Human rights

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – The Iranian Writers’ Association (IWA) issued a statement holding the Islamic Republic government directly responsible for the life of filmmaker, poet and IWA member, Baktash Abtin, who is in a medically induced coma after being denied timely medical treatment for COVID-19. Human rights defender Baktash Abtin contracted COVID-19 for the second time in early December …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Mohammad Salarzehi, a Baluch man sentenced to death on drug-related charges, was executed in Shiraz Central Prison. According to Resanak, a Baluch man was executed on the morning of January 2. His identity has been reported as Zahedan-native, Mohammad Salarzehi, who had been sentenced to death for drug-related offences. He was arrested two years ago …

Iranwire -In the last two weeks, the Iranian Football Federation has sent a handful of female journalists to Azadi Stadium in Tehran to cover Pro League matches. In no other city in Iran are women journalists or photographers allowed to attend. Simultaneously, Tabnak reports that in the coming days, the Federation will launch a special ticket sales system just for women. These …

Iranwire – In Iran, internet speeds have dropped dramatically over the past month, while access to Virtual Proxy Networks (VPNs) and open social networks including Twitter and Telegram has become more difficult –  prompting criticism and protest campaigns, shared extensively on social media. It follows alarm over the “User Protection Bill”, due to be tabled before Iranian parliament in March 2022. Proponents of the bill argue …

Iranwire – This week it emerged that in her first week at the Ministry of Sports and Youth, senior official Maryam Kazemipour has blocked women’s participation in “bodybuilding-related activities”. Previously the decision was attributed to Mohammad Tabatabaei, director-general of sports for Isfahan province, but a newly-published document showed otherwise. The directive from Kazemipour ordered the activities of all Iranian women …

IRAN-HRM – More than 365 prisoners have been executed in 2021 in Iran, raising concern over the abysmal human rights condition which has worsened since Ebrahim Raisi became the regime’s president. This number does not include those prisoners who are secretly executed, and it is not possible to ascertain their names and places of execution. The actual number of executions …

CHRI – While commemorating the second anniversary of the killing of 176 people aboard Ukrainian International Airlines Flight PS752 by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) calls on the Iranian government to allow people to mourn their lost loved ones and to demand justice without interference. The passenger plane was shot down …

Iranwire – In October 2020, a Tehran University archaeology graduate named Keyvan Emamverdi was arrested in the Iranian capital. According to the Tehran police chief, Emamverdi later confessed to raping “more than 300” women over 10 years. The arrest took place after some 30 alleged victims had made complaints against him. On November 14, 2021, Emamverdi’s trial opened at Branch 28 of …

Iran-HRM – Political prisoner Mehran Gharahbaghi has been charged in Iran with corruption on earth and national security crimes punishable by death. By the orders of the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, the regime’s judiciary filed new charges against the political prisoner Mehran Gharahbaghi, including “corruption on earth,” “propaganda against the state,” and “membership …

CHRI – News of an imprisoned political prisoner dying after going on hunger strike in Iran, and a writer struggling to survive in a Tehran hospital after contracting COVID-19 in jail highlights the dire situation of all prisoners in the country, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) said in a statement today. “Judiciary Chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje’i is responsible for the …