Human rights

Iran-HRM – Iranian authorities executed a woman on Thursday morning, September 26, 2019, in Sanandaj Prison. She was identified as Leila Zarafshan and was in prison since five years ago on murder charges. Leila Zarafshan is the 95th woman to be executed in Iran during Rouhani’s term in office since 2013. Iran is the only country that executes juveniles and …

Iran-HRM – A court in Tehran upheld a seven-year prison sentence and 74 lashes for a Tehran University student activist, detained for taking part in student protests. The 36th Branch of Tehran’s Revision Court upheld the preliminary sentence issued for Tehran University student, Parisa Rafiei. The Revolutionary Court of Tehran had earlier sentenced Parisa Rafii to 7 years prison and 74 lashes …

Amnesty – Iranian authorities have arrested three family members of Masih Alinejad, a prominent US-based Iranian journalist and activist as retribution for her women’s rights activism, Amnesty International revealed today. Masih Alinejad is founder of the White Wednesdays campaign against forced veiling laws in Iran, which has gathered widespread support among women and girls in Iran in recent years. Masih …

CHRI – Against a backdrop of an ongoing campaign aimed at silencing foreign-based activists, agents of Iran’s Intelligence Ministry arrested the brother of prominent U.S.-based activist Masih Alinejad, she announced on Twitter. “The state’s systematic attack on activists’ families reveals the inhumane tactics they use to muzzle criticism of state policies,” said Hadi Ghaemi, executive director of the Center for …

CHRI – The day before Iran’s speech at the 74th session of the UN General Assembly, the families of dual and foreign nationals who were formerly imprisoned in the country as well as former prisoners launched the Alliance of Families Against State Hostage Taking. Announced at a September 24, 2019, press conference in New York City by family members of current …

Radiofarda – A woman in Iran who sat on a police car in the street as a sign of protest to criticism of her hijab was arrested. Photo published on social media shows a young woman sitting on a police car in Iran. Undated The photo of the young woman sitting on a police car was published on social media, …

Radiofarda – As the newly crowned player of the year at FIFA’s The Best awards, U.S. women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe, paid tribute on Monday, September 23, to Iranian Sahar Khodayari, dubbed as the “Blue Girl.” Best FIFA Men’s Player of 2019, Argentina and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi (L) and Best FIFA Women’s Player of 2019, US and Reign FC …

RFL/RE – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged President Hassan Rohani to secure the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and other dual nationals imprisoned in Iran during a meeting at the United Nations in New York on September 24. Johnson called on Rohani to make “progress” for their immediate release while saying that previous conversations between the two leaders had …

Shabtabnews – Yesterday, 23rd of September, within UN human rights council building in Geneva, there was an open meeting on the Iranian regimes’ violations of rights of religious minorities. The gathering was attended by Dr Javid Rehman UN special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, Ms Diane Alahi the member of Baha’i international community, Ms Barbara Mosterman a representative of …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – At least three prisoners have been transferred to the solitary confinement of Rajai-Shahr prison in the Iranian city of Karaj for execution.  According to IHR sources, At least three prisoners have been transferred to the solitary confinement of Rajai-Shahr in the Iranian city of Karaj for execution.  IHR identified the prisoners as Ali Dravari, Mostafa …