Amnesty – The Iranian authorities must immediately halt plans to execute three young men who are on death row for crimes that took place while they were under the age of 18, said Amnesty International.
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Report: Situation of Human Rights Defenders in Iran- 2018
Iran Human Rights – IHR has published a report on the situation of Iranian human rights defenders in 2018.
Read More »Statement By UN Experts: Iran Must Stop Execution of Juvenile Offender Mohammad Kalhor
IHR – Iran must immediately halt the imminent execution of child offender Mohammad Kalhori, say a group of UN human rights experts in a statement published today.
Read More »Iran: Juvenile Offender at Imminent Danger of Execution Despite Being Mentally Unfit
Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Juvenile offender Mohammad Kalhor who is sentenced to death for murdering his teacher at the age of 15, is at imminent danger of execution. His death sentence can be carried out in the coming days despite several reports by medical experts testifying that Mohammad was mentally unfit and suffered from depression at the time of the …
Read More »Abuse of 11-Year-Old Child Bride in Iran Sees Some Lawmakers Calling for Reforms
CHRI – News of an 11-year-old girl in the Iranian city of Ilam being repeatedly raped after being illegally married off to a man four times her age has renewed protests by some members of Parliament against the law that allows child marriage.
Read More »Iran’s Khamenei moves to usher in new generation of revolutionaries
Al-Monitor – When Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the final decision-maker on major matters of state, recently announced there would be a “second step” of the Islamic revolution, details were vague. However, on Feb. 11, Khamenei’s website published a comprehensive statement on the “second step.”
Read More »True stories of terror stun critics at Iranian film festival
Al-Monitor – Movies about terrorism and crime raked in awards this year at the Fajr International Film Festival, the oldest cinema festival in Iran.
Read More »High-Level Iranian Delegation In China As Worries On Economy Dominates
Radiofarada – A high-level delegation of Iranian officials visited China this week ahead of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s two-day trip, which starts on Thursday, February 21.
Read More »Iran Continues To Arrest Environmentalists In Intimidation Campaign
Iran-HRM – Iranian authorities continue to arrest more environmental activists amid worsening crackdown on conservationists.
Read More »French Businesswoman Has Been In Iranian Custody Since October, Paris Confirms
RFL/RE – A French citizen has been in Iranian custody since October, France’s foreign minister has confirmed.
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