Human rights

CHRi – Prominent Labor Activists, Lawyer and Journalist Among Those Falling Ill Political prisoners in Iran—including prominent labor leaders Esmail Abdi and Jafar Azimzadeh, the human rights attorney Amirsalar Davouudi, the journalist Majid Azarpey and others—are contracting the COVID-19 virus at alarming rates. Twelve prisoners in Evin Prison’s Ward 8 have contracted COVID-19, Monir Abdi, the wife of the teachers’ rights activist Esmail Abdi, told …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Two brothers who had been sentenced to qisas (retribution in-kind) for murder were executed in Tabriz Central Prison.  According to HRANA news agency, on the morning of Thursday, August 6, two brothers on death row were executed in Tabriz Central Prison. Their identities have now been established as Gholamreza and Ali Tahouneh. Gholamreza Tahouneh and his younger …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – A prisoner sentenced to qisas (retribution in-kind) for “murder during a mass dispute” was executed at Sanandaj Central Prison, after spending 13 years on death row. According to Iran Human Rights, a man was executed at Sanandaj Central Prison this morning. His identity has been established as 39 year old Fayegh Ahmadi. An informed source …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Three prisoners on death row on narcotics charges were executed in Qom Central Prison on Tuesday and Wednesday last week. According to Iran Human Rights, two of the prisoners were executed in Qom Central Prison on Tuesday, August 4. Their identities have been established as Abolfazl Bigzadeh, around 25 years old, and Rouhollah Sabzi, around …

aljazeera.com – Iranian courts sentenced two men to 10 years each in jail for spying on the country for the United Kingdom, Germany and Israel in separate cases. Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said one of the men, Massud Mossaheb, had been “spying for Mossad and Germany in the guise” of the general secretary of the Austrian-Iranian Society. Mossaheb was found …

Shabtabnews – USCIRF Commissioner calls on Iranian regime to cease immediately its appalling mistreatment of Sunni detainees. USCIRF Commissioner @USCIRF_Bauer: "Iran must cease immediately its appalling mistreatment of Sunni detainees. We call on #Iran's government to drop these sentences and the associated charges that were imposed following severe judicial misconduct.” https://t.co/GUYgHbRBNt— USCIRF (@USCIRF) August 10, 2020

Radiofarda – Iran Prisons Atlas website says that following the coronavirus outbreak in Tehran’s central prison, Evin, several inmates in Ward 8 of the infamous jail held a sit-in protest on Monday, August 10, in the courtyard of the guardhouse. The website advocating prisoners’ rights also said that “27 political prisoners participated in the sit-in protest and demanded an immediate …

Iran-HRM – A young man has received an 8-year sentence and 74 lashes for allegedly taking part in the November 2019 uprisings. His father says he is innocent and did not have any role in the protests. The young man has been identified only as P.G. In an interview with Rouydad24 news agency, his father, an informal taxi driver, outlined some …

(HRW) – Iranian authorities executed a man convicted of killing a security officer during protests in December 2017 and January 2018 in Isfahan, Human Rights Watch said today. At least five other people have been arrested for alleged acts of destruction of public property in Isfahan province during the same time and are on death row despite serious due process flaws in …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – After multiple transfers and being locked up with non-political prisoners, Evin Prison officials have threatened to trump up new charges against political prisoner, Behnam Mousivand.   According to the Iran Human Rights, over the last week, Behnam Mousivand has been transferred to Ward 8 and then to Ward 4 of Evin Prison after complaining about …