Radiofarda – Almost four decades after the Islamic Revolution heralded an era of equality for all Iranians, Sunnis are still suffering from discrimination, says the Friday Prayer Leader of the city of Zahedan, Molavi Abdol-Hamid.
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Political Prisoner’s Mother Joins “I Was Tortured Too” Campaign
Iran-HRM – With the public outcry over torture in Iran’s detention centers, Farangis Mazloumi mother of political prisoner Soheil Arabi, recounts her experience of daily torture saying she is being tortured every day and every night.
Read More »Labor Activists Arrested after Speaking out against Torture in Jail
Radiozamaneh – Iranian labor Activist Esmail Bakhshi has been arrested again by Islamic Republic authorities after having spoken out against being tortured and abused in the course of his previous arrest. On 20 Jan, hours before Bakhshi’s arrest, Iranian security forces raided the house of civil activist, Sepideh Gholian, who was initially arrested along with Bakhshi in November and was …
Read More »A Daily Overview of Human Rights Violations in Iran for January 21, 2019
HRANA – The following is an overview of human rights violations in Iran on January 21st, 2019 based on the information compiled and verified by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).
Read More »Activist’s Father Says They Beat Her As they Took Her Away
Radiofarda – The father of detained civil activist Sepideh Qolian says security agents did not show an arrest warrant and her whereabouts remain unknown.
Read More »Iran’s Ambassador To Britain Defends Treatment Of Dual National
Radiofarda – Tehran’s ambassador to London has accused human rights activists and institutions of “injustice and hypocrisy” over the case of a British-Iranian mother, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, held in custody in Iran.
Read More »Iran re-arrests labor protest leader Esmail Bakhshi
Al-Arabia – Iranian labor protest leader, Esamil Bakhshi, has been arrested for the second time, state media reported Monday, after the judiciary denied his claim that he was tortured in custody late last year.
Read More »Mother Of Iranian Protester Who Died In Custody Says Her Son Was Murdered
Iran-HRM – Mother of Sina Ghanbari, a 23-year-old man who suspiciously died in the “quarantine” ward of Evin prison in January 2018, says her son was murdered in prison.
Read More »A Daily Overview of Human Rights Violations in Iran for January 20, 2019
HRANA – The following is an overview of human rights violations in Iran on January 20th, 2019 based on the information compiled and verified by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).
Read More »Iran Arrests Activist Claiming Torture As More Bad News Emerges For Workers
Radiofarda -, a civic activist who has been campaigning to prove that she and a labor leader, Esmail Bakhshi, were tortured during their imprisonment in November-December, says she has been arrested again on Sunday January 20.
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