Iran Arrests Dozens During Protests Over Arab Poet’s Death
Iran-HRM - Dozens of Arab-Iranians have been arrested during protests in southwestern Iran that started Sunday following news on the…
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Death toll in Northwest Iran Earthquake Rises to Eight
Iran-HRM - The number of people who lost their lives following the Friday earthquake that struck Iran’s northwest provinces has…
IRAN: KURDISH ACTIVIST ARBITRARILY DETAINED: ZAHRA MOHAMMADI
Amnesty - Kurdish civil society activist Zahra Mohammadi, aged 29, has been arbitrarily detained since her arrest in Sanandaj, Kurdistan…
Man Imprisoned for Protesting Compulsory Hijab Punished by New Evin Prison Director
CHRI - Imprisoned civil rights activist Farhad Meysami was transferred from Evin Prison in Tehran to Rajaee Shahr Prison in Karaj (west of the…
Detained Kurdish Teacher Falsely Accused of Security Charges, Sister Says
CHRI - Held Almost Six Months, Over Two Months Incommunicado, Even As Family Has Posted Bail Kurdish language teacher Zahra…
Protests Continued Monday In Iran’s Oil-Rich Province
Radiofarda - Protests in southwestern Iran that started Sunday evening because of a local poet’s death in hospital, continued Monday…
At Least Two Prisoners Were Prepared for Execution in Urmia Prison
HRANA - On November 11, 2019, at least two prisoners of Urmia Prison were transferred to solidarity confinement cells to…
A Prisoner Died in Custody Due to the Prison Medical Malpractice
HRANA - On November 10, 2019, a prisoner died in Urmia Prison due to lack of medical treatment and negligence…
Three People were Sentenced to Death and Lashes in Tehran and Isfahan
HRANA - Iranian authorities sentenced three prisoners to death and lashes on the charge of drug felony and sexual assault.…
Iran Denies Unrest After Death Of Poet
RFL/RE - An Iranian provincial official has accused foreign media of misrepresenting overnight funeral gatherings for a popular poet in…