Human rights

Al-Arabia – French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah was jailed anew for “violating” house arrest limits, an official from the Islamic Republic’s judiciary authority said on Sunday. “Ms Adelkhah… has unfortunately knowingly violated the limits of house arrest dozens of times,” Kazem Gharibabadi, deputy head of the judiciary, was quoted as saying by Mizan Online, the authority’s news agency. “She has insisted …

Iran-HRM – Political prisoner Nejat Anvar Hamidi Karoun, who is serving a five-year sentence at the Sepidar Prison of Ahvaz, is at risk of losing her eyesight in prison. The Department of Intelligence of Ahvaz has prevented the 66 year old political prisoner, from going on medical leave despite her dire physical condition. Political prisoner Nejat Anvar Hamidi is suffering …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Political prisoners, Sadegh Omidi, Hamid Haj Jafar Kashani, Mahmoud Ali Naghi, Peyman Pourdad, Ali Asghar Hassanirad and Mehdi Darini are on a dry hunger strike in Ward 8 of Evin Prison in protest to “the role of prison officials in Baktash Abtin’s death.” According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, six political prisoners in Ward …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Mohammad Jafar Salehi and Abdolrahim Sargolzayi sentenced to death on drug-related charges and Shahin Khosravi, sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, have been executed in Isfahan Central Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, three men were executed in Isfahan Central Prison on the morning of January 13. Their identities have been established as Mohammad …

Iranwire – At least 10 teachers were arrested for taking part in nationwide protests on January 13, including Pirooz Nami, the secretary of the Khuzestan Teachers’ Union. IranWire sources reported that the teachers had been arrested — many of them by plainclothes security agents — in Tehran, Shiraz and Ahvaz. This follows more than 100 teachers being summoned by security forces after four protests over …

Iranwire – “I’ve always said and I’ll say again, we justice-seekers and freedom-seekers shouldn’t make imprisonment a red line, and mustn’t be afraid of the detention of others. We shouldn’t make it a rule to protect workers’ rights only up until the point where we are not harmed. Do we wait for benefits without spending spending money? Whoever wants a …

Iranwire – Abdollah Shahbazi was formerly one of Iran’s most prominent hate-mongers against the Baha’is and the Jewish people. Now, unconfirmed reports say he has emigrated to the US, stopping off with his daughter in New York before settling somewhere else in the country. Rights groups now say they believe Shahbazi actually left the Islamic Republic years ago. The so-called …

Iran-HRM – Political prisoner Mehdi Salehi Ghaleh Shahrokhi suffered a stroke after he was wrongly injected in prison. Prison authorities delayed his transfere to the hospital, putting him at grave risk of death. He went to the prison health center on Tuesday, December 11, 2021, due to heart and head problems. He suffered a stroke the same day after being …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – According to state media, two men sentenced to death on charges of moharebeh (enmity against god) for setting fire to a petrol station in Darreh Garm and killing two policemen, have been executed. According to Mehr news agency, two men sentenced to death on charges of moharebeh (enmity against god) for setting fire to a petrol station in Darreh …

Al-Monitor – A group of UN human rights experts urged Iran on Thursday to halt the execution of a young man arrested for murder as a minor.  Hossein Shahbazi was 17 years old when he was arrested for fatally stabbing a classmate during a fight between a group of four people in 2018. The UN-appointed experts, whose work addresses human rights …