Beheading Of 17-Year-Old Shakes Iran, Renews Debate About Violence Against Women
RFL/RE - After Sajjad Heydari beheaded his 17-year-old wife, Mona Heydari, he paraded her severed head in the streets of…
Human rights
Biden Admin and EU Silent on Iran’s Rising Persecution of Religious Minorities
gatestoneinstitute.org - In 2021, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi signed two alarming amendments to Articles 499 and 500 of its Penal…
IranWire’s Webinar on the Persecution of Christians
Iranwire - Three Iranian Christian converts from Islam, with firsthand experience of persecution and imprisonment in Iran, joined the Article…
‘Stop the Slaughter of Iranian Women’: Activists’ Petition to the UN
Iranwire - Following the brutal murder of 17-year-old Mona Heydari in the southern city of Ahvaz, rights activists have signed a petition to the…
‘No to the Islamic Republic’ Supporter Jailed for 13 Years in Iran
Iranwire - Political and civil rights activist Hashem Amini has been sentenced to 13 years in prison, IranWire has learned.…
Aban Tribunal: IRGC, Police Snipers Testify on Final Day of Hearings
Iranwire - A police officer told the Aban Tribunal he broke down in tears on a rooftop during the November 2019 protests, holding…
Iranian protester commits suicide after being shot and lost his eye
Iran-HRM - A protester who lost his sight after being shot during the November 2019 protests, committed suicide. Mohsen Mahmoudi…
Monthly report January 2022, Iran Human Rights Monitor
Iran-HRM - The Iranian regime stepped-up repression by the soaring executions and widespread arrests of civil activists and protesters, on…
Aban Tribunal: “One Day They’ll Have to Cover Their Faces”
Iranwire - The penultimate day of the Aban Tribunal featured live testimonies from Iranian witnesses impacted by all aspects of the November 2019…
Jailed activist deprived of leave for protesting prison conditions
Iran-HRM - Iranian women’s rights defender Saba Kordafshari was deprived of leave for three months by the Qarchak Prison Disciplinary…