A Daily Overview of Human Rights Violations in Iran for January 29, 2019
HRANA - The following is an overview of human rights violations in Iran on January 29th, 2019 based on the information…
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Three Members of Iran’s Writers Association Charged With National Security Crimes for Opposing Censorship
CHRI - Three senior members of the Iranian Writers Association (IWA) have been charged with national security crimes for peacefully protesting state…
Autistic Individuals Deprived of Services and Medications Due to Costs, Lack of Insurance
CHRI - The mother of two autistic sons says there was no choice but to stop sending her kids to…
Iran IT Minister Says Blocking Instagram Would Create New Problems
Radiofarda - Iran's information technology minister said Tuesday that blocking the photo- and video-sharing application Instagram would only create new…
Sufi Prisoners Denied Medical Treatment for Painful Pellet Wounds
CHRI - Prison Official: “We shot to kill you, not to treat you” Two Sufi Muslims imprisoned in Iran’s Great Tehran…
Sufi Woman Locked Up With Drug Offenders In Critical Health Condition
Iran-HRM - Shokoufeh Yadollahi, a detained member of Iran’s Gonabadi Dervish minority is believed to be in a critical health…
Political Prisoner Majid Asadi Denied Medical Access In Raja’i Shahr Prison
Iran-HRM - Iranian authorities have deliberately deprived prisoner of conscience Majid Asadi of the special medical care he requires. (more…)
IRAN: LABOUR RIGHTS ACTIVISTS AT RISK OF FURTHER TORTURE: ESMAIL BAKHSHI AND SEPIDEH GHOLIAN
Amnesty - Iranian labour rights activists Esmail Bakhshi and Sepideh Gholian, who were rearrested on 20 January after speaking out…
A Daily Overview of Human Rights Violations in Iran for January 28, 2019
HRANA - The following is an overview of human rights violations in Iran on January 28th, 2019 based on the information…
Concealing Details, Prosecutor Says US Veteran Jailed in Iran Based on “Private” Complaint
CHRI - Seven months after American citizen Michael White was imprisoned in Iran, the prosecutor of the city of Mashhad…