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Jalil Soleimani Executed for Drug Charges in Hamedan

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) - Jalil Soleimani, a man on death row for drug-related charges, was executed in Hamedan Central…

Report Blames President For Internet Censorship In Iran

iranintl - President Ebrahim Raisi has a significant role in Internet censorship by blocking websites and apps, a recent report…

Exiled Iranian Football Star Faces Renewed Threats

Iranwire - In the past two weeks, two senior Iranian government officials have issued explicit death and kidnapping threats against…

Torture, Sexual Abuse: The Stories of Two Iranian Protesters Held in “Safe Houses”

Iranwire - More than 20,000 people were unlawfully detained across Iran during protests sparked by the September 2022 death in…

Influential Iranian Women: Shirin Ebadi (1947-)

Iranwire - “I have a tongue in my mouth, and I will not keep quiet until the day I die,” says Shirin…

A prisoner sentenced to amputation of his fingers, took his own life in Urmia prison

Iran-HRm - In the early morning of Wednesday, January 17, 2024, Amir Shahbazi, 37 years old, committed suicide in a…

Iran: Further information: Jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate’s health at risk: Narges Mohammadi

Amensty - Iranian authorities have been subjecting arbitrarily detained human rights defender and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Narges Mohammadi…

Urgent Appeal to Halt Imminent Execution of Four Ethnic Kurds in Iran

CHRI – In the midst of a surge in executions in Iran, four ethnic Kurds are on the brink of…

Whereabouts of Iranian Azeri Journalist Unknown, Two days after Arrest

Iranwire - Iranian security forces arrested Azeri journalist and media activist Sina Bandalizadeh in the northwestern city of Ardabil on…

Iranian Lawyer Banned from Practicing Law – On Top of Prison Term

Iranwire - Khosro Alikordi, a prominent Iranian lawyer who has represented political prisoners and their families, has been banned from…