Human rights

Iranhr.net – This is an extract from the 2023 Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran. To read the full report, please click here. Over the last three years, there has been a growing trend of Iranians expressing their opposition to the death penalty. This trend reached its 44-year peak to save “Woman, Life, Freedom” protesters, with protests held inside …

Iranwire – Yet another kolbars was fatally shot by Iranian border forces in the western Kermanshah province amid a persisting surge in violence against the transborder porters.  Peyman Ahmadi, 35, was killed when armed forces opened fire on a group of kolbars on March 23 at the Nowsud border crossing in northwestern Kermanshah province. The Hengaw Organization for Human Rights …

Iranwire – Intelligence officials of the Islamic Republic have arrested and reportedly assaulted renowned Kurdish singer Hassan Kakai following his performance at a Nowruz ceremony. He was arrested on the evening of March 23 from his residence in Bukan city. Hengaw Organization for Human Rights reported that 64-year-old Kakai was taken from his home by authorities and subjected to interrogation …

Iranwire – Iranian MP Amirhossein Bankipour has said on a state TV program that the Islamic Republic is “resolute about penalizing those who do not adhere to the hijab.” “Regarding public spaces and individuals, those who violate hijab norms, whether intentionally or not, will face legal consequences,” he warned on March 24.  In a previous television interview, he proposed deducting …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Political prisoners participating in mass hunger strikes against the death penalty in five prisons for the last seven weeks have issued a statement calling for support from “all awake consciences and free people.” According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, political prisoners in Ghezelhesar Prison, Evin Prison, Karaj Penitentiary, Mashhad Central Prison and Khorramabad …

iranintl – Alireza Khari is not the only political prisoner in Iran who committed suicide under continuous psychological pressure and torture, even after release from prison. Khari, a young protester in his late twenties from Bandar Gaz in northern Iran, ended his life earlier this week. Rights activists say he was repeatedly called in and threatened by the Revolutionary Guards …

Iranwire – Iranian authorities sealed dozens of shops and restaurants deemed not in compliance with religious customs during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.  This action has sparked concerns about government overreach and economic hardship. The closures were justified under the notion of “violating norms,” according to officials.  The Police Chief of Ray city in Tehran province, Mohammad Qasim Tarhani, …

Iranwire – A Revolutionary Court of the Islamic Republic in the northwestern city of Mahabad has sentenced a Kurdish man to 13 years in prison.  According to a report by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Mohammad-Taher Hosseinpour, a 31-year-old resident of Naqadeh, has been charged with “waging war Against God” for his alleged affiliation with and support for a …

Iranwire – The coincidence of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan with the Nowruz New Year holiday has led to Iranian authorities implementing a new set of restrictions.  Even before Nowruz began, the Deputy Interior Minister threatened to take action against those who chose not to fast during the holiday despite Islamic law exempting travelers from fasting obligations. Seyed Majid …

VOA – U.N.-appointed international legal experts who investigated Iran’s suppression of a women’s rights movement that erupted in September 2022 are appealing for more time to do their work, but objections from Tehran’s allies could terminate their mission next month. The chairperson of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, Sara Hossain, made the appeal Monday in Geneva, where she …