Human rights

Iran-HRM – Iran’s state-TV aired an interview with a self-described abusive husband and his wife, where the man explained that despite 20 years of constant abuse on his part and 27 attempts by his wife to divorce him, the couple has stayed married.

Iran-HRM – Prison authorities two weeks ago transferred political prisoner Mehdi Farahi Shandiz to solitary confinement in the Central Prison of Karaj. 

Radiofarda – The human rights situation in Iran has “severely deteriorated,” according to a February 26 report from Amnesty International (AI).

Radiofarda – In his latest report submitted to the UN Human Rights Council February 27, UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran Javaid Rehman raised his concern over human rights violations in Iran, paying particular attention to the way the death penalty is carried out in the Islamic Republic.

CHRI – The report of the UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran has now been made available on the documentation webpage of the 40th session of the Human Rights Council.

CHRI – International Outcry Against Rampant Denials of Due Process Detained conservationist Morad Tahbaz was summoned to two closed-door sessions February 24-25, 2019, in Tehran’s Revolutionary Court system, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned.

CHRI – Detainees Remain in Custody of Same Agency They Had Accused of Committing Torture

Radiofarda – If U.S. sanctions stop Iran’s oil exports, the Islamic Republic’s armed forces will block the Strait of Hormuz, says Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy Commander Rear Admiral Ali Reza Tangsiri.

Iran-HRM – Since mid-December 2018, the head of Raja’i Shahr Prison, have denied several political prisoners of medical treatment.

Iran-HRM – Iranian regime executed two prisoners on February 23 and 24, according to the state media.