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Human rights

Monthly Report August 2021, Iran Human Rights Monitor

Iran-HRM - Hacked footage from security cameras in Iran’s Evin Prison and the publication of some of the prison’s documents…

Mohammad Sadeghzadeh Executed in Ardabil Central Prison

Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Mohammad Sadeghzadeh who was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for an “honour-related” murder, was executed in Ardabil Central Prison.…

Iranian man ‘lashed to death’ over alcohol possession

Al-Monitor -- An Iranian man died after he was submitted to a lashing penalty inside a jail in Iran's Turkish-majority…

CPJ Condemns Arrest Of Iranian Financial Journalist On Security Charges

RFL/RE - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is urging Iranian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release a financial reporter…

Imprisoned Veteran Journalist Invites Iran’s Chief Justice to Investigate ‘Violations’

Iranwire - Imprisoned journalist and editor Keyvan Samimi has blamed senior officials in the Islamic Republic for day-to-day violations of Iranian prisoners’…

Iranian Teacher Sentenced to Jail, Tree-Planting and Writing a Research Paper

Iranwire - An Iranian teacher and activist has been sentenced to six years in jail and a two-year travel ban, as…

New Research: Sexist Stereotypes Still Bar Iranian Women From Top Jobs

Iranwire - In Iran, as in many other countries of the world, women routinely face discrimination, particularly in the workplace.…

Mansour Kahrazehi Executed in Zahedan

Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Mansour Kahrazehi who was sentenced to qisas(retribution-in-kind) for murder, was executed in Zahedan Central Prison. According…

Journalist Amirabbas Azarmvand Arrested at Home

Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Amirabbas Azarmvand, a journalist at Samt newspaper and workers’ rights activist, was arrested at his…

Chinese ‘Tourists’ Sentenced for Covertly Filming Iranian Women

Iranwire - Two Chinese nationals have been sentenced to prison terms for taking and sharing pictures of Iranian women without…