Human rights

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – A woman sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder has been executed at Rajai Shahr in Karaj. According to Iran Human Rights, on the morning of Wednesday, September 23, a woman was executed in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj. Her identity has been established as Mahtab Shafiei, 32, who had been sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for …

shabtabnews -In a twitter statement the USCIRF applauds yesterday’s US Treasury action to sanction various pieces of #Iran‘s judicial system responsible for egregious violations of religious freedom. USCIRF applauds yesterday's @USTreasury action to sanction various pieces of #Iran's judicial system responsible for egregious violations of religious freedom. https://t.co/CR4zLEZPHd— USCIRF (@USCIRF) September 25, 2020 https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/recent-actions/20200924_33…

Amensty – The international community must do everything in its power to stop Iranian authorities from amputating the fingers of four men convicted of robbery following forced “confessions” and grossly unfair trials, said Amnesty International today. According to information obtained by the organization, the sentences against the four men, Hadi Rostami (33), Mehdi Sharfian (37), Mehdi Shahivand (42) and Kasra …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – The death sentence of a prisoner who was probably a child offender, was carried out in Sepidar Prison in Ahvaz. The prisoner, whose identity has been established as Movid Savari, was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder. According to Iran Human Rights, on the morning of Sunday, September 20, a young prisoner was executed in …

Guardian – France, Germany and the UK are summoning Iranian ambassadors in a coordinated diplomatic protest against Iran’s detention of dual nationals and its treatment of political prisoners. The Iranian ambassador to the UK, Hamid Baeidinejad, was summoned by the Foreign Office on Tuesday to meet senior officials, and the Iranian ambassadors in Paris and Berlin are also being called in this …

aljazeera.com – Countless Iranians have taken to social media in recent weeks to recount their experiences of sexual abuse, bringing to the fore a topic that remained taboo for years. Tehran Police Chief Hossein Rahimi announced in late August that a suspect had been arrested based on these disclosures. The man, a former student at Tehran University, was apprehended after numerous …

Shabtabnews – In a statement the  United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomed the House of Representatives’ passage yesterday of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which bars imports of all goods mined, produced, or manufactured in Xinjiang, unless proven by clear and convincing evidence that the goods were not produced using forced labor. “We want to thank Representative Jim McGovern …

Radiofarda – Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, who was hospitalised after going on hunger strike for over 40 days, has been returned to prison “without any medical intervention”, her husband said Wednesday. “This evening, after 5 days of confinement in Taleghani hospital (Tehran), Nasrin was returned to prison in the worst of physical conditions without any medical intervention,” Reza …

PayvandNews – The new cases of coronavirus in Iran hit an all-time high on Tuesday amid a warning by Health Minister Saeed Namaki that the third wave of the pandemic has just flared up in the country. Over the past 24 hours, 3,712 new cases of the disease were identified and 178 deaths were registered, Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima-Sadat Lari …

Shabtabnews – In a twitter statement Morgan Ortagus the Spokesperson for the US Secretary of State stated that ” The U.S. remains deeply concerned for the well-being of Nasrin Sotoudeh, who has been recently hospitalized in prison. We stand with Nasrin in her steadfast fight for human rights in Iran and call for her release. We condemn the ​regime’s barbarous …