Human rights

Iran-HRM – Kurdish political prisoner Esmail Moridi has sewn his lips closed in protest being denied temporary prison leave amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Esmail Moridi has on hunger strike and stitched his mouth closed since April 12, after his request for temporary release was rejected by the authorities despite the Covid-19 pandemic.He has been imrisoned since five years ago serving …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Juvenile offender Shayan Saeedpour was executed this morning at the prison of Saqqez city, Kurdistan province.  IHR strongly condemns Shayan Saeedpour’s execution and calls for a strong international reaction. IHR director, Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, said: “Execution of juvenile offenders is an international crime and must be condemned by the international community, especially the European governments. The …

Radiofarda – Tehran City Council Chairman Mohsen Hashemi says the number of those infected with the new coronavirus in Iran is “much higher” than the official figures released by the government. He also called on the authorities to release the outbreak figures in Tehran separately, something the government has refused to do in the case of the two outbreak hotspots; …

Iran-HRM – Labor activist Shapour Ehsani Rad has been summoned to Branch 1 of Evin Prison’s Implementation of Verdicts to serve his sentence, the Free Trade Union of Workers in Iran reported. Shapour Ehsani Rad received an electronic mail on April 12, 2020, instructing him to turn himself in within five days to serve his prison sentence. The Revolutionary Court …

RFL/RE – The lawyer of an Iranian-French academic being tried in Tehran on security charges says he expects the court in charge of the case to issue its ruling in the coming days. Fariba Adelkhah’s lawyer told AFP by telephone that Branch 15 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court held a session in her trial on April 19 — the second since …

Iran Human Rights – At least 10 prisoners were transferred to solitary confinement and are scheduled to be executed on Tuesday, April 21, or Wednesday. Iran is one of the few countries implementing executions despite the Coronavirus pandemic. According to Iran Human Rights (IHR) sources, 10-12 death row prisoners, mainly sentenced to death for murder charges, were transferred to solitary …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Authorities in Iran have scheduled the execution of a juvenile offender identified as Shayan Saeedpour for Tuesday, April 21. IHR calls for the international community’s urgent reactions. IHR’s director Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam said, ”international pressure is the only means to stop Shayan Saeidpour’s execution.“ According to IHR sources, Iranian judicial authorities notified Shayan Saeedpour’s lawyer that …

Radiofarda – A pro-reform party in Iran has described the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the country as a “super crisis”, which got worse because information was withheld prior to February’s parliamentary elections. Hizb-i Ettehad Mellat Iran branded in English as “Union of Islamic Iran People Party” (UIIPP), was established in, 2015. Most members of the party are former …

Iran-HRM – As the coronavirus outbreak ravages around the country taking a higher toll everyday on the people, Iran easing of quarantine guidelines is a bid to project a return to normal conditions to resume the desperately needed economic activities. Iran easing quarantine restrictions coincides with a shockingly growing number of deaths caused by covid-19 infection. According to information collected from sources …

Radiozamaneh –Hivos, a Netherlands based development aid organization, has recently published new research, on Egypt, Syria, and Iran revealing that in all three countries, the forced exit of dissidents and activists appeared to be a deliberate strategy of state authorities. However, as soon as those fleeing dissents start to live and become active in exile, the systematic campaigns of those governments to …