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Human rights

The Execution of Exile Sentence of Four Sufi Prisoners.

Shabtabnews - Four Sufi prisoners, at the end of their jail term, were transferred to the provinces  for the commencement of…

Tehranis Surround Morality Police Van, Spring ‘Hijab’ Detainees

RFL/RE - For years, Iran’s morality police have harassed women who don’t fully respect legislation requiring women to cover their…

Iranian Authorities Reveal A 500,000 Cache Of “Banned Books”

Radiofarda - This photo gallery shows images taken by journalists in Iran who were allowed to visit a warehouse, where…

Iran’s Judiciary Denies Knowledge Of Ecologist’s Prison ‘Suicide’

Radiofarda - A year after the Islamic Republic authorities claimed that a prominent Iranian-Canadian environmentalist and university professor had committed…

‘I am a human rights professor,’ Iranian FM Zarif responds to question on rights abuses

Al-Arabia - Responding to a question regarding Iran’s human rights abuses, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran, said…

Two Young Men At Risk Of Execution For Crimes Committed As Juveniles

Iran-HRM - The family of a young man who was sentenced to death at 15 years old were informed by…

Morality Police Fire Shots In Air To Disperse Compulsory Hijab Protesters

Iran-HRM - Iranian security forces fired shots in the air Friday February 15 evening after clashes between a crowd of…

Police In Tehran Fire In The Air To Disperse Protests Against Hijab Enforcement

Radiofarda - The Iranian government’s official news agency (IRNA) has confirmed reports that police in a working-class neighborhood of Tehran…

Kurdistan Teachers Association Member Held After Peaceful Protests

Iran-HRM - Iranian authorities have detained a teachers union member in northwestern Kurdistan province. (more…)

Iranian Political Prisoner Mehdi Farahi Shandiz Taken To Solitary Confinement

Iran-HRM - The Iranian regime has transferred Mehdi Farahi Shandiz, teacher and political prisoner in Karaj Central Prison, to solitary…