Human rights

Iran-HRM – Jailed labor activist Ali Nejati has been informed of new charges against him. According to Farzaneh Zilabi, the lawyer of the former head of the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Factory Labor Union, Ali Nejati was sentenced to “disrupting public order” and “spreading propaganda” against the Iranian government.

HRANA – The following is an overview of human rights violations in Iran on December 22nd, 2018 based on the information compiled and verified by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).

Radiofarda – Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has written to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet about Iran’s treatment of journalists, highlighting their frequent arrests and then denial of fair trial and proper medical attention.

HRANA – The following is an overview of human rights violations in Iran on December 21th, 2018 based on the information compiled and verified by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).

Iran Human Rights (IHR) –  Hamid Ahmadi Maledeh, a prisoner who is sentenced to death for an alleged murder at the age of 17, is in danger of execution in the coming months, after having been on death row after 11 years in Rash Central Prison.

CHRI – “They told me, ‘If you want to live in peace, stop writing, stop your activities.’” Amir Chamani Taken to Tabriz Prison, Lawyer Not Notified

CHRI – Legislation Banning Marriages of Girls Under the Age of 13 Remains Stalled A proposed bill seeking to ban child marriage in Iran continues to face stiff opposition amongst conservative lawmakers and religious figures, and remains stalled in parliament.

CHRI – At Least 31 Steel Workers Remain Detained Eleven workers detained during protests by employees of the Iran National Steel Industrial Group (INSIG) in southwestern Iran between December 17-18, 2018, were released on bail December 19, but at least 31 others remain behind bars, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned.

CHRI – “He’s Just a Businessman Who Has Done Nothing Wrong”

Radiofarda – While Iran is mourning the tragic death of four pre-school girls in a classroom blaze, the Islamic Republic’s Minister of Education says, with the budget allocated to his department, it will take seven to eight years to replace dangerous oil heaters with safe heating systems.