Human rights

(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 …

As the theocracy of Iran is heavily criticized internationally for its violations of human rights and their constant ambition to occupy and govern its neighboring countries, it is perplexing to observe how certain countries refrain from speaking out against the actions of this nation and instead put a lot of effort in maintaining good diplomatic relations. In the case of …

Radiofarda – Almost a week after the Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence announced its agents abducted a dissident and took him back to Iran, the family of the detainee still has no news about him. In an exclusive interview with Radio Farda Mr. Jamsjid Sharmahd’s daughter says her father has Parkinson’s disease and needs medical help. She also said the family …

Radiofarda – Hengaw Kurdish human rights group on Saturday reported that reliable sources have confirmed Heydar Qorbani (Ghorbani), a Kurdish political prisoner in Iran is to be executed soon. According to Hengaw, the sources have said that the Supreme Court has upheld Qorbani’s sentence – based only on forced confessions — and the verdict will soon be carried out in …