Human rights

dw.com – The Iranian human rights activist was sentenced to jail for disseminating “subversive propaganda.” Sotoudeh denies all charges, saying she only peacefully fought for women’s rights and against the death penalty. A group of German lawmakers released a signed statement on Thursday demanding the “unconditional” permanent release of Iranian human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh, who was named a Right Livelihood …

iranwire.com – The Islamic Republic of Iran has carried out more assassinations in Iraqi Kurdistan than in any other country or region of the world, with 259 people killed and at least 121 seriously injured in state-sponsored attacks in this territory since 1979. Political assassinations by Iran inside Iraqi Kurdistan began in the early 1990s and peaked from 1993 to …

iranwire.com –Security forces have cracked down on supporters of the Unity for Navid campaign, which calls for an end to the harassment, jailing, torture and harsh punishment, including death sentences, for athletes. IranWire has been in contact with a source who said that authorities had pressured the families of athletes, coaches and referees who expressed support for the campaign, which was set …

Amnesty – To mark the one-year anniversary of a deadly crackdown on nationwide anti-establishment protests in Iran, ARTICLE19, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch are hosting an online expert panel on Tuesday 17 November 2020. The event will shed light on the litany of serious human rights violations committed by Iran’s security forces and discuss the international mechanisms urgently needed …

Al-Arabia – Iran’s state television aired a short video on Wednesday in which a Sweden-based Iranian Arab opposition figure that Tehran said it recently detained abroad appeared to confess to involvement in terrorist attacks. An Iranian lawmaker said earlier this month that Iranian intelligence agents captured Habib Chaab – also known as Habib Eseywed – abroad and took him to the capital …

iranwire.com – A Kurdish political prisoner serving a life sentence has been transferred from Kermanshah Prison to Yazd Prison, despite suffering complications from coronavirus and a decline in her overall health. It is the fourth time she has been transferred in the last six months. According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, Zeinab Jalalian, who is serving the longest prison term of any …

VOA – Iranian authorities have taken new steps to suppress dissent in a restive southwestern city days before the first anniversary of the start of nationwide protests that ended in a deadly government crackdown. A prosecutor’s office in the town of Behbahan in Khuzestan province summoned dozens of residents earlier this month to face questioning for alleged national security offenses, …

Iran-HRM – Political prisoners Mohammad Banazadeh Amirkhizi and Payam Shakiba, held in Evin Prison, have been denied medical treatment despite showing symptoms of COVID-19. The political prisoners have experienced fever, headache, lethargy, the loss of smell and taste since about a week ago. In addition to his age, 65-year-old Banazadeh Amirkhizi has serious medical conditions, including heart failure which puts him at …

RFL/RE – Nasrin Sotoudeh, an Iranian human rights lawyer who was temporarily released from prison last week, has tested positive for the coronavirus, her husband has said. Reza Khandan wrote on Facebook on November 11 that his wife contracted the virus at the Gharchak women’s prison in Tehran, where she was transferred last month. The conditions at the prison were …

iranwire.com- The International Chess Federation has threatened Iran with suspension because of its continuing refusal to allow Iranian chess players to compete with Israelis. Nigel Short, vice president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) and the most accomplished British chess player of the twentieth century, has said that following the non-compliance of the Iranian Chess Federation with the commitments and statutes …