Human rights

Iran-HRM – The family of Saba Sefidi, a Baha’icitizen, has repeatedly followed up on her status. Despite their efforts, the family has not yet been informed of the reasons for Ms. Sefidi’s arrest, her condition, or whereabouts. Since her arrest 33 days ago, Ms. Sefidi remains in detention, and no other information is available. She was arrested on January 11, …

Iran-HRM – Prisoner of conscience Yousef Mehrad began a hunger strike on Thursday, February 10. Mr. Mehrad is a prisoner confined in Arak Prison. His hunger strike is in protest over prison officials’ failure to let him exercise his right to make or receive phone calls while in prison. Previously, Mr. Mehrad’s defense attorney, Mohammad Arman, announced that the Supreme …

CHRI – Amid an intensifying campaign of political repression in Iran, state authorities have been summoning, detaining, and imprisoning peaceful labor rights activists and a journalist in various cities throughout the country. A lawyer who has represented several labor activists could also soon be sent to prison for doing her job. On April 26, 2022, Branch 16 of the Appeals Court in …

Iranwire – On Saturday, February 5, hours after horrific images of the so-called “honor killing” of runaway teenage bride Mona Heydari sickened Iran, judicial authorities announced the arrest of her spouse, Sajjad Heydari. Sajjad had taken to the streets of Ahvaz shortly after the killing, with a smile on his face and his wife’s severed head in his hand. The …

Iran-HRM – Political prisoner Ebrahim Seddiq Hamedani has been on hunger strike in Marivan Prison since February 12. He has been on a medication strike since Monday, January 24, and now faces physical problems such as hyperglycemia. Mr. Ebrahim Seddiq Hamedani’s strike is to protest prison officials’ failure to fulfill their promises that he and his son would be transferred to Sanandaj …

Iran-HRM – Imprisoned Iranian rights activist Arsham Rezaei, has been on a hunger strike and refused to take medication since February 7, to protest being deprived of access to medical care and sick leave. In a recent audio message released from prison, Mr. Rezaei announced that in Iranian prisons, “pain is diagnosed and relieved with expired drugs.” He said in …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Mokhtar Valizadeh, who was sentenced to qisas for murder, was executed in Shiraz Central Prison on February 13. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Shiraz Central Prison on the morning of February 13. His identity has been established as Mokhtar Valizadeh who was sentenced to qisas(retribution-in-kind) for murder. An informed source …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Having spent over 19 years on death row for a murder he did not commit at 15, juvenile offender Mohammadreza Hadadi’s conviction has been overturned following a judicial review. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, the murder conviction of juvenile offender Mohammadreza Hadadi, who is on death row in Shiraz Central Prison has been …

Shabtabnews – The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) responds to the threats made against Dr. Seyed Mostafa Azmayesh and his colleagues in Europe. The USCIRF has responded on Twitter to the threats posed to the life of Dr. Seyed Mostafa Azmayesh, the director of the IOPHR and his colleagues, by stating that: “We are closely monitoring reports that …

Al-Arabia – Germany must act immediately to prevent the hanging of a national detained in Iran who risks the death penalty on charges vehemently denied by his supporters, his family and activists said on Monday. Anti-regime activist Jamshid Sharmahd, 66, appeared in court in Tehran earlier this month charged with “spreading corruption on earth” over accusations of involvement in a bombing at …