Human rights

Iranwire – Iranian security forces are reported to have escalated their actions against the families of protesters killed during widespread protests last year as the government continues to try and put a lid on unrest triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini, the biggest challenge to the Islamic regime since the 1979 revolution. Social media posts from the affected families, …

RFL/RE – Plans to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of Nika Shakarami, a 16-year-old protester believed to have been killed by Iranian security forces during widespread protests last year, have been abruptly canceled amid an increased security presence around her grave site and the detention of several people who tried to come and pay their respects. Nasrin Shakarami, …

Iranwire – I am awaiting the arrival of Dr. Mohsen Sohrabi in Paris at the home of one of my friends.  Dr. Sohrabi, a remarkable physician, emerged from the heart of a “war-torn region.” He tirelessly cared for hundreds of wounded individuals in the Kurdish town of Sanandaj and carries with him the profound memories of those who lost their …

Iranwire – Iranian security forces detained at least 600 women in Tehran alone on the one-year anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s death on September 16, according to the Committee to Follow-Up on the Status of Detainees. Citing information provided by the families of the detainees, the group said that the majority of those detained have since been released on bail.  However, …

Iran-HRM – On Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at 2:00 PM, Mohammad Mehdi Vossoughian, a resident of Golpayegan, was arrested by security forces at his residence and transferred to an undisclosed location. Fifteen security officers raided Mr. Vossoughian’s residence and arrested him after physical violence and beatings. According to the Iran Human Rights Monitor (IranHRM), Mohammad Mehdi Vossoughian, a 21-year-old student …

Amnesty – The Iranian authorities are doubling down their oppressive methods of policing and punishing women and girls to quell widespread defiance of degrading and discriminatory compulsory veiling laws since the popular “Woman. Life. Freedom” uprising in September 2022, severely violating their social, economic, cultural, civil and political rights and restricting their freedom of movement. View Report in English DOWNLOAD …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Analysis of protester deaths and eye injuries during the “Woman, Life, Freedom” nationwide protests reveals that repressive forces intentionally and systematically targeted women’s eyes and faces.  According to Iran Human Rights data, women made up 9% of slain protesters and 28% of those who sustained eye injuries. In a sample from Mahabad (West Azerbaijan province), …

Iranwire – It has been almost six months since Iran’s nationwide protests began, triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini, who died while in the custody of the country’s morality policy. IranWire has in that time identified more than 50 protesters who have suffered serious injuries to their eyes – and in many cases, blinded – because of the violent tactics …

Iranwire – A resident of the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad who was arrested during last year’s nationwide protests has been sentenced to 16 years and 4 months in prison. Human rights sources say Judge Hossein Yazdankhah from Branch 5 of the Mashhad Revolutionary Court handed down the sentence to Azam Gholami Zahab on August 23. The presiding judge, Hassan …

Iranwire – Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Iranian woman who died in Tehran a year ago while in custody for an alleged hijab infraction, has been nominated for this year’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, the European Union’s top rights prize. Amini’s death sparked months of women-led protests across Iran demanding fundamental changes in the country, including gender equality and …