Iraq: Iranian tear gas grenades among those causing gruesome protester deaths
Amnesty - The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, working in collaboration with Amnesty International, published new investigation on the deadly tear gas grenades…
Human rights
“Today I Have Sons and Daughters Throughout Iran,” Says Slain Protester’s Mother Sentenced to Prison
CHRI - Shahnaz Akmali Summoned to Jail After Visiting Fellow Victim’s Family Less than a month after hundreds of people…
Jailed Under Lengthy Sentences, Iran’s Conservationists Suffer Ongoing Rights Violations
CHRI - Detainees Punished for Complaining That They Were Forced to Make False Statements, Says Lawyer Iranian authorities are refusing…
Iran Is Among One Of the Top Jailers Of Journalists In The World – CPJ
Radiofarda - Iran ranks just below China, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Eritrea, and Vietnam, at the top of the list…
Eyewitness Describes Brutal Attack On Iran Protesters In Mahshahr
Radiofarda - The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) commander described the suppression of the mid-November protests in Iran as a…
Arrests of Iran protesters continue with reports of deaths under torture
Iran-HRM - As the details of the crackdown on Iran protests are trickling out, we hear of horrific crimes committed…
“How Could They Shoot at a Kid?” Authorities Shirk Responsibility After Teen Killed on Way Home from School
CHRI - Fifteen-year-old Mohammad Dastankhah was walking home from high school in the city of Shiraz, Fars Province when he…
“My Brother Was a Passerby… We Want them to Tell Us Why They killed Him”
CHRI - Family of Bystander Killed During Protests Demands Answers Reports of the shooting deaths of bystanders not involved in…
Khamenei Opponent Calls For Boycotting Parliamentary Elections And More Protests
Radiofarda - A former revolutionary, turned bitter opponent of Iran’s Supreme Leader has called for a boycott of next February’s…
Rights Organizations Urge UN Members To Condemn Iran Human Rights Violations
Radiofarda - In a petition published on December 9 by Amnesty International civil society organizations urged the UN member countries…