Political Prisoner Narges Mohammadi Has Been Separated from Her Children for Five Years and Counting
CHRI - Imprisoned human rights advocate Narges Mohammadi has not been able to hold her two children since 2015, for nearly five…
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Tehran University Student Launches Campus Sit-In Against Being Blacklisted for Activism
CHRI - University of Tehran student activist Saha Mortezaei began a sit-in at her campus library on October 11, 2019, to protest being…
Iran Minister Says More Stadiums Made Ready To Accept Women Fans
Radiofarda - Iran’s minister of sports says that ten stadiums have been readied to accept female fans, after a 38-year…
Iran Sentences May Day Demonstrator to Jail, Lashes
Iran-HRM - A court in Tehran has condemned Nahid Khodajou, a labor rights activist arrested during Labor Day demonstrations on…
Freed Russian Journalist Recounts Harrowing Ordeal In Iranian Jail
RFL/RE - Russian journalist and author Yulia Yuzik, who was detained in Tehran for more than a week, says Iranian…
Man Hanged in Southern Iran for Rape Charges
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - A man was hanged for rape charges at Bandar Abbas prison Saturday. According to Iranian…
Iran’s IRGC Says It Has Captured Exiled Opposition Activist
RFL/RE - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) says it has captured exiled opposition activist Roohollah Zam, claiming he was…
Iran Drops Death Row Charge For Environmentalists
AFP -Four detained Iranian environmental activists have been cleared of a charge that could carry the death penalty, state news…
Who Opened The Doors To Stadiums For Iranian Women?
Radiofarda - On Thursday, October 10, almost 4000 women entered a stadium in Tehran for the first time after almost…
Iran: Man Hanged at Sanandaj Prison
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Man hanged at the central prison of the Iranian city of Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, last…