Human rights

U.S. Imposes Visa Restrictions On 14 Iranians Over Involvement In Human Rights Violations

RFL/RE - The United States says it is imposing visa restrictions on 13 Iranian individuals for their involvement in "gross…

Lawyer: Iranian Baha’i Woman Sent to Prison to Start Sentence for Practicing her Faith

VOA - An Iranian lawyer says a Baha’i woman he represents has become the latest member of the religious minority…

Jailed Rights Lawyer’s Health Deteriorated While on Hunger Strike

Iran-HRM - Jailed human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been transferred to the clinic of the Evin Prison after her health deteriorated…

Iran: Prisoner Hossein Moloudi Executed at Boroujerd Prison

Iran Human Rights (IHR) - A prisoner sentenced to qisas (retribution in-kind) for murder was executed at Boroujerd Central Prison.…

Iran: Five Prisoners Including a Woman Executed in Mashhad Prison

Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Domestic media in Iran have reported the execution of a woman convicted of murder in…

The man who said no: how Iran coerces expats to inform on friends

theguardian.com - Behdad Esfahbod was forced by the Revolutionary Guard to enlist as a foreign agent. But when they tried…

USCIRF Calls for Action on UN International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief

Shabtabnews - The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recognizes the United Nations’ second annual International Day Commemorating the…