Iranian Security Agents ‘Violently’ Arrested At Least 9 Baha’i Followers Amid Crackdown
RFL/RE - Iran has arrested at least nine more members of the Baha’i faith, the country's largest non-Muslim community, and…
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Tortured Iranian Rapper Denied Surgical Procedure in Jail
Iranwire - Toomaj Salehi, a popular Iranian rapper incarcerated for supporting anti-establishment protests, continues to be denied medical treatment for…
Crackdown on Hijab Violators: Image-Less Posters Appear on Iranian Cinemas
Iranwire - The movie Ameh Pasand (Popular) has been released in Iranian cinemas, with the white promotional posters featuring only the film’s…
Complaint Filed with UN over Mohammadi’s Detention
Iranwire - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Iran Justice lawyers collective have jointly filed a complaint with the UN…
Farhad Aghayi Executed in Kermanshah
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); November 8, 2023: Farhad Aghayi, a man sentenced to qisas(retribution-in-kind) for murder, was executed in Kermanshah Central…
Akbar Farokhi Executed in Urmia
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) - Akbar Farokhi, a man sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, was executed in Urmia Central Prison. According…
Jailed Nobel Peace Prize Winner Mohammadi Taken to Hospital – Without Hijab
Iranwire - Iranian authorities transferred Narges Mohammadi, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate who is incarcerated in Tehran’s Evin prison,…
Iranian Family Angered After Closure Of Investigation Into Son’s Death During Protests
RFL/RE - The family of a 17-year-old who was fatally shot during protests in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad…
Azeri Political Activist Arrested in Tabriz
Iranwire - Iranian intelligence agents have arrested Ayat Mehr Ali Beiglo, a prominent Azeri political activist and former political prisoner,…
Iran: Tortured Iranian Kurdish man sentenced to death: Reza Rasaei
Amnesty - Iranian Kurdish man Reza (Gholamreza) Rasaei is at risk of execution in relation to the September to December…