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Human rights

Baha’i Leader Freed After Completing 10-year Sentence

Radiofarda - Afif Na’imi, a leader of Iran’s Baha’i community, has been released from prison after completing a ten-year sentence.…

Iranian Authorities Take Repressive Measures Against Protesting Workers

Iran-HRM - Iranian authorities took repressive measures against steel and sugarcane workers after weeks of protests over delays in salaries.…

Iran Under Fire for Delayed Release of Ailing Baha’i Leader

VOA — Iran faces new criticism from Baha’i activists for its delayed release of an ailing Baha’i leader imprisoned for a…

A Daily Overview of Human Rights Violations in Iran for December 20, 2018

HRANA - The following is an overview of human rights violations in Iran on December 20th, 2018 based on the information…

Open Letter From Evin Prison: Narges Mohammadi Calls on Tehran Prosecutor to Stop Denying Her Medical Treatment

CHRI - Iranian political prisoner Narges Mohammadi has written an open letter calling on Jafari Dowlatabadi, the prosecutor general of…

Iran: Imprisoned Dissident Dies

HRW - Systematic Failure to Investigate Deaths in Detention (more…)

A Daily Overview of Human Rights Violations in Iran for December 19, 2018

HRANA - The following is an overview of human rights violations in Iran on December 19th, 2018 based on the information…

Iranian authorities under fire after deadly school blaze

Al-Monitor - A blaze on Dec. 18 at a girls' school in the southeastern Iranian border town of Zahedan —…

Iran MP denounces arrest of striking workers: Violation of constitution

Al-Arabia - An Iranian member of parliament denounced the arrest of several striking workers following weeks of protests at a…

More Ahvaz Steel Workers Arrested In A Second Midnight Raid

Iran-HRM - A new wave of arrests late Monday night into early Tuesday morning local time, arresting at least 10 more National…