Human rights

CHRI – Minute of Silence Observed for “Blue Girl” Stadium Ban Resister Who Died by Self-Immolation  Activists leading the struggle against Iran’s ban on women in stadiums were honored with the “Sport for Human Rights” award sponsored by social change organizations Beyond Sport and Equality League at a reception in New York City on September 12, 2019. A minute of silence was observed for Sahar Khodayari, …

Radiofarda – A group of thirteen well-known political and civic activists in Iran have issued a statement Friday strongly condemning recent harsh court verdicts against dissidents, other activists and journalists. FILE – Some of the activists detained in Iran since July 2019. The opposition Kalameh website has published their statement, which alleges a separate group has been formed within Iran’s …

Radiofarda – Iran ranks 143rd in the world economic freedom index says the latest report published by the Canadian Fraser Institute on Thursday, September 12. The annual report measures the economic situation in 162 countries and territories across the world. Two Asian economies, Hong Kong and Singapore, are once again the most economically free territories in the world. Hong Kong …

Radiofarda – While the International Football Federation (FIFA) is set to dispatch a delegation to Tehran to look into the case of a female football fan who recently committed suicide by self-immolation, the Islamic Republic has issued a warrant to arrest a movie superstar in Iran for supporting the victim. A news agency affiliated with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps …

Iran-HRM – Iran: torture and corporal punishment mandated by law Torture and corporal punishment are common practices in Iran’s prisons and also mandated by law. The regime denies use of torture in Iranian prisons despite thousands of reports since the early 80’s that prove torture has been used to extract forced confessions from prisoners or to break the morale of …

Iran-HRM – The Iranian regime sentenced 86 people to a total of 2,580 lashes and 344 months of prison for protesting water diversion to an IRGC linked steel mill in Isfahan. The Borujen Criminal Court in the southwestern province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province tried 103 protesters for “disrupting public order and peace” and “disobeying government agents on duty” on …

Iran-HRM – Iranian authorities have prevented political prisoner Majid Assadi from receiving medical care. Majid Assadi suffers from Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), a rheumatism disease that affects the spine. He also has ulcers and inflammation in his vision network. His digestive problems have intensified as a result of prison authorities depriving him of medical care. In September 2018, doctors diagnosed him …

Iran-HRM – A Baluchi Sunni Muslim imprisoned since 2009 for alleged crimes committed by his brother, Mohammad Saber Malek Raeisi has been under torture for the past three months in Ardabil Prison, northwest Iran, reports indicate. He has been transferred to Ardabil Prison’s quarantine section where psychologically ill prisoners are usually held.An ethnic Baluchi from the port city of Chabahar …

Al-Monitor – Sahar Khodayari, disguised as a man due to Iran’s ban on women in stadiums, attempted to attend a soccer game between Tehran’s Esteghlal FC and Abu Dhabi’s Al Ain FC at Tehran’s Azadi Stadium in March 2019. She was arrested and released on bail days later. At the courthouse earlier this week, where her case was postponed, she reportedly overheard she …

Al-Monitor – Harsh verdicts issued against journalists and political activists show that the cost of advocacy for reform and civil liberties is still high in Iran despite pledges by moderate President Hassan Rouhani to change the status quo. Marzieh Amiri, a journalist with the Reformist Shargh, was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison and 147 lashes last month. She was arrested while …