Human rights

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 …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Majid Assadi, a political prisoner in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj, has been on hunger strike for the past 21 days following his transfer to Ward 209 of Evin Prison. His physical ailments as well as contracting COVID-19 in July are of great concern for his family. According to Iran Human Rights, Majid Assadi was …

Iran Human Rights (IHR – A prisoner sentenced to qisas (retribution in-kind) for murder was executed at Sanandaj Central Prison. Another prisoner was returned to his cell after managing to get a last-minute extension on his sentence and a third is due to be executed tomorrow morning. According to Iran Human Rights (IHR), a prisoner was executed in Sanandaj Central …

AP – Iran shut down a newspaper on Monday after it published remarks by an expert who said the official figures on coronavirus cases and deaths in the country account for only 5% of the real toll, allegations rejected by the Health Ministry. Mohammad Reza Sadi, the editor-in-chief of Jahane Sanat, told the official IRNA news agency that authorities closed …

Iran-HRM – Heydar Ghorbani, a Kurdish political prisoner in Iran is facing imminent execution. On Wednesday, August 5, Branch 27 of Iran’s Supreme Court upheld a death sentence against political prisoner Heydar Ghorbani from the city of Kamyaran in Kuridstan province, western Iran. The dossier has been transferred to the Prosecutor’s Office in the city of Sanandaj, capital of Kurdistan …

Iran-HRM – A random Corona test done in Ward 8 of Evin Prison on Sunday, August 9, revealed that 12 of the 17 inmates tested positive. The 12 inmates have been transferred the prison’s dispensary. Activist teacher Esmail Abdi, labor activist Jafar Azimzadeh, lawyer Amir Salar Davoudi, Majid Azarpay, Fereydoun Ahmadi and Saeed Sharifi are among the 12 infected inmates …