Sepideh Qoliyan Refuses to Beg for Pardon, Goes Back to Prison
CHRI - Freelance reporter Sepideh Qoliyan, issued a five-year sentence for reporting on a peaceful rally by sugar mill workers for unpaid wages,…
Human rights
How outrage over killing of Iranian girl is helping women’s rights
csmonitor - Farmer Reza Ashrafi may have considered the death of his 14-year-old daughter Romina in the name of family…
‘The Salesman’ Star Taraneh Alidoosti Given Suspended Prison Sentence in Iran
Variety - Taraneh Alidoosti, star of Asghar Farhadi’s “The Salesman” and one of Iran’s most popular female actors, is set to…
End Widespread Use of Forced Confessions, Human Rights Organizations Tell Iran
Radiofarda - In a joint statement on Wednesday, Justice for Iran (JFI) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)…
Sharia Restrictions On Adoptions In Iran Lead To Buying And Selling Babies
Radiofarda - Iranian media on Wednesday reported that police in Tehran have arrested three people for selling babies online for…
Civil Activist in southwest Iran Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison
Iran-HRM - Adel Asakereh, a civil activist teaching in rural areas in Khuzestan, was sentenced to nine years in jail…
Prominent Teachers’ Rights Activist Facing Additional Years in Prison
CHRI - Imprisoned teachers’ rights activist Esmail Abdi, who has been serving a six-year prison sentence since 2016 for his peaceful…
Urgent: Political Prisoner, Hedayat Abdullahpour executed ”by firing squad”
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Officials at the Oshnavieh Civil Registration Office have finally issued Hedayat Abdullahpour’s death certificate to…
Iran Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence For Three Young Protesters
Radiofarda - Iran Human Rights News Agency (HRANA) on Wednesday reported that the Supreme Court of Iran has upheld the…
Iranian Student Sentenced to Prison, Flogging for Commemorating Victims of Plane Crash
IRAN_HRM - A Revolutionary Court in southwestern Iran sentenced a student to eight years in prison and 74 lashes for…