Baluch Woman Zarkhatoun Mazarzehi Executed in Kerman
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) - A Baluch woman named Zarkhatoun Mazarzehi was executed for drug-related charges in Kerman Central Prison.…
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Arman Babazadeh Ayan Executed in Salmas
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) - Arman Babazadeh Ayan, a man sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, was executed in Salmas Prison.…
Unidentified Man Executed in Bandarabbas
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) - State media have reported the execution of an unidentified man who had spent 17 years…
Iranian Journalist Rahimi Facing New Charges After Commenting On Teen’s Death
RFL/RE - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Court has charged journalist Zeinab Rahimi of “spreading lies and violating public decency” after she commented on…
Iranian Education Minister Proposes Transformation Of System With Introduction Of Gender-Specific Textbooks
RFL/RE - Iran's education minister has announced plans for a fundamental transformation of the country's educational system with the introduction…
Jailed Iranian Activist Sotoudeh: We Feminized Evin Prison with Our Hair
Iranwire - Prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was among dozens of people arrested during the October 29 funeral…
A Cry for Justice: Baha’i Woman’s Letter from Evin Prison
Iranwire - Fariba Kamalabadi, a 62-year-old Baha'i citizen, is presently serving a prison sentence in Iran's notorious Evin Prison. In…
Death Sentence Against Iranian Protester Upheld
Iranwire - Iran's Supreme Court has confirmed the death sentence of a protester convicted over the killing of a member…
Crackdown Survivor: 500 Pellets in a 22-Year-Old’s Body
Iranwire - He was born in the city of Sardasht in West Azerbaijan province and grew up in Mahabad. He…
Journalists, Teenager Among Over 20 Arrested in Iran’s Rasht
Iranwire - Iranian authorities have detained at least 20 people, including four journalists, a prominent social activist and a teenage…