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Shahbaz Jadidi Secretly Executed in Yasuj Prison Last Month

Iran Human Rights (IHR) - A prisoner named Shahbaz Jadidi who was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, was secretly executed in…

With No Trace of Irony, Iranian Ambassador Alleges Violation of Hamid Nouri’s Human Rights

Iranwire - The case of Hamid Nouri, a former prison official now two weeks into his criminal trial in Sweden for…

Supreme Court turns down appeal for Hamed Qareh Oghlani’s 13-year sentence

Iran-HRM - The Iranian Supreme Court turned down the appeal by Hamed Qareh Oghlani after only five days. Hamed Qareh…

Political Prisoner Ghader Mohammadzadeh in “Dire Physical Condition” on 22nd Day of Hunger Strike

Iran Human Rights (IHR) Kurdish political prisoner, Ghader Mohammadzadeh who went on hunger strike in protest to “his furlough being…

Iran Reports Increase In Child Marriages

RFL/RE - Iranian officials have reported an increase in the overall number of child marriages last year compared to 2019.…

Workers of Iran: The Government Doesn’t Hear Us

Iranwire - Striking workers across Iran have called on the government to pay delayed wages and insurance benefits, and to…

Political prisoner Amir Hossein Moradi critically ill in the Greater Tehran Penitentiary

Iran-HRM - Political prisoner Amir Hossein Moradi is critically ill, said a fellow inmate who is on temporary leave until…

Mother of Man Killed in November 2019 Protests is Beaten at Memorial Event

Iranwire - A grieving mother has been brutally attacked by security forces while paying tribute to her son, who was…

Political Prisoner Ali Chebishat in Custody of Intelligence Services for a Year

Iran Human Rights (IHR) - 22-year-old Ali Chebishat was arrested on security charges more than a year ago and has…

Iran’s art community fears ‘Stalin era’ under Raisi

Al-Monitor - Iran "is no Stalin-era Soviet Union," read a statement issued by Iran's National Union of Theater Directors, addressing Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili, the…