Radiofarda – U.S. State Department spokesperson, Heather Nauert has called on Iran to show tolerance towards religious minorities.
Read More »Human rights
Lawyers Issue Statement of Warning to Citizens and Judiciary Alike
Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA) – A group of 39 Iranian lawyers have issued an apologia of the social issues that pushed thousands of citizens to protest this year, urging authorities to safeguard the right to rebellion all while warning protesters of their potential to invite blowback.
Read More »Sanandaj Prisoners Denied Medical Treatment for Serious Injuries
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)- Sanandaj Prison authorities are denying medical care to three inmates in dire need of treatment and surgery.
Read More »Iran: An Overview of Human Rights Abuses September – October 2018
Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA) – The following is an overview of human rights violations in Iran between September 23rd and October 22, 2018, per information compiled and verified by the Statistics, Publications, and Achievements Division of Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI).
Read More »Retrial Denied to Imprisoned Couple Struggling with Health Problems
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)- A request for retrial for a married couple imprisoned on political grounds has been denied for the second time by Branch 33 of Iran’s Supreme Court.
Read More »Motaleb Ahmadian, Political Prisoner Ailing with 22 Years to Go
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)- A prisoner in his eighth year of a 30-year sentence is in urgent need of medical care.
Read More »Iran Sentences 15 Protesting HEPCO Employees To Prison And Flogging
Iran-HRM – Fifteen employees of the Heavy Equipment Production Company (HEPCO), were sentenced to prison and flogging for attending peaceful protests.
Read More »A Glimpse Of Evin Prison, Iran’s Most Notorious Jail
Iran-HRM – With a capacity now detaining 15,000 people, the Evin Prison has built a reputation of Iran’s rampant political repression.
Read More »Family Of Labor Rights Activist Threatened By Intelligence Agents
Iran-HRM – Wife of labor rights activists Jafar Azimzadeh, has been threatened by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) to report her husband.
Read More »Prominent Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Returned to Prison
Iran Human Rights – Abdolfattah Soltani, attorney at law and human rights activist, went back to Evin prison earlier today following the denial of his furlough extension request.
Read More »