Human rights

Iran.hr – UN human rights experts* today expressed serious concerns about a violent crackdown against civil society in Iran, including members of workers’ unions and teachers arrested for protesting against their low salaries and poor working conditions, and urged those responsible for using excessive force to be held to account through comprehensive and independent investigations. “We are alarmed at the …

RFL/RE – Thousands of young women and girls in Iran continue to be subjected to “virginity tests” before marriage despite there being no medical basis for such examinations. Those who fail the tests can be forced to undergo hymen reconstruction or, in some cases, have been the subject of “honor killings.” https://www.rferl.org/a/young-iranian-women-still-being-forced-into-virginity-tests-ahead-of-marriage/31896130.html

RFL/RE – Pensioners and retired public employees have again taken to the streets in the southern city of Ahvaz amid growing discontent over living conditions in Iran and the government’s failure to address the problem.Videos released from the June 14 rally in front of the Ahvaz governor’s office showed demonstrators chanting against what they called the “lies” and “hypocrisy” of the Islamic …

Iran-HRM – Mehdi Fathi, a teacher union activist, was transferred to Adelabad Prison in Shiraz to serve his sentence. Mr. Fathi was arrested by security forces at his home on June 8. According to an informed source: “Mr. Fathi fell down the stairs and was injured upon during his arrest by the state security forces, and at the same time …

Iran-HRM -Human rights defender Maryam Karimbeigi was arrested today by the state security forces after raiding and ransacking her mother’s home. Shahnaz Akmali, Karimbeigi’s mother said in a video today that her daughter was arrested. Shahnaz Akmali, the mother of a protester who was killed in #IranProtests in 2009, says security forces raided her home & arrested her daughter, Maryam Karimbeigi.Maryam is …

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 …