Deaf Trans Woman Tormented by Parents and Courts in Iran
Iranwire - Elaheh is an Iranian trans woman who works as a teacher for deaf students. She was born with…
Human rights
Basij forces fatally shoot two young men in southwest Iran
Iran-HRM - Iranian security forces and police shot and killed two young men from Iran’s Arab minority, in arbitrary shootings in the city…
At Least 10 Kurdish Citizens Detained Over Nowruz Celebrations
Iranwire - Kurdish human rights activists have reported the arrest of a number of Kurdish citizens by the Iranian security…
Date Set for Trial of Iranian Accused in 1988 Massacre
Iranwire - The trial of an Iranian prosecutor alleged to have played a role in the mass executions of the…
Interrogations in Iran’s Judicial Systems: Law vs. Reality
CHRI - Iran’s judicial system allows detainees and prisoners to be subjected to harsh and inhuman interrogations without access to counsel and…
UK calls on China to allow access to Xinjiang after sanctions
(Reuters) - Britain said on Friday that China was targetting critics with sanctions and called on Beijing to allow international…
Human rights violations in Xinjiang: Canada, UK and US joint statement
Gov.co.uk - Foreign Ministers of Canada and the United Kingdom, and the United States Secretary of State statement on their…
Political prisoner denied hospital transfer despite serious health condition
Iran-HRM - The warden of Urmia Central Prison has refused to authorize hospital transfer for political prisoner Ebrahim Khalil Sedighi…
Iranian man awaiting amputation faces additional prison term and lashes
Iran-HRM -A man awaiting finger amputation in a northwestern Iran prison has been sentenced to additional four years in prison…
Kurdish political prisoner denied furlough to attend daughter’s funeral
Iran-HRM - Prison authorities have refused to authorize temporary leave for a Kurdish political prisoner to attend his daughter’s funeral.…