Iran: Afghan National Executed in Mashhad Prison
iranhr.net - An Afghan national executed at Mashhad prison for murder charges Wednesday. According to the Iranian website, Mashregh News,…
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Iran Cracks Down on Instagram Celebrities as It Tightens Noose on Freedom of Speech and Expression
payvand - Investigations by the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) indicate that dozens of Iranians with large followings…
Iran Executions: Man Hanged in Kashmar
iranhr.net - A man was executed at the central prison of the Iranian northeastern city of Kashmar for drug-related charges…
UN Experts Condemn Heavy Sentences Against Women’s Rights Activists
iran-hrm.com - Decades-long prison sentences handed down to three women protesting the strictly enforced wearing of veils in Iran, have…
Arrests, Prison Sentences Fail to Stem Growing Public Opposition to Iran’s Mandatory Hijab Law
iranhumanrights - Mounting arrests and prison sentences have not enabled Iran’s government to achieve broad public compliance with the country’s…
In A Notorious Prison In Iran 200 Women Threaten Hunger Strike
radiofarda - Nearly 200 inmates in the women's block of the notorious Qarchak prison near the Iranian capital city, Tehran,…
Ten Detained Activists Go On A Hunger Strike In Iran
radiofarda - Iranian activists arrested on August 10 in front of a courthouse in the city of Mashhad in northeast…
Iran: Man Hanged at Khodabandeh Prison
Iran Human Rights (IHR); August 16, 2019: A man was executed at the prison in the Iranian city of Khodabandeh…
Iran Cracks Down on Instagram Celebrities as It Tightens Noose on Freedom of Speech and Expression
iranhumanrights.org : Investigations by the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) indicate that dozens of Iranians with large followings…
Six-Year Prison Sentence Upheld Against Journalist Who Was Denied Right to Fair Trial
IranHumanRights.org : An Appeals Court in Tehran has upheld a six-year prison sentence against political journalist Hamed Aynehvand without holding a…