Human rights

Shabtabnews – On July 2nd ,the International Organisation to Preserve Human rights with the sponsorship of conservative MP, Bob Blackman, held an important event on human rights violations of the Iranian regime within UK Parliament, under the title of:  “Iran: A free democratic Country or Dictatorship without borders?”. The panel of speakers at this event included: Bob Blackman MP, Dr …

HRANA – Behzad Homayouni, civil rights activist, was arrested after visiting Mohammad Mahdavifar in Aran o Bidgol on June 30, 2019. His whereabouts and the reason of his arrest are still unknown. Mahdavifar was visiting his hometown while on a furlough from life in exile in Sistan and Baluchestan province. Homayouni was arrested at Mahdavifar’s house without any warrant. In …

HRANA – Between 9-15 June 2019, the houses of nine Baha’i families, Arshad Afshar, Aziz Afshar, Peyman Imani, Mahboubeh Hosseini, Bahram Safaei, Mehran Yazdani, Mesbah Karambakhsh, Sirous Golzar, and Naieem Haghiri were searched by security forces with warrant in Shahin Shahr. Cell phones, laptops, tablets, satellite devices, books, photos, pictorial carpets, identification documents, and working tools were confiscated. These citizens, …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – At least 110 people have been executed between January 1 and June 30, 2019, in Iran. The number shows a rise compared with the same period last year. According to the Iran Human Rights statistic department, at least 110 people have been executed between January 1 and June 30, 2019, in Iran. Only 37 out …

CHRI – Iran’s judiciary has violated at least seven laws in its handling of the cases of eight wildlife conservationistswho’ve been detained on unfounded espionage charges since January 2017, according to the detainees’ families. In a letter addressing Chief Justice Ebrahim Raisi, the families noted violations including torture, reliance on forced false “confessions” in the place of evidence, denial of counsel, and denial …

Radiofarda – In an open letter to the head of the Islamic Republic judiciary, some relatives of eight imprisoned ecologists in Iran have called for the immediate release of their loved ones. The families who signed the letter insist that eighteen months after their detention, the Justice Department and “intelligence agents” affiliated with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have …

Iran-HRM – A spokesman for Iran’s Judiciary says there are no political prisoners in Iran. Gholamhossein Esmaili made the claim at a live televised program, after being asked about the recent death of a political prisoner murdered in Tehran’s notorious Fashafuyeh Prison and why political prisoners were not separated from ordinary criminals. “Those who sometimes claim (to be political prisoners) …

Iran-HRM – Imprisoned teachers’ rights activist, Mohammad Habibi, is in poor health and is being denied the urgent specialized medical treatment he needs. He has a bone tumor in his left forearm which has grown larger in prison without any treatment. This human rights defender who is presently jailed in Tehran’s Evin prison, was briefly transferred to a hospital in …

VOA – A Lebanese U.S. permanent resident released by Iran last month after almost four years in prison says he formed close bonds with other inmates, including a little-known Iranian who also has U.S. residency. In a VOA Persian interview at his Washington home last week, Nizar Zakka shared new details of his interactions with the other detainees at Tehran’s …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – A prisoner was executed on a murder charge at the Iranian southern port city of Bandar Abbas prison on Sunday. According to IHR sources, on the early morning of Sunday, June 30, a man was hanged at Bandar Abbas prison. His identity is revealed by IHR sources as Sohrab Tajmehr, 39. Sohrab was convicted to …