Baha’is in Iran have Nowhere to Bury Their Dead
Iranwire - Baha'is in Iran have faced many forms of systematic discrimination and harassment over the past four decades, including…
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Iran’s Election to UN Women’s Body Draws Outrage from Rights Activists, US Silence
VOA - Iran’s election to the U.N.’s top women’s empowerment body this week despite having a poor record has drawn…
Activist Calls on Publishers to Send Books to Prisoners
Iranwire - Mohammad Sharifi-Moghaddam, a student activist and Gonabadi dervish imprisoned in Greater Tehran Prison, has appealed to publishers and…
Surrealism in Action: Iran Becomes a Member of UN’s Commission on Women’s Rights
Iranwire - On Tuesday, April 21, several United Nations councils and other bodies were in session at the UN headquarters…
Iran parades 34 young men in despicable form of punishment
Iran-HRM - The state security forces have paraded 34 young men in the streets to punish them for attending the…
Two Men Sentenced to Death for “Insulting the Prophet” in Iran
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Two prisoners in Arak Central Prison have been informed of being sentenced to death on…
Khamenei critic faces ‘imminent death’ in Iran prison
Al-Monitor - Reporters Without Borders, the Paris-based advocacy organization, joined a growing chorus of Iranians to urge the release of veteran…
U.S. Report Says Russia Among ‘Worst Violators’ Of Religious Freedom
RFL/RE - An independent, bipartisan advisory body has reiterated its call for the U.S. State Department to add Russia to…
Narges Mohammadi: Solitary Confinement is Illegal
Iranwire - Human rights activist Narges Mohammadi was held as a political prisoner in Iran for more than five years…
Fourth wave of COVID-19 threatens the lives of inmates in Karaj Prison
Iran-HRM - The lives of prisoners in the Central Prison of Karaj are increasingly in danger with the start of…