Imprisoned Human Rights Lawyer, Nasrin Sotoudeh On Hunger Strike Demands Release of Political Prisoners
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Nasrin Sotoudeh, lawyer and human rights activist currently behind bars in Evin Prison, has started…
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New Conviction against Imprisoned Labor Leader Upheld to Keep Him Behind Bars
CHRI - The prominent labor activist Jafar Azimzadeh, who should have been released from prison in February 2020 as part of…
Political Prisoners in Iran Contracting COVID-19 at Alarming Rate
CHRi - Prominent Labor Activists, Lawyer and Journalist Among Those Falling Ill Political prisoners in Iran—including prominent labor leaders Esmail Abdi and Jafar…
Iran: Two Brothers Executed at Tabriz Prison
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Two brothers who had been sentenced to qisas (retribution in-kind) for murder were executed in Tabriz Central…
Iran: Prisoner, Fayegh Ahmadi executed at Sanandaj Prison
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - A prisoner sentenced to qisas (retribution in-kind) for “murder during a mass dispute” was executed…
Iran: Three Men Executed for Drug Charges
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Three prisoners on death row on narcotics charges were executed in Qom Central Prison on…
Iran convicts citizens for spying for foreign powers
aljazeera.com - Iranian courts sentenced two men to 10 years each in jail for spying on the country for the…
USCIRF : “Iran must cease immediately its appalling mistreatment of Sunni detainees.”
Shabtabnews - USCIRF Commissioner calls on Iranian regime to cease immediately its appalling mistreatment of Sunni detainees. https://twitter.com/uscirf/status/1292829601635467265?s=12
Political Prisoners Stage Protest In Tehran Jail After A COVID Outbreak
Radiofarda - Iran Prisons Atlas website says that following the coronavirus outbreak in Tehran's central prison, Evin, several inmates in…
Eight Years in Prison and 74 Lashes for a Chocolate
Iran-HRM - A young man has received an 8-year sentence and 74 lashes for allegedly taking part in the November 2019…