Human rights

Iranwire – Prison Narratives is a collection of reports based on the testimonies of current and former prisoners. The narrators are both prisoners of conscience and people who have been detained for “ordinary,” non-political crimes. This report is from Greater Tehran Penitentiary, otherwise known as Fashafuyeh, where tens of thousands of older people are locked up alongside younger, more able-bodied inmates. *** …

Iranwire – This week, he’ll turn 60 in prison. In the spring of 2016, when he first traveled from the United States to Iran to attend his father’s funeral, neither he nor anybody else imagined it would end up this way. Shahab Dalili is a retired captain in Iran’s merchant navy and a permanent resident of the US. His wife …

Iran-HRM – Twenty-two protesters were sentenced to a total of 160 years in prison, 1,480 lashes, and fines for opposing the Sabzkuh-Borujen water transfer project in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. In a photo of the lawsuit issued by the criminal court of the two cities of Borujen, the plaintiffs are the “Regional Water of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province Organization” and …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Sentenced to death on drug-related charges, Hamid Rastegar and Gholamreza Paki have been executed in Isfahan Central Prison.   According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were executed in Isfahan Central Prison on the morning of March 16. Their identities have been established as 34-year-old Hamid Rastegar and 45-year-old Gholamreza Paki who …

Iran-HRM – A revolutionary court in the northern city of Rasht has sentenced three Christian converts to five years of prison, in addition to fines. The Christian converts were identified as Ahmad Sarparast (25), Ayoub Pourrezazadeh (28), and Morteza Hajeb Mashoud Kari (38). According to the verdict recently handed down by the Revolutionary Court of Rasht, presided over by Judge …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Dr Ahmadreza Djalali, an Iranian-Swedish scientist on death row in Evin Prison is still banned from contacting his family and “was beaten in the prison infirmary on April 4” according to sources. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, Ahmadreza Djalali is being held in poor conditions and banned from contact with his family. Some …

RFLRE – A grainy video shows several police officers standing idly as an angry mob beats a young man. The 30-second video, shared widely this week on social media, purportedly shows a group of Iranian men assaulting a young Afghan migrant. The video is among several that have been uploaded on social media in recent days. While the authenticity of the …

Iran-HRM – In the latest “honor killing” in Iran, a man in the northern province of Mazandaran has reportedly killed his sister who was apparently attempting to immigrate to Turkey despite her family’s opposition. The state-run IMNA news agency had previously reported that the body of a murdered woman was found on April 1, in paddy fields of Hosseinabad village …

HRW – Iranian authorities once again prevented women and girls from entering a sports stadium. Iran’s football team played Lebanon in a FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifying match in the city of Mashhad last week. But authorities prevented dozens of women who had reportedly purchased tickets for from entering the stadium. Additionally, videos circulating on social media suggested that some women outside the stadium were …

Iranwire – This week, he’ll turn 60 in prison. In the spring of 2016, when he first traveled from the United States to Iran to attend his father’s funeral, neither he nor anybody else imagined it would end up this way. Shahab Dalili is a retired captain in Iran’s merchant navy and a permanent resident of the US. His wife …