Inmates’ families kept in the dark following prison riot in southwest Iran
Iran-HRM - Family members of inmates held in Seiban and Sepidar prisons in Ahvaz have been kept in the dark…
Human rights
10 prisoners on death row in Tabriz Prion
HRANA - At least 50 prisoners in ward 11 of Tabriz Prison are on death row. HRANA identified 10 of…
Update: Danial Zeinolabedini’s Body Buried; Increasing Concern About His Codefendant
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Body of the death row juvenile offender who was beaten to death in an Iranian…
Iran prosecutes whistleblower doctor for unraveling state cover-up
Iran-HRM - The Iranian regime has prosecuted a doctor for warning about the coronavirus outbreak.Rahim Yousefpour from Saqqez in Iranian…
Urgent appeal addressed to the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to prevent a “human catastrophe” in Iran
Shabtabnews – IOPHR sent an open letter to Mike Pompeo, pointing to the Iranian regime’s incapacity to the deal with…
UN High Commissioner ‘Horrified’ At Death Of Young Man In Iran Prison
Radiofrada - A United Nations human rights official on Friday voiced concern over prisoners after reports of unrest in facilities…
Juvenile death row convict murdered by prison guards
Iran-HRM - Juvenile death row convict, Danial Zeinol-Abedini, was killed under torture in a western Iran prison before being executed.…
Rights Attorneys Call for Release of All Eligible Prisoners: “Tomorrow Will be Too Late”
CHRI - As inmates in Iran continue to be killed or injured in “prison disturbances” amid the country’s devastating COVID-19…
Appeals Court Upholds Lengthy Prison Sentences Against Activists
Iran-HRM - An Iranian appeals court has has sentences four activists to a total of 40 years and six months…
Dozens Killed In Iran Prison Riots, Local Reports Say
Iran-HRM - A prison riot in two prisons in Ahvaz on Monday left 18 prisoners dead, human rights activists say,…