Human rights

Iranwire – A courtroom outburst from the defendant marked the 16th session of the criminal trial of Hamid Nouri in Stockholm, Sweden on Thursday. Mehdi Eshaghi was the latest witness to take the stand against the former Gohardasht Prison official, who is accused of war crimes and murder for his part in the 1988 massacre of political prisoners in Iran. Eshaghi, who was first arrested …

Iran-HRM – A lawyer who represents Amir Hossein Moradi, a political prisoner detained for his part in the 2019 protests, said his client who suffers from a severe skin disorder is in critical condition.While critisizing the head of Iran’s judiciary for not paying attention to his client’s condition Paknia said his letters to the judge have been ignored. It came …

Iranwire – After years of relative silence, a group of Iranian women athletes have told their stories of sexual discrimination and violence in sport. On Monday, at 8:30 pm Tehran time, IranWire hosted the “Sports Room” event on Clubhouse, offering women a space to talk about their experiences. For close to two hours, they told their painful stories, many of them for the first time, from …

Iranwire – The trial of Hamid Nouri, a former senior official at Gohardasht Prison, for his part in Iran’s 1988 prison massacre continues in Sweden. During the 15th hearing at Stockholm District Court on Tuesday, September 14, Ramazan Fathi, a former political prisoner, testified on his observations of Nouri’s involvement in the killings. Fathi, the seventh plaintiff in the criminal case against Nouri, …

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 …