Iraqi National Abuzar Taher Arab Executed in Qom
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) - Abuzar Taher Arab, an Iraqi national on death row for murder, was executed in Qom…
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Iranian Embassies Deny New Passports to Islamic Republic Critics
Iranwire - Iranian embassies in Europe refuse to renew passports held by critics and opponents of the Islamic Republic living…
Iranian Writer Rashno to Serve Nearly Four-Year Prison Sentence
Iranwire - Sepideh Rashno, an Iranian writer, poet and vocal critic of compulsory hijab, says she will go to prison…
Iranian Baha’i Man Jailed for “Deviant” Activities
Iranwire - Keyvan Rahimian, a member of Iran’s Baha'i religious minority, has been sentenced to a total of nine years…
Jailed Iranian Protest Rapper Salehi Sentenced to Prison in New Case
Iranwire - The appeals court of Isfahan province has rejected Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi’s appeal against his one-year prison sentence,…
4 Baluchis Sentenced To Death In Iran For Alleged Insurrection
RFL/RE - Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Court has handed death sentences to four ethnic Baluchis on charges of "baghy," meaning insurrection against a…
Lawyer For Executed Iranian Protester Summoned To Court After Critical Remarks
RFL/RE - Iranian lawyer Mahdokht Damghanpor, who had been critical of the judiciary and pointed out flaws in the case presented against…
Iranian-British National Jailed in Iran for Half a Year
Iranwire - An Iranian-British dual citizen has been imprisoned in Iran for six months, the activist HRANA news agency reported…
Iranian Baha’i Woman Starts Serving Prison Term
Iranwire - A member of Iran’s Baha'i religious minority has presented herself at Vakil Abad prison in the northeastern city…
Empty Promises Drive Iranian Disabled to the Streets
Iranwire - The Iranian authorities are not implementing the Law on Protection of Disabled Persons, claiming insufficient funds, even though…