Seven Baha’is Were Sentenced to 21 Years Imprisonment in Bushehr
HRANA - Bushehr Appellate Court upheld sentences of seven Baha’i citizens. On May 5, 2019, they were sentenced to 21…
Human rights
As Internet Restored, Online Iran Protest Videos Show Chaos
VOA - Machine gun fire answers rock-throwing protesters. Motorcycle-riding Revolutionary Guard volunteers chase after demonstrators. Plainclothes security forces grab, beat…
Iran Tortures Protesters, World Yawns
gatestoneinstitute.org - This internet blackout, according to Iran Human Rights director Amiry-Moghaddam, "might indicate the Iranian authorities' plans to use…
Iran protests death toll surpasses 300 amid internet shut down
Iran-HRM - Latest reports from Iran indicate the death toll from Iran protests has reached to 300. With almost a…
Iran Focusing on Minorities Following Protests, Experts Say
VOA - Days of widespread anti-government protests and violence in Iran have renewed debate over the status of minorities in…
Democratic Presidential Candidates Condemn Violence Against Protesters In Iran
Radiofarda - Following Hillary Clinton’s tweet on Friday in support of protesters in Iran, four democratic presidential candidates also sent messages via…
Iran says army and Guards helped quell unrest, blames ‘US agents’
Al-Arabia - Iranian troops and members of the Revolutionary Guards helped police quell violent unrest in Kermanshah province this week,…
German Rights Commissioner Urges Release Of Iranian Conservationists
RFL/RE - Germany's most senior human rights official has expressed "shock" at the recent sentencing in Iran of six members…
Iran Keeps Internet Mostly Off for 7th Day as US Levies Sanctions
VOA - Iran has extended a major shutdown of internet access into a seventh day to suppress domestic opposition to…
Iran: Environmentalists Sentenced
HRW – An Iranian revolutionary court has sentenced at least six environmental experts detained since January 2018 after an unfair trial where…