“It’s an Insult:” Human Rights Attorney Condemns Iran’s New Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi
CHRI The appointment by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei of a known human rights violator to head the country’s judiciary is…
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More Than 600,000 Sign Petition To Free Prominent Iran Rights Defender
radiofarda - More than 600,000 have signed a petition calling for the release of prominent Iranian human rights activist and…
Iran: Prisoner with Mental Disability Died After Being Beaten by Guards; IHR Calls for Independent Investigations
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Prisoner Bahman Mirzaei who was reportedly suffering from a mental disability, died on March 6…
Iranians Threatened With Prosecution for Online Postings of Disastrous Flooding
CHRI - Iranian authorities have warned citizens that they could be prosecuted for their online postings about the flooding that…
Peaceful Labor Activist Arasham Rezaee Sentenced to Prison Without Access to Counsel
CHRI - Rezaee Struggling to Financially Support Family from Prison Labor activist Mahmoud Arasham Rezaee has been issued a lengthy…
Leave No Child Behind: Providing Inclusive Education to Children With Disabilities
CHRI - Among people with disabilities, individuals living with intellectual disabilities experience the highest degree of discrimination when it comes…
Scientist On Death Row In Iran Speaks To Radio Farda On Floods
Radiofarda - While Iran is struggling with its flood crisis, a top expert who is on death row told Radio…
Iran hands down heavy sentences to civil activists
Iran-HRM - The Iranian regime has stepped up pressure on civil activists, seeking to create an atmosphere of fear and…
Iran Report 2018: Ways to Restrict the Use of the Death Penalty in Iran
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - A part of the 11th Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran, by IHR,…
Instead of helping flood victims, regime seeks own security
Iran-HRM - Flash flooding in southern and parts of western Iran reached a new level on Monday while Iranian social…