No Action Yet in Parliament on Bill to Ban Broadcast of Confessions During Investigations
CHRI - Bill Does Not Ban Extraction of Confessions, They Can Still Be Used at Later Stages An Iranian parliamentary…
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Rule Allowing Appeals Hearings without Defendants Present is Blatant Violation of Law
CHRI - Judiciary Chief and Supreme Leader Hollow Out Appeal Process, Defendants’ Last Line of Defense The decision by Iran’s…
Iran’s Special Clerical Court: Where the Clergy Meet “Justice”
Radiozamaneh - The Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) is a theocratic republic, with a governing system unlike any other country,…
Iraq: Iranian tear gas grenades among those causing gruesome protester deaths
Amnesty - Amnesty International has conducted further research into the 40mm “less lethal” grenades killing protesters during the recent violence…
Conservationists Slapped with New Charge 22 Months After Being Arrested by Revolutionary Guards
CHRI - Fate of Detainees Unclear Despite Intervention by Supreme Leader Nearly two years after they were first detained in…
Imprisoned Sufi Dervishes Launch Hunger Strike Demanding Freedom of Movement for Ailing Spiritual Leader
CHRI - More than 70 imprisoned members of the Sufi Gonabadi Order began a hunger strike in early November to honor their…
Former Political Prisoner Arrested at “Cyrus Day” Celebration
CHRI - Unofficial Commemoration Growing in Popularity Despite State Repression Former political prisoner Heshmatollah Tabarzadi was among several people who were detained on October 29, 2019, for trying to enter…
Iran: Prisoner Hanged in Ardabil
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - A prisoner hanged at the central prison of Ardabil city, northwestern Iran. According to the…
Political Prisoner Denied Visit With Imprisoned wife
Iran-HRM - Political prisoner Hassan Sadeghi has been banned from visiting his wife who is also a political prisoner. The…
Amid Torture Claims, Iranian Lawmakers Push For Ban On TV ‘Confessions’
RFL/RE - For years, Iran’s state broadcaster has aired so-called confessions by political prisoners that, according to right groups and…