Human rights

Iranwire – “I aimed to document the security forces’ unauthorized raids on people’s homes, which is why I decided to livestream it on Instagram. In the final moments, I positioned myself behind a window to ensure they couldn’t reach me. They inundated my phone with calls, which disrupted my internet connection and prevented me from broadcasting their brutal assault live. …

Iranwire – Bahareh Hedayat, a well-known human rights activist imprisoned in Iran, has called for the downfall of the Islamic Republic, which she said is conducting a civilizational war against the West. In a letter from Tehran’s Evin prison that was made available to IranWire, Hedayat says that the consistent self-identification as “revolutionary” by the Islamic Republic and its leader, …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) –  After spending 14 years on death row, Kurdish-Sunni political prisoner, Farhad Salimi was executed for charges of moharebeh(enmity against god) and efsad-fil-arz(corruption on earth) in Ghezelhesar Prison. Iran Human Rights condemns the execution of political prisoners once again and calls for immediate international action to stop the Islamic Republic’s execution machine. Director, Mahmoud Amiry-Moghaddam said: “The execution of …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – State media reported the execution of “Woman, Life, Freedom” protester Mohammad Ghobadlu in Ghezelhesar Prison. He was awaiting retrial after his death sentence was overturned by the Supreme Court, per his lawyer. Iran Human Rights condemns Mohammad Ghobadlu’s execution in the strongest terms and calls on the international community to stop the Islamic Republic’s execution …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Mehdi Mousavian, a protester accused of blinding a policeman’s left eye by throwing a stone is at imminent risk of being blinded after his retribution-in-kind sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court. Condemning the inhuman mutilation punishment, Iran Human Rights calls on the international community to contact Islamic Republic authorities and use their power to …

Iranwire – Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, a prominent voice in Iran’s 2022 uprising, now faces a total of 10 charges, his lawyer says. In a January 21 a post on the social media platform X, lawyer Amir Raisian said that the Supreme Court had rejected five of the eight charges previously filed against Salehi. However, a court in Isfahan maintained …

Iranwire – Iranian border forces have shot and killed another Kurdish transborder porter, or kolbar, in the western province of Kermanshah bordering Iraq. According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, Sadegh Mirzaei, 40, was fatally shot by members of the Nosoud Border Regiment on the evening of January 20. The report said that two other kolbars, who were not identified, …

VOA – A thwarted Iranian plot to assassinate two journalists working for a Persian TV network in London has renewed focus on the ways hostile governments try to target critics outside their jurisdiction. Details of the plot, uncovered by the British news outlet ITV News late last year, included a plan to kill the journalists Sima Sabet and Fardad Farahzad. …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Eslahollah Bakhsh, an Afghan national, and Hamid Ebadinejad were executed for drug-related charges in Rasht Central Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were executed in Rasht Central Prison on 18 January. Their identities have been established as 36-year-old Eslahollah Bakhsh (pictured left), an Afghan national, and Hamid Ebadinejad (pictured right) …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Nouri Zamani, Fathollah Jourkesh and Hosseinali Koutahi were executed for drug-related charges in Isfahan Central Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, three men were executed in Isfahan Central Prison (Dastgerd) on 20 January. Their identities have been established as 32-year-old Nouri Zamani (pictured right)  from Lahijan, 30-year-old Fathollah Jourkesh (pictured left) from …