Iran Human Rights Monitor, Monthly Report – August 2020
Iran-HRM - August was marked by increased pressure on political prisoners and the imposition of harsh sentences such as executions,…
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Iran Broadcasts Wrestler’s Purported Murder Confession
RFL/RE - Iran has broadcast the purported confession of a wrestler whose execution sentence has been condemned by rights groups…
Iran: Imprisoned Elite Students Under Pressure to Make Televised Confession
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - 150 days after their arrest, Ali Younesi and Amirhossein Moradi continue to be held in…
Iran Protester Sentenced To Death Removed To Unknown Location As State TV Broadcasts “Confession”
Radiofarda - The lawyer of Navid Afkari, an Iranian protester and wrestler sentenced to death, said on Saturday that Navid…
Union Assemblies Decreased in Tehran, Deputy Police Chief Claims
Radiofarda - Hamid Hodavand, the Deputy Commander of Tehran's Law Enforcement, said that in the first five months of the…
Demanding justice and answers following the unexpected death of Dr Noor Ali Tabandeh
There has been a recent outcry for justice emanating from the members of the largest Sufi order in Iran (The…
UN Special Rapporteur On Iran Human Rights Says Shocked By Violence Against Protesters
Radiofarda - In his third report to the General Assembly of the United Nations, Special Rapporteur Javaid Rehman has said…
Leading Iranian Rights Advocate Sotoudeh Marks 25th Day Of Hunger Strike In Prison
Radiofarda - Prominent Iranian human rights advocate Nasrin Sotoudeh has been on a hunger strike in Tehran's Evin prison for…
Jailed Activist Starts Hunger Strike After Abrupt Prison Transfer
Iran-HRM - Jailed human rights defender Behnam Mousivand, has started on a hunger strike following his abrupt transfer to Rajai Shahr…
Trump Urges Iran Not To Execute Iranian Wrestler
Radiofarda -U.S. President Donald Trump has called on Iran to reverse an execution sentence against a wrestler convicted of murder…