House Passes Wexton’s Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act
Shabtabnews -- Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton’s (D-VA) Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act passed the House of Representatives today on a bipartisan vote. Wexton’s legislation…
Human rights
RSF Deplores Award-Winning Blogger Solitary Confinement
Radiofarda - Reporters Without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontières) has condemned the transfer of political prisoner Soheil Arabi to solitary confinement…
Political Prisoners Forcibly Moved to Another Ward in Tehran Prison
Iran-HRM - Some 82 political prisoners detained in Ward 5 of the Greater Tehran Penitentiary were transferred on Wednesday to…
Iran: Prisoner Shahrouz Kazemi executed at Dastgerd Prison
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Shahrouz Kazemi, a prisoner on death row for “moharebeh (enmity against God) through participation in armed robbery”…
Iran: Prisoner Ali Ahmadi Executed at Shiraz Prison
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - A prisoner sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, has been executed at Shiraz Central Prison.…
Olivia Colman-Narrated Documentary About Iranian Activist Nasrin Sotoudeh Acquired By Virgil Films
deadline.com - Virgil Films & Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Nasrin, a documentary about activist Nasrin Sotoudeh narrated by Oscar winner Olivia Colman. Sotoudeh is a…
Tested Positive Sunni Prisoners Denied Medical Treatment
Iran-HRM - Some 45 Sunni prisoners in Rajaei Shahr Prison of Karaj who have contracted coronavirus are being denied medical…
Prisoner Goes on Hunger Strike After Being Forcibly Taken to Mental Hospital
Iran-HRM - Prisoner of conscience Behnam Mahjoubi started a hunger strike today to protest being forcibly moved to a psychiatric…
Instagram used as a market place for illegal organ trafficking
Radiozameh - Organ trafficking is increasingly taking place online, including on Instagram, according to an investigation by the Iranian exile…
Iran: Prisoner Ali Ahmadi Executed at Shiraz Prison
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - A prisoner sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, has been executed at Shiraz Central Prison.…