Thursday , 28 March 2024

Human rights

Iranian Journalists Detained in Tehran Offices; Reason Unknown

Iranwire – Family members of journalists and other staff from the Iranian financial news website Farda-e-Eghtesad gathered outside the outlet’s offices in Tehran on the evening of February 5, following reports their relatives were being detained and locked down in the building. Earlier in the day, journalists Maryam Shokrani and Zeinab Rahimi announced on social media that staff and reporters …

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Dayeh Sharifeh, An Elderly Mother Who Campaigns Against Penalty in Iran

Iranwire – Dayeh Sharifeh had six sons and two daughters. Her youngest son has been executed, while the oldest has been killed in suspicious circumstances.  Despite her frail health, the Kurdish septuagenarian stands as an unrelentless opponent to the use of the death penalty in Iran.  In the aftermath of the recent execution of four Kurdish political prisoners near Tehran, …

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Iran’s Public Education Heading Back To The 19th Century

iranintl – Iran’s modern public education system, established in the 1930s as one of the first in the Middle East, is increasingly falling under clerical control while suffering from a lack of investments. Over the past decade, several concerning issues have plagued Iran’s public education system, attracting significant attention. Mass recruitment of clerics in public schools, significant dropouts even in …

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Iranian Baha’i Women Languishes in Jail After Fifth Arrest

Iranwire – Since 2022, when the Woman, Life, Freedom protests against the Islamic Republic’s leadership erupted across Iran, the authorities have dramatically intensified their clampdown on members of the Baha’is faith. Many Baha’is have been arrested, prosecuted and handed stiff sentences, with multiple observers drawing parallels with the persecution they endured in the 1980s. Baha’i women have borne a disproportionate …

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Iran’s Soccer Legend Daei Faces Retribution for Criticizing Islamic Republic

Iranwire – In a recent interview, Iranian football legend Ali Daei said he had been prohibited from engaging in any business activities in the country for the past year and a half.  Daei, a former German Bundesliga striker whose 109 goals at international level were long unsurpassed until Cristiano Ronaldo overtook him, has been a vocal supporter of the 2022-23 …

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Iran’s Civil Society Groups Say Suicide Rates at Crisis Levels Among Students, Doctors

VOA – Iranian civil society organizations and professionals say suicide rates have reached crisis levels among school students and recent medical school graduates in the past month, with no sign of solutions from the government. Iranian state news agency IRNA acknowledged the worsening of the Islamic republic’s suicide problem generally in a January 6 article. It cited Hamid Parvih, the vice …

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IHRNGO Warns of Imminent Execution of Protesters after Supreme Court Rulings

Iran Human Rights – February 3, 2024: Protesters Abbas Deris and Reza Rasayi are at imminent risk of execution after their death sentences were upheld by the Supreme Court. Mojahed Kourkour’s death sentence confirmation was previously reported. Condemning the use of the death penalty against protesters, Iran Human Rights calls for the international community’s special attention to death row protesters. …

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Mehdi Azarioun Executed in Urmia

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – At least one prisoner named Mehdi Azarioun who was on death row for murder, was executed in Urmia Central Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, at least one man was executed in Urmia Central (Darya) Prison on 31 January. His identity has been established as Mehdi Azarioun who was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for …

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Zahra Nazarian, First Woman Execution in 2024

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Zahra Nazarian, a woman on death row for murder, was executed in Sabzevar Prison. According to HRANA news agency, a woman was executed in Sabzevar Prison on 31 January. Her identity has been reported as 27-year-old Zahra Nazarian. She was arrested four years ago and sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for the murder of her sister’s husband. At …

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