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Human rights

Activist’s Father Says They Beat Her As they Took Her Away

Radiofarda - The father of detained civil activist Sepideh Qolian says security agents did not show an arrest warrant and…

Iran’s Ambassador To Britain Defends Treatment Of Dual National

Radiofarda - Tehran's ambassador to London has accused human rights activists and institutions of "injustice and hypocrisy" over the case…

Iran re-arrests labor protest leader Esmail Bakhshi

Al-Arabia - Iranian labor protest leader, Esamil Bakhshi, has been arrested for the second time, state media reported Monday, after…

Mother Of Iranian Protester Who Died In Custody Says Her Son Was Murdered

Iran-HRM - Mother of Sina Ghanbari, a 23-year-old man who suspiciously died in the “quarantine” ward of Evin prison in…

A Daily Overview of Human Rights Violations in Iran for January 20, 2019

HRANA - The following is an overview of human rights violations in Iran on January 20th, 2019 based on the information…

Iran Arrests Activist Claiming Torture As More Bad News Emerges For Workers

Radiofarda -, a civic activist who has been campaigning to prove that she and a labor leader, Esmail Bakhshi, were…

Iran TV Aires ‘Confessions’ of Activists Who Had Complained Of Torture In Prison

Radiofarda - Iranian state TV January 19 aired prison confessions of two labor activists and a civil activist who were…

A Daily Overview of Human Rights Violations in Iran for January 19, 2019

HRANA - The following is an overview of human rights violations in Iran on January 19th, 2019 based on the information…

Defense Lawyer Mostafa Tork Hamedani Sentenced to Six Months Imprisonment in Iran

CHRI - Human rights attorney Mostafa Tork Hamedani has been sentenced to six months imprisonment in Iran for allegedly slandering a former…

Four Independent News Journalists Arrested in Iran in Less Than a Month

CHRI - Former political prisoner Ali (Amir) Amirgholi has become the fourth journalist working for the Gamindependent online news outlet to be arrested…