Former US Hostage in Iran to Begin Hunger Strike to Press for Prisoner Deal
VOA — A former U.S. hostage in Iran is set to begin a hunger strike in Vienna on Wednesday to press…
Human rights
Khamenei’s Niece Kept Incommunicado In Tehran Prison, Brother Says
RFL/RE - A civil activist and niece of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is being held in solitary confinement in…
Police Chief Vows to Prosecute ‘Stubborn Women’ Who Defy Forced Hijab
Iranwire - The head of the Iranian police’s NAJA special forces unit has claimed that women who “stubbornly” remove their…
Iran court upheld state confiscation of political prisoners’ properties
Iran-HRM - The family of two political prisoners received notice that their family home and only remaining property will be…
Ali Khamenei’s Niece Arrested
Iranwire - Farideh Moradkhani, a human rights activist and niece of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, has been detained in the…
Child Malnutrition on the Rise in Sistan and Baluchistan
Iranwire - The number of children aged under five in Sistan and Baluchistan who are underweight or have stunted growth…
Ten Kurdish Prisoners Died Under Torture in Iran in 2021
Iranwire - Hengaw Organization for Human Rights has reported that in 2021, at least 17 Iranian Kurds died in the country’s prison system,…
Ahwazi Arab man killed by border police in southwest Iran
Iran-HRM - The state security forces shot and killed an Ahwazi Arab man in the city of Hoveyzeh, southwest Iran.…
Covid-19 outbreak spreading women’s ward of Sepidar Prison of Ahvaz
Iran-HRM - Recent reports indicate a new wave of COVID-19 outbreak inside notorious Sepidar Prison in Ahvaz, capital of Iran…
Iran Human Rights Statement Regarding Jailed Dissidents and Human Rights Defenders
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) - For decades, the Islamic Republic has sought to silent civil society by repressing human rights…