Human rights

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Mohammad Ali Vahidi, a Baluch man sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, was executed in Gonbad Kavous Prison. According to Hal Vash, a Baluch man was executed in Gonbad Kavous Prison, in Golestan province on 19 October. His identity has been reported as 56-year-old Mohammad Ali Vahidi who was a retired teacher from the Dahmardeh tribe in …

Iranwire – Iranian authorities have leveled serious accusations against prominent rights advocate Pooran Nazemi and at least three other activists, including “insulting the sacred tenets of Islam,” “waging war against God” and “spreading corruption on Earth” – charges that could potentially carry the death penalty. The Dadban legal group said on October 18 that the Islamic Revolutionary Court of Jiroft, …

Iranwire – Five Baha’i citizens, who had been arrested in Shiraz and Yazd over the past few weeks, have been released. Five others recently detained still remain in the custody of the Ministry of Intelligence. On Tuesday, September 26, four Baha’i citizens were arrested in Shiraz. Sahar Mohibpour and Roksana Vojdani were released on bail on October 18 and Bahareh Qaderi …

Iran-HRM-Roya Zakeri is the identity of a young woman who was detained by security forces on Sunday, October 15, and a video of her titled “Tabriz Girl” went viral on social media. According to eyewitnesses, Roya Zakeri, was harassed by a female Hijab patrol on Sunday, October 15, 2023, around noon in Monjam Street, Tabriz, for not wearing the mandatory …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – At least ten men who all appear to have been sentenced to death for drug-related charges, were executed in Qezel Hesar Prison. Per initial reports, the number of executions may be higher. Strongly condemning the group executions in Iran, IHRNGO calls on the international community for a strong reaction. Director, Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam said: “The United …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Vahid Kakavand and Fathollah Rashnu, two men sentenced to death for drug-related charges, were executed in Khorramabad Central Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were executed in Khorramabad Central Prison in Lorestan province on 19 October. Their identities have been established as Vahid Kakavand and Fathollah Rashnu who were sentenced …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO)- A man only identified as Khodabakhsh was executed for rape charges in Zahedan Central Prison. According to Hal Vash, at least one Baluch man was executed in Zahedan Central Prison on 18 October. His identity has been reported as Khodabkhash (surname unknown), who was around 27 and sentenced to death for rape charges. An informed source …

CHRI – A prominent and blind disability rights lawyer from Saqqez, the hometown of Mahsa Jina Amini, whose killing in Iranian state custody sparked months of anti-state protests, has gone missing after being unlawfully detained by Iranian state security forces, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned. “This is another example of the intensifying practice in the …

Al-Arabia – US President Joe Biden’s administration has been secretly urging Israel not to launch a military campaign against Lebanese Iran-backed militia Hezbollah in an effort to ensure the Israeli conflict with Palestinian militant group Hamas does not spready beyond Gaza, the Times of Israel reported on Thursday. “The US recognizes that Israel must respond to the increased targeting of its northern border by Hezbollah since the …

Iranwire – The EU parliament has awarded its prestigious Sakharov Prize to Mahsa Amini and the Women, Life, Freedom protest movement in Iran that was sparked by the death of the 22-year-old. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced the 2023 laureate on October 19, saying that the chamber “proudly stands with the brave and defiant who continue to fight for equality, dignity …