Tehran Warns of Strong Response to Any of Attack
Iranwire - The Iranian envoy to the United Nations has said that the Islamic Republic would give a strong response…
Human rights
Tehran Woman Jailed for Nearly a Year After Confrontation Over Dog Walk
Iranwire - The Tehran Revolutionary Court has handed down an 11-month prison sentence to a woman following an altercation with…
Prominent Tehran Bookstore Closed By Police Over Hijab Enforcement
RFL/RE - A prominent bookstore in the Iranian capital, Tehran, has been closed down for failing to enforce mandatory hijab…
Iranian Lawmaker Says Executions ‘A Lesson’ For Dissidents
iranintl - An Iranian lawmaker says the execution of four Kurdish prisoners, who were hanged in Iran on Monday is…
Labor Strike Hits Iran’s Kurdistan After Executions
Iranwire - A wave of defiance spread across Iran’s western Kurdish cities on January 30, as residents launched a labor…
Iranian Principal Accused Of Beating 11-Year-Old Schoolgirl After Her Hijab Slipped Off
RFL/RE - An elementary school principal beat an 11-year-old Iranian girl for allegedly not adhering to the country’s hijab law because her…
Two Baha’i Women Sentenced to Prison
Iranwire - The Court of Appeals in Khorasan Razavi province has confirmed the sentences of two members of the Baha'i…
Iranian Authorities Refuse to Hand Over Bodies of Four Executed Prisoners
Iranwire - Iranian authorities have informed the families of four Kurdish political prisoners executed this week that they would bury…
Plea from Death-Row Prisoners in Iran’s Qezel Hesar Prison
CHRI - In an urgent, open letter appeal, a group of political and non-political prisoners facing death sentences in Iran’s…
Urgent Appeal: Civil Society Groups Implore UN Official to Postpone Iran Visit
CHRI – A coalition of international human rights organizations, including the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI), today implored…