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Iran-HRM – Eskandar Lotfi, a member of the Managing Board of the Marivan Teachers’ Association, has been held in solitary confinement in the IRGC’s Ward 2A at Evin Prison. he was arrested for participating in a peaceful gathering on May Day, which coincided with Teachers’ Day in Iran, and has been held in legal limbo since then. Eskander Lotfi, along …

Iran-HRM – Ten detained teachers, who have been held in Saqez Central Prison since June 15, started a hunger strike on Sunday in protest of their continued illegal detention and the authorities’ failure in processing their cases. According to the Iranian Teachers’ Trade Association, the striking teachers are, Khaled Abdollahi, Soleiman Abdi, Ahmad Ghaderi, Amanj Amini, Zahed Moradi, Esmail Reihani, …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Rasoul Khosravi-Baboli and Gholam Eslami were executed for murder in Shiraz Central Prison. Gholam (pictured) was paraplegic and transferred to the gallows in his wheelchair. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were executed in Shiraz Central Prison on 19 June. Their identities have been established as 37-year-old Rasoul Khosravi-Baboli and Gholam …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Abdulrashid Sahneh, a Turkaman prisoner sentenced to retribution for murder, was executed in Gorgan Prison. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a Turkaman prisoner was executed in Gorgan Prison (Amirabad) on 20 June. His identity has been established as 34-year-old Abdulrashid Sahneh who was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder. At the time of writing, …

iranhr.net – Events of the last few years have made the future of the Islamic Republic more uncertain than ever. The economic crisis has pulled a large sector of society into poverty and exposed systematic corruption and the authorities’ incompetence in solving people’s daily problems. Faced with discontent, the Islamic Republic’s only recourse has been to violently repress popular protests. …