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Human rights

UN Committee Condemns Human Rights Violations In Iran

iranintl - A UN General Assembly committee has slammed Iran for discriminating against and harassing women and girls, in addition…

Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh Freed in Iran

voanews - Iranian law enforcement on Wednesday freed Nasrin Sotoudeh, an internationally recognized human rights lawyer who was imprisoned for…

Iranian Nobel Laureate Mohammadi Again In Hospital

rferl.org - Prominent Iranian human rights activist and Nobel Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, who is incarcerated in Tehran’s Evin prison,…

Islamic Republic Targets Dissidents, Families Of Protest Victims

iranintl - The Iranian regime continues its crackdown on dissidents, targeting women’s rights, labor and union activists, environmentalists, and religious…

Iranian Protester’s Death Sentence Said Confirmed, Execution May Be Imminent

RFL/RE - An Iranian court has confirmed the death sentence of 22-year-old Milad Zohrevand, a protester detained during last year's…

Iranian Activist Tabarzadi Handed New Sentence After Closed-Door Trial

RFL/RE - Iranian political activist Heshmatollah Tabarzadi, who has already been sentenced to more than 45 years on charges including…

Two Journalists Among Iranian Women Arrested in Mass Raids

Iranwire - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has urged Iranian authorities to immediately release two journalists and environmental activists,…

300 Arrested in Mixed-Gender Party in Iran

Iranwire - Iranian authorities have arrested 300 men and women for participating in a mixed-gender party in the northeastern city…

Is the Islamic Republic Committing a Silent Genocide Against the Baha’is?

Iranwire - A day hardly passes in Iran without the Islamic Republic subjecting Baha'i citizens to persecution and harassment. Or…

Esmaeilion: “The Nature of the Struggle in Iran Has Evolved”

Iranwire - Iranian-Canadian activist Hamed Esmaeilion emerged as a key opposition figure to the Islamic Republic following the eruption of…