Iranian Refugees in Germany ‘Kicked Out of Accommodation’ to Make Way for Ukrainians
Iranwire - Last year, according to figures published by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the number of people recorded…
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Dozens of teachers arrested during the nationwide gathering of teachers in Iran
Iran-HRM - Dozens of teachers were arrested during the nationwide gathering of teachers in Iran and there was a heavy…
Iran Protesters at Risk of Lethal State Violence
CHRI – Ongoing street protests in Iran could lead to more killings and arbitrary imprisonments by state security forces if…
Activists Urge UN Rep to Meet Them During Trip to Iran
CHRI — A group of prominent civil rights activists in Iran has called on UN representative Alena Douhan, who will be visiting Iran…
Unnamed Man Executed for Murder in Sabzevar
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) - An unnamed man sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, was executed in Sabzevar Prison. According to the…
Waxing Banned in Iran’s Holy City: Just What are the Clerics Afraid Of?
Iranwire - According to reports in Iranian media this week, a number of female beauticians in Mashhad have received a…
Teenage Weightlifter Disappears in Greece
Iranwire - Iranian media outlets have reporrted the abrupt "disappearance" of 17-year-old athlete Yekta Jamali in Greece. Days after she…
Another Internet Disruption in Khuzestan
HRW - Since May 6, the Iranian authorities have imposed a near-total shutdown of mobile and home broadband data in…
Iran says it will execute Iranian-Swedish scientist
Al-Monitor - Iran’s judiciary said that it will move forward with the execution of Iranian-Swedish citizen Ahmad Reza Jalali. Judiciary spokesperson…
New Wave of Arrests of Documentary Filmmakers Under Way in Iran
Iranwire - IranWire has received information that a new wave of arrests of documentary filmmakers and cinematographers has started in…