Human rights

Iranwire – Another hearing in the criminal trial of Iranian alleged serial rapist Keyvan Emamberdi was cancelled last week, days after some concerned plaintiffs published an open letter asking for supportt. Emamverdi, a bookstore owner and former student the University of Tehran’s Faculty of Literature, was arrested in August 2020 charged with drug-raping dozens of women. In October that year, Tehran’s police …

CHRI — President Biden’s silence so far on the killings and mass arrests of protesters in Iran by state security forces over the last month—the latest in a long line of lethal state responses to dissent in Iran—reflects the U.S. government’s low prioritization of human rights in the country, and the continuation of a policy that is harming U.S. national …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Five men including an Afghan national and two Baluch minorities were executed for murder and drug charges in Shiraz Central Prison yesterday. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, five men were executed in Shiraz Central Prison on 12 June. Three of the men have been identified as Afghan-national, Fahim Valiollah Dini, Mojtaba Ali Nazar …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Vali Mohammad Rigi, a Baluch man sentenced to qisas(retribution-in-kind) for murder, was executed in Zahedan Central Prison today. According to Hal Vash, a Baluch man was executed in Zahedan Central Prison on 13 June. His identity has been reported as 62-year-old Vali Mohammad Rigi (Gangozehi) from Zahedan. He was sentenced to qisasfor murder. At the time of …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Mohammad Hijwan, a Baluch man sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, was executed in Jiroft Prison today. According to Hal Vash, a Baluch man was executed in Jiroft Prison on 13 June. His identity has been reported as 40-year-old Mohammad Hijwan from Eslam Abad in Jiroft. He was sentenced to qisas for murder. At the time of writing, his …

Iranwire – Farhad Meysami is a doctor, teacher, civil rights activist and political prisoner at Rajaei Shahr Prison near Tehran, also known as Gohardasht. He has provided IranWire with a written account of recent executions in that prison. Meysami was arrested on July 31, 2018 by agents of the Intelligence Ministry who found badges bearing a message against forced veiling at …

Iran-HRM – Twenty-six Baha’is living in Shiraz have been sentenced to a total of 85 years in prison, revocation of their passports, travel bans, and being sent to exile on charges of “assembly and collusion to disrupt the internal and external national security.” The verdict was issued in Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court of Shiraz, presided over by Judge …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Seven Greater Tehran Penitentiary prisoners are at imminent risk of having their four fingers amputated for theft charges. Iran Human Rights calls on the international community for urgent action to stop the implementation of these inhumane sentences. Iran Human Rights Director, Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam said: “Countries with diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran must …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Baba Sabzi, a Kurdish man sentenced to death for drug-related charges, has been executed in Kermanshah Central Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a Kurdish man was executed in Kermanshah Central Prison on 9 June. His identity has been established as 42-year-old Baba Sabzi who had been sentenced to death for drug-related charges …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Six men who were sentenced to death for the same rape case, have all been executed in Gorgan Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, six men were executed in Gorgan Prison on the morning of 6 June. Three of them have been identified as Younes Jahantigh, Ali Keykhah and Ali Lakzayi. The …