Human rights

Iranwire – More than 150 writers, artists, politicians, and other influential figures are calling on Iran to overturn the death sentences of two Iranian women accused of promoting homosexuality, a German-based group says. Pen Berlin, a nongovernment organization defending freedom of expression, launched on December 16 a campaign to free LGBT+ activists Zahra Sedighi (Sareh), 33, and Elham Choubdar, 24. …

Iranwire – Iranians wounded by the security forces during the ongoing nationwide protests avoid treatment in the country’s increasingly unsafe hospitals for fear of being detained, tortured, prosecuted or killed. The medics ready to brave the risks to help the injured are treating protesters in their offices, the demonstrators’ homes or elsewhere. Aida Rostami, 36, was one of them. She …

Iranwire – More than 18,000 Iranians have been detained in the brutal state crackdown on the ongoing wave of nationwide protests triggered by the September death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of morality police, according to human rights defenders. Many of those released from custody have reported being humiliated and insulted during their interrogations. Some have been forced to …

Iranwire – The Iranian authorities have deprived a protester sentenced to death of the right to be represented by a lawyer of his choice. Seyed Mohammad Hosseini was handed capital punishment on December 6 for his alleged role in the killing of a member of the paramilitary Basij force, an accusation he has repeatedly rejected. The sentence can be appealed. …

Iranwire – More than 18,000 Iranians have been arrested in the brutal state crackdown on the ongoing wave of nationwide protests, according to human rights defenders, with their houses being searched and their families’ personal belongings such as electronic devices and cars being confiscated. After speaking with nine people in different cities across Iran, IranWire found that the security forces …

Iran-HRM – Mohammad Mehdi Karami, 22, is a Karate champion and has several championship medals.Mohammad Mehdi Karami has been identified by Iran’s Judiciary as the front-row defendant in the case of Ruhollah Ajmian, a Basij Force member who was killed during the protests. He was found dead on November 3, 2022, in Karaj, during a ceremony commemorating the 40th day …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – At least 469 people including 63 children and 32 women, have been killed by security forces in the current nationwide protests. The death toll increase relates to recently verified cases from the first two months of the protests. Furthermore, at least 39 protesters are currently at risk of execution or death penalty sentences. There is serious concern about …

RFL/RE – An Iranian political prisoner has sent a voice message to Javaid Rehman, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Iran, describing what he says is the torture that he has faced in detention. Khaled Pirzadeh, a former bodybuilding champion who has been in Ahvaz Central Prison since June 2019, told Javaid Rehman in his message that he has suffered …

Shabtabnews – In a tweeter statement USCIRF after welcoming the UN expulsion of Iran from UN Commission on women, also condemned the harassment, threats, arrests, rape, & murdered of Iranian women and girls by the Iranian regime. USCIRF Commissioner @Skleinbaum: "Iran's removal from @UN_CSW is long overdue to confront the Iranian officials' systematic & egregious violence against women & girls …

Iranwire – An unknown number of Iranian protesters were violently arrested or killed in Karaj on November 3, after security forces attacked a crowd who had gathered to mark the 40th day since 20-year-old Hadis Najafi died in the northern city after being struck by gunfire. Forces affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) detained Darya Nazmdeh, 27, on the spot. …