Human rights

Iranwire – Videos and testimonies shining a light on violent encounters between women and girls without head coverings and hijab enforcement officers have recently emerged.  The 16-year-old Armita Geravand died after being assaulted at a Tehran metro station for not wearing a headscarf, while Roya Zakari, 31, was taken to a mental hospital in the northwestern city of Tabriz after a physical altercation …

Iranwire – Mujahid Korkur, a 34-year-old protester on death row, was severely beaten after he attempted to take his own life for a second time while in custody. A source told IranWire that Korkur made his suicide attempt behind the walls of Shiban prison in the southern city of Ahvaz as his mental and physical health dramatically worsoned. His ensuing …

VOA – Jailed Iranian women’s rights activist Narges Mohammadi has smuggled out a letter of thanks for her Nobel Peace Prize awarded earlier this month, saying it marked a turning point in “empowering protest and social movements worldwide.” The imprisoned women’s rights advocate won the 2023 peace prize on October 6 in a rebuke to Tehran’s theocratic leaders and boost …

Iran-HRM – On Tuesday, October 31, 2023, eight prisoners in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj were transferred to solitary cells to prepare for the implementation of their death sentences. These eight prisoners had previously been sentenced to death for charges related to drug offenses and murder. Two of them are Afghan nationals who have been sentenced to death on murder …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Jalil Nutizehi, a Baluch man sentenced to death for drug-related charges, was executed in an Isfahan prison. According to Hal Vash, a Baluch man was executed in an unspecified Isfahan prison on 30 October. His identity has been established as 30-year-old Jalil Nutizehi (Zaruzehi) from Zahedan who was sentenced to death for drug-related charges by …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Hamid Takavar, a man sentenced to death for drug-related charges, was executed in Karaj Penitentiary. According to information by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Karaj Penitentiary on 30 October. His identity has been established as 31-year-old Hamid Takavar who was sentenced to death for drug-related charges by the Revolutionary Court. IHRNGO previously …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Jalal Vahdati and Khalil Mohammadi, two men sentenced to death for drug-related charges, was executed in Khorramabad Central Prison. According to information by Iran Human Rights, two men were executed in Khorramabad Central Prison (Parsilion) on 30 October. Their identities have been established as Jalal Vahdati from Aligudarz and Khalil Mohammadi (photo) from Kermanshah who …

Iranwire – Nasrin Sotoudeh, a prominent Iranian human rights lawyer and activist, has been on a hunger and medicine strike since her arrest on October 29, her husband says. Sotoudeh was arrested during the burial ceremony of Armita Garavand, a 16-year-old girl who was assaulted at a Tehran metro station a month ago for not wearing a headscarf.  Sotoudeh’s husband, …

Iranwire – Iranian authorities are exerting increased pressure on university students following nationwide protests that erupted in September last year. The United Students Telegram channel reported that a large group of students were barred from entering the campus of Tehran’s Al-Zahra University this week, without justification.  Legal expert Mohsen Borhani highlighted that most disciplinary actions launched against students are based …

Iranwire – The Supreme Court of the Islamic Republic has upheld a 16-month prison sentence for Osman Esmaili, a prominent labor activist from the northwestern Iranian city of Saqqez. According to the official notice received by Esmaili and seen by IranWire, he is required to present himself at the Second Branch of Saqqez Prosecutor’s Office within the next 10 days.  …