Teachers Protests In Several Iranian Cities; At Least Six Arrested
RFL/RE -Teachers have held protests in several Iranian cities on May Day, which coincided with Teachers’ Day in Iran. Ahead…
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Correlation Between the Number of Executions and Political Events
Iranhr.net - The number of executions in 2021 doubled in the 6 months after the presidential elections compared to the…
Swedish Prosecutors Ask for Maximum Sentence for Iranian Jailer Hamid Nouri
Iranwire - The 89th hearing in the trial of Hamid Nouri in Sweden took place on Thursday. During this session, prosecutors asked…
Iran: Labor Protests Surge
(HRW) – Iranian workers are facing mounting economic and political challenges to realizing their labor rights, Human Rights Watch and Human Rights…
Mohammad Rasoulof: Organised and Legalised Killings is an Apt Description of the Death Penalty in Iran
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) - Award-winning independent filmmaker, Mohammad Rasoulof has penned the foreword to the 2021 Annual Report on…
Iranian Authorities Accused Of Imposing ‘Stone Age’ Restrictions At Universities
RFL/RE - As tens of thousands of Iranian students flocked back to university this month, following a two-year absence due…
Teargas and arrests, response to the peaceful protests in northern Iran
Iran-HRM -Iranian security forces fired tear gas today to disperse demonstrators who had gathered in a village near the northern…
Iran increase cracked down on activists ahead of Labor Day
Iran-HRM - The Iranian authorities have intensified their crackdown against labor rights activists, summoning, detaining, and imprisoning peaceful activists in…
Iran’s Government Should Respect—Not Crush—Workers’ Rights
CHRI – On the eve of International Workers’ Day, state security forces in Iran have been summoning, arresting and harassing…
Alarm Grows for Baha’i Woman Held in Unknown Location
Iranwire -Earlier this month, Baha'i woman named Saeedeh Khozouei was arrested by security forces in Tehran and taken to an unknown location.…