Human rights

Iranwire – An Iranian court has sentenced a Baha’i citizen, Hourieh Mohseni, to three years’ imprisonment and an additional year of suspended time. The First Branch of the Revolutionary Court of the northeastern city of Mashhad alleged that Mohseni was a member of “a social action and development group that aimed to promote Baha’ism with the intention of disrupting national …

VOA – Jailed Iranian rights activist and Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi has been notified that she will stand trial Tuesday in connection with her recent activities within prison, such as disseminating her statements and writings to the public, according to a social media post. This will be her first trial since the awarding of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize …

iranintl – Iranians pressed a German mayor with ties to the Iranian city of Esfahan to use his leverage to secure the freedom of detained dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi. The controversial mayor of the South-Western city of Freiburg, Martin Horn, has a twin city partnership with Esfahan (Isfahan), where Salehi is detained. “The mayor of Freiburg, Martin Horn, can actually at least try to …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Samira Sabzian’s postponed execution is likely to be carried out in the coming days. At the same time as the recent high wave of executions, an unnamed man was executed for “links with foreign services including Mossad” in Zahedan and a Baluch man named Mohsen Salarzehi was executed for drug-related charges in Iranshahr. At least …

iranhr.net – Over a year after the start of the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement, the plight of Iranian human rights defenders continues to be a matter of grave concern, as they face imprisonment, persecution, and harsh sentences for their unwavering dedication to advancing fundamental human rights in Iran. This Iran Human Rights report presents profiles of more than 150 courageous …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Amin Jokar, a man sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, was executed in Shiraz Central Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Shiraz Central Prison on 11 December. His identity has been reported as 40-year-old Amin Jokar from Darab who was sentenced to qisasfor murder. Amin was arrested for an honour …

iranintl – Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has written to Sweden’s prime minister, highlighting President Ebrahim Raisi’s role in mass executions in 1980s. Mohammadi explained that Ebrahim Raisi had served on a “Death Panel” overseeing the execution of at least two thousand Iranian political prisoners during the 1980s. She stated, “A key member of the 1980s Death …

Iranwire – Yahya Sarkhani, a civil and environmental activist from the western Iranian city of Mahabad, endured four years of torture and incarceration in the country’s dungeons.  During his incarceration, between 2012 and 2016, the condition of his already injured eye deteriorated and he had it enucleated in prison.  While he was participating in nationwide protests last year, Yahya was …

Iranwire – The mother of Mohammad Javad Zahedi, a 20-year-old Iranian man killed during nationwide protests last year, says she has been summoned by the authorities to serve her prison sentence. In an Instagram post on December 14, Mahsa Yazdani wrote that the judiciary has given her three days to hand herself over to the authorities. Yazdani was sentenced to a total …

Iranwire –Behrouz Farzandi, 57, a former prisoner of war during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War and a member of the persecuted Baha’i religious minority who is currently in jail, has been barred from shopping at the prison store for over 60 days and thus unable to obtain basic and essential items for his daily needs. Access to the store is managed …