Imprisoned Activist Reza Khandan Defies Politically Motivated Charges, Demands Public Trial
CHRI - Khandan Denied Lawyer of His Choice Detained civil rights activist Reza Khandan refused to appear at Branch 15 of…
Human rights
A Daily Overview of Human Rights Violations in Iran for December 5, 2018
HRNA - The following is an overview of human rights violations in Iran on December 5th, 2018 based on the…
Defending Child Marriage, Policy Maker Says It Saves Girls From Prostitution
Radiofarda - A prominent member of the Islamic Republic's Cultural and Social Council for Women is defending child marriage, arguing…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Have Detained Two Academics Who Held Postings in Australia
CHRI - At Least Five Academics and One Scientist With Foreign Ties Detained in Iran Since 2016 Two Iranian demography…
Ahvaz Workers Continue Protests, Calling Rulers ‘Thieves’
Radiofarda - Iran National Steel Industrial Group (INSIG) workers poured into the streets of Ahvaz on Monday and Tuesday protesting…
Jailed Iranian lawyer warns of hunger striking detainee’s impending death
Al-Arabia - From her jail cell in Iran’s notorious Evin prison, lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh said that “the life of Farhad…
US Ambassador to UN Calls on Iran to Release Political Prisoners
VOA - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, is demanding that Iran release its political prisoners following the…
Iran committing crimes against humanity by concealing fate of thousands of slaughtered political dissidents
Amnesty - By concealing the fate and whereabouts of thousands of political dissidents who were forcibly disappeared and secretly executed…
Iran: Juvenile Offender Milad Azimi May be at Risk of Execution
Iran Human Rights - Milad Azimi is a juvenile offender who allegedly committed a murder at the age of 17.…
Detained Protester Reportedly Tortured as Iranian Sugar Mill Workers Demand Unpaid Wages
CHRI - Detained labor activist Esmail Bakhshi was hospitalized after being tortured under interrogation, according to Iranian labor sources. (more…)