Human rights

Iranwire – A court in the Islamic Republic has declined the parole request of four incarcerated environmental activists, their lawyer said.  Lawyer Hojjat Kermani, representing Homan Jokar, Sepideh Kashani, Niloofar Bayani, and Taher Qadirian, said the request was rejected within a day.  Commenting on the decision, Kermani said, “After years of waiting, the case had finally reached court for parole …

VOA – U.S. Republican Senator Ted Cruz has called for the “immediate and unconditional” release of an Iranian German dissident sentenced to death in Iran and called his treatment by authorities there “audacious and barbaric.” Cruz spoke with VOA’s Persian Service about the case of Jamshid Sharmahd, an Iranian German dual citizen and opposition figure accused of masterminding a deadly …

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. Juvenile executions: Trends and legislative reforms Iran is one of the last remaining countries to sentence juvenile offenders to death and executes more juvenile offenders than any other country in the world. In violation of the …

Iranwire – A 27-year-old woman from a village in northwestern Urmia was killed by her husband, IranWire reports.  The woman has been identified as Ziba Sayad. According to one of her relatives, Sayad was coerced by her family into marrying her cousin and faced severe persecution at his hands.  “Ziba was a gentle and affectionate soul, both beautiful inside and …

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. Drug executions have been steadily rising since 2021. Those executed for drug-related charges are amongst the most voiceless victims of the death penalty in Iran. Along with security charges, drug-related charges fall under the jurisdiction of …

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. Executions for blasphemy in 2023 According to Article 262 of the IPC, insulting the prophet or blasphemy is punishable by death, however, Article 263 stipulates that “if the defendant states in court that they made the …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO)- Mansour Mansouri, a Kurdish man on death row for murder, was executed in Ilam Central Prison along with Moein Salahvarzi. According to Kurdpa, a Kurdish man was executed in Ilam Central Prison on 11 March. His identity has been reported as 44-year-old Mansour Mansouri from Sarableh in Ilam province. He was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder. Iran …

iranintl – An Iranian lawmaker says women are outraged over lawmakers’ proposal to directly deduct cash fines from their bank accounts for disregarding hijab rules. Reformist lawmaker Mohammad-Sadegh Javadihesar strongly criticizes members of parliament for introducing the plan to deduct hijab fines only after the elections, labeling their behavior as “most heinous and despicable.” He asserts that such decisions have …

Iranwire – A video of a young woman protesting a cleric in a clinic in central Qom has recently sparked widespread debate on social media around newer tactics to enforce Iran’s mandatory Hijab law. In the video, the woman, seated in the corner of the Quran and Etrat Clinic in Qom, holds a child in her arms with her shawl draped around …

Iranwire – A local Iranian official has branded the clash between a cleric and a woman at a local clinic in Central Iran’s Qom as a “planned bid to divide society,” and said four suspects linked to the incident have been arrested.  According to Ruhollah Muslimkhani, the deputy prosecutor of Qom province, “The case has been forwarded to the Ministry of Intelligence.” …