Soheil Arabi is in Political Prisoners’ Ward of Rajaishahr Prison
Iran-HRM - Soheil Arabi has been transferred to Hall No. 10 of Ward 4, the political prisoners’ ward of Rajaishahr…
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Christian Convert Zaman Fadaei Receives 80 Lashes for Drinking Communion Wine
Iran-HRM - A month after an Iranian Christian convert was lashed for drinking communion wine, another convert, Zaman (Saheb) Fadaei,…
Iran: No Justice for Bloody 2019 Crackdown
(HRW) – Iranian authorities have failed to provide any real measure of accountability for the violent crackdown against widespread protests that began…
Chain of teenage suicides shakes impoverished Iranian town
Al-Monitor - At least six children have died over the past months in what has been described as a “nightmarish” chain…
An Afghan Refugee’s Tale of Escaping from an Iranian Cauldron
iranwire.com - Mohammad Gol is one of thousands of Afghan refugees in Iran, and his story is a familiar one. Like…
Weekly Review of Censorship: How a Reporter-Interrogator Tried to Steal a Hashtag
iranwire.com - Over the past week Iranians have taken to Twitter en masse to share their personal accounts of what…
Former Iranian PM Mousavi, under house arrest, tests positive for COVID-19
Al-Monitor - Former Iranian Prime Minister and opposition figure Mir Hossein Mousavi and his wife have contracted COVID-19 while under…
Iran: Internet deliberately shut down during November 2019 killings – new investigation
Amnesty - The Iranian authorities deliberately shut down the internet during nationwide protests in November 2019, hiding the true scale…
A Year After the Bloody Protests, Iran Still Tries to Control the Price of Petrol
iranwire.com - November 2019 saw the bloodiest street protests in Iran’s modern history. Media agencies and human rights organizations around…
Series of Teen Suicides Shocks an Iranian City
iranwire.com - A spate of suicides among teenage students in the city of Ramhormoz in Khuzestan province has sparked fear in the…