Human rights

VOA – One year after Iranians began anti -government protests that drew the deadliest crackdown by security forces in decades, families of some slain protesters have lost hope for justice from an Islamist theocracy that has offered them little but broken promises and threats.   Iran’s government sparked the nationwide demonstrations on November 15, 2019 by ordering a 50% increase in the subsidized price of …

Iran-HRM – The clerical regime’s Intelligence Ministry has launched a new wave of arrests in Iran to fend off the outbreak of a spate of protests. A number of political prisoners were re-arrested or summoned over the past week. One of those arrested is a young man suffering from blood cancer and detention would pose greater risk to his health. …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – A prisoner on death row for charges of “transporting and possessing drugs” has been executed at Taybad Prison. According to Iran Human Rights, a male prisoner’s death sentence was carried out in Taybad Prison. His identity has been established as Fakhreddin Dastyar. Speaking to IHR about Fakhreddin’s execution, an informed source said: “Mr Dastyar was …

Shabtabnews – In a twitter statement USCIRF Commissioner @GaryLBauer declared : “Wearing a religious headscarf should be a choice, not a government mandate. USCIRF Commissioner @GaryLBauer: "Wearing a religious headscarf should be a choice, not a government mandate. #Iran must cease its appalling persecution of those peacefully protesting for greater religious freedom." https://t.co/1019ngI1Ag— USCIRF (@USCIRF) November 13, 2020 .@amnesty is …

Iran-HRM – More than 60 days after the execution of Iranian wrestling champion Navid Afkari, his brothers Vahid and Habib Afkari are still detained under torture in the notorious Ebrat ward of Adelabad Prison in Shiraz. “Vahid and Habib Afkari are detained in the Ebrat ward,” said a reliable source on Tuesday, November 10. “They are deprived of any contact or visits with their …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – An international People’s Tribunal, the Aban Tribunal, to investigate atrocities that took place in Iran exactly one year ago has been established as an initiative of Justice for Iran, Iran Human Rights (IHR) and the world coalition Ensemble Contre la Peine de Mort (ECPM) on behalf of victims’ families and protestors. The Tribunal provides a …

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 …