranian political prisoner with cancer denied medical treatment
Iran-HRM - The health of a political prisoner with cancer is rapidly deteriorating as the authorities have stopped his lifesaving…
Iranian women athletes’ plight highlighted by top weightlifters leaving the country
Iran-HRM - The plight of Iranian women athletes has been highlighted by two weightlifters who fled the world sports camps,…
Baluch Mossadegh Malahi Executed for Drug Charges in Minab
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) - Mossadegh Malahi, a Baluch man sentenced to death for drug-related charges, was executed in Minab…
Abdolbari Rigi and Ms Hayati Executed in Shiraz
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) - Abdolbari Rigi, a Baluch man sentenced to death for drug-related charges and Ms Hayati, a…
Imprisoned Iranian Activist Taken To Hospital Following Hunger Strike, Lawyer Says
RFL/RE - Iranian activist Farhad Meysami has been taken to the hospital following a two-week hunger strike protesting the threatened…
Esmail Shahbakhsh Executed for Drug Offences in Zahedan
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) - Esmail Shahbakhsh, a Baluch man sentenced to death for drug offences, was executed in Zahedan…