BBC Calls Out Iran for Escalation in Threats to Staff
VOA - Iran has ramped up its threats and harassment of journalists working for the BBC’s Persian language service and…
Human rights
Hossein Parsa Transferred for Scheduled Execution on 23 February in Rasht
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO)- Hossein Parsa who is on death row for murder, has been transferred to solitary confinement in…
Iran Human Rights Welcomes EP Resolution; Death Penalty Moratorium Must Be Part of Negotiations
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) - The European Parliament resolution calling for an immediate moratorium on the use of the death…
Kazem Yousefi Executed for Murder in Isfahan
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) - Kazem Yousefi who was sentenced to qisas for murder, has been executed in Isfahan Central Prison. According…
Pouya Bakhtiari’s Uncle: Be Our Voice if Anything Happens
Iranwire - Mehrdad Bakhtiari, the uncle of murdered November 2019 protester Pouya Bakhtiari, has recorded a video obtained by IranWire…
Rights Groups: Human Rights Sanctions on Iran Must Not Be Lifted to Reach Nuclear Deal
CHRI– In a joint statement released today, nine human rights organizations, including the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI),…
“Guilty for Not Fearing”: Inmates’ Tribute to Baktash Abtin
Iranwire - Detainees at Greater Tehran Penitentiary and Evin Prison have entered their 40th day of protests in the wake of…
Two Christian Converts Summoned to Prison
Iranwire - Two Christian converts in Tehran have had their request for a retrial rejected after they were given custodial…
Khamenei-controlled EIKO Behind Increasing Confiscations of Baha’i Properties
Iranwire - The Execution of Imam Khomeini’s Order (EIKO), an organization controlled by Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, which controls extensive assets…
Hamid Nouri Trial: Defendant’s Outburst on Being Called an ‘Executioner’
Iranwire - Ex-Iranian prison official Hamid Nouri shouted out in anger from the defendant’s bench at Stockholm District Court this week after…