Human rights

Iranwire – Professor Amir Mobarez Parasta, an Iranian-German eye surgeon and head of Munich Eye Center, has dedicated a major part of his life to helping Iranians who lost one or both eyes during the 2022 nationwide protests. After protester were killed and maimed all throughout the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement, Dr. Parasta and his colleagues in the Munich Circle, a …

Iranwire – The dismissal of thousands of educators and students from Iranian universities and schools over the past months recalls the “purge” of Baha’i professors, schoolteachers and university students which began soon after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the New York-based Baha’i International Community (BIC) has said.  Many university professors have been expelled, suspended, banned from teaching and arrested across Iran …

Iranwire – An appeals court in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province upheld on October 9 the 91-day prison sentence for a civil activist over his involvement in nationwide protests last year. Saleh Molaabbasi, who lives in the city of Ahar, was arrested in September 2022 and charged with “disseminating false information with the intent to incite public unrest.” Molaabbasi was subsequently …

Iranwire – Since the beginning of the academic year in Iran, there has been an increased security presence in universities, stricter enforcement of gender segregation on campuses and a growing number of professors being dismissed. Etemad newspaper reported on October 12 the dismissal of 32,000 tenured professors at Islamic Azad University, which has many branches across the country. It said …

Iranwire – UN experts have called for the immediate release of imprisoned human rights advocate Narges Mohammadi, who was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize last week. “We are dismayed that Iranian authorities continue to deprive Ms. Mohammadi of her liberty, despite concerns about her deteriorating health in detention, against the advice of medical professionals, in violation of their obligations …

Iran-HRM – Reza Rasaei, a 34-year-old activist and participant in the nationwide protests of 2022, has been sentenced to execution on the charge of murdering Nader Beyrami, the head of the Intelligence Organization of the Revolutionary Guards in the city of Sahneh, Kermanshah. The verdict for Mr. Rasaei was issued by the Second Branch of the Criminal Court in Kermanshah …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Hossein Bahrehmand, a man sentenced to death for drug-related charges, was executed in Hamedan Central Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Hamedan Central Prison on 11 October. His identity has been established as Hossein Bahrehmand who was sentence to death for drug-related charges by the Revolutionary Court. …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – State media have reported the execution of a man only identified as Shahab for murder in Qezel Hesar Prison. According to Etemad Online, a man was executed in Qezel Hesar Prison in Karaj on 11 October. The unidentified was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder. Rokna reported his identity as Shahab (surname unknown) who was arrested for …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Hossein Alizadeh, a Baluch man sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, was executed in Bam Prison. According to Hal Vash, a Baluch man was executed in Bam Prison on 10 October. His identity has been reported as 30-year-old Hossein Alizadeh who was sentenced to qisas for murder. An informed source told Iran Human Rights: “Hossein was arrested for murder …

Iranwire – Mahsa Amini and the Women, Life, Freedom protest movement in Iran that was sparked by the death of the 22-year-old are among the finalists for this year’s Sakharov Prize, the European Parliament’s top rights award. The selection was “in recognition of their brave effort to stand up for women’s rights,” David McAllister, the chair of the foreign affairs …