Friday , 29 March 2024

Human rights

Iranian Azeri Activist Ebrahimi Starts Prison Sentence

Iranwire – After facing intensifying pressure from Iranian security agencies, civil activist Mukhtar Ebrahimi surrendered to the authorities on January 22 to begin serving a one-year prison sentence. The Azeri activist was subsequently transferred to Maragheh prison, in East Azerbaijan province, to start serving his prison term. According to information obtained by IranWire, Ebrahimi’s office was sealed by security forces …

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Iranian Arab Man Sentenced to Death after Torture

Iranwire – The Second Branch of Dezful Revolutionary Court in southwestern Khuzestan province issued a death sentence last week against Malek Mousavi, a 23-year-old ethnic Arab man who was selling watermelons on the roadside.  Mousavi was charged with “armed rebellion against the Islamic Republic.”  Another individual named Abbas Khosorji received a 10-year prison sentence in the same case.  Mousavi and …

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Non-Binary Iranian Recounts the Threats, Insults from Authorities

Iranwire – “I aimed to document the security forces’ unauthorized raids on people’s homes, which is why I decided to livestream it on Instagram. In the final moments, I positioned myself behind a window to ensure they couldn’t reach me. They inundated my phone with calls, which disrupted my internet connection and prevented me from broadcasting their brutal assault live. …

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Jailed Dissident Asks the Opposition to Respect Liberal Values

Iranwire – Bahareh Hedayat, a well-known human rights activist imprisoned in Iran, has called for the downfall of the Islamic Republic, which she said is conducting a civilizational war against the West. In a letter from Tehran’s Evin prison that was made available to IranWire, Hedayat says that the consistent self-identification as “revolutionary” by the Islamic Republic and its leader, …

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Kurdish Political Prisoner Farhad Salimi Executed After 14 Years; Co-Defendants at Grave Risk

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) –  After spending 14 years on death row, Kurdish-Sunni political prisoner, Farhad Salimi was executed for charges of moharebeh(enmity against god) and efsad-fil-arz(corruption on earth) in Ghezelhesar Prison. Iran Human Rights condemns the execution of political prisoners once again and calls for immediate international action to stop the Islamic Republic’s execution machine. Director, Mahmoud Amiry-Moghaddam said: “The execution of …

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Protester Mohammad Ghobadlu Executed in Karaj

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – State media reported the execution of “Woman, Life, Freedom” protester Mohammad Ghobadlu in Ghezelhesar Prison. He was awaiting retrial after his death sentence was overturned by the Supreme Court, per his lawyer. Iran Human Rights condemns Mohammad Ghobadlu’s execution in the strongest terms and calls on the international community to stop the Islamic Republic’s execution …

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IHRNGO Calls for International Action to Stop Eye for an Eye Sentence of Protester Mehdi Mousavian

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Mehdi Mousavian, a protester accused of blinding a policeman’s left eye by throwing a stone is at imminent risk of being blinded after his retribution-in-kind sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court. Condemning the inhuman mutilation punishment, Iran Human Rights calls on the international community to contact Islamic Republic authorities and use their power to …

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Jailed Iranian Protest Rapper Salehi Faces 10 Charges

Iranwire – Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, a prominent voice in Iran’s 2022 uprising, now faces a total of 10 charges, his lawyer says. In a January 21 a post on the social media platform X, lawyer Amir Raisian said that the Supreme Court had rejected five of the eight charges previously filed against Salehi. However, a court in Isfahan maintained …

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Kurdish Kolbar Killed by Border Forces in Western Iran

Iranwire – Iranian border forces have shot and killed another Kurdish transborder porter, or kolbar, in the western province of Kermanshah bordering Iraq. According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, Sadegh Mirzaei, 40, was fatally shot by members of the Nosoud Border Regiment on the evening of January 20. The report said that two other kolbars, who were not identified, …

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Analysts: Assassination Plot Shows Extremes Iran Employs to Target Critics

VOA – A thwarted Iranian plot to assassinate two journalists working for a Persian TV network in London has renewed focus on the ways hostile governments try to target critics outside their jurisdiction. Details of the plot, uncovered by the British news outlet ITV News late last year, included a plan to kill the journalists Sima Sabet and Fardad Farahzad. …

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