Human rights

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Hossein Gholampour who was sentenced to qisas(retribution-in-kind) for murder, has been executed in Qom Central Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed on murder charges in Qom Central Prison on the morning of September 13. His identity has been established as Hossein Gholampour, who was arrested around four years ago. …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Kurdish political prisoner, Yasser Mangouri is confirmed to have died in custody after being detained by security forces. While the family are still awaiting the official cause of death, informed sources report the possibility of him “being killed under torture or shot following arrest.” According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, the family of …

Iranwire – It is one year since Iran executed Navid Afkari, a wrestler from Shiraz, after sentencing him to death on trumped up charges. Navid Afkari and his brothers Habib and Vahid joined thousands of people in popular protests across Iran in August 2018. He was arrested on charges of moharebeh [war against God] and of murdering a security officer. He …

Iran-HRM – Dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi was arrested by security forces at his home and taken to an unknown location. Salehi’s relatives announced the news on Instagram.   Salehi’s home was searched, and his personal belongings were confiscated upon his arrest. According to the message, which was posted on Sunday, 12 agents raided Toomaj Salehi’s home and after inspecting there, …

Iran-HRM – Farzaneh Zilabi, a lawyer representing workers in their dispute with a sugar company in southwest Iran, has been sentenced to prison and exile. The Revolutionary Court of Ahvaz sentenced Farzaneh Zilabi to one year in prison and two years ban on traveling abroad. Zilabi’s lawyer, Nasser Zarafshan, said she has been convicted of “spreading propaganda against the regime”. …

amnesty – Iranian authorities have failed to provide accountability for at least 72 deaths in custody since January 2010, despite credible reports that they resulted from torture or other ill-treatment or the lethal use of firearms and tear gas by officials, said Amnesty International following yesterday’s reports of yet another suspicious death in custody.   The findings, which are based …

Al-Monitor – Human rights groups and the family of Kurdish political activist Yasser Mangouri said he has died after being summoned by members of Iran’s Intelligence Ministry. Mangouri’s arrest occurred on July 17, but his death was officially conveyed to his family over 50 days later. According to the Iranian Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the body has yet to …

Iran-HRM – The authorities have stepped up inhuman restrictions on Javad Hossein Nejad, a November 2019 protester detainedin the Central Prison of Mashhad. Political prisoner Javad Hossein Nejad does not have permission to call his father, who has suffered a heart attack and is critically ill. The Central Prison of Mashhad authorities, also known as Vakilabad Prison, have deprived Mr. …

Iran-HRM – Seven inmates were hanged in Rajaei-Shahr Prison in Karaj, Iran, on Wednesday, September 8, 2021. They included four men and three women. The three women were hanged a few hours after the four men, eyewitnesses said. The women were probably convicted of murder, but their charges were not clear. It was also unclear from which prison they had …

Iran-HRM – The Ministry of Intelligence contacted the family of a Kurdish prisoner on Thursday, September 9, informing them of the death of their son in prison. The Kurdish prisoner has been identified by Kurdish websites as 31-year-old Yasser Mangouri, who worked as a lathe operator. Yasser was married and father to three children. The authorities have not yet provided …