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Iranwire – Now everyone knows his name. An Iranian rapper and songwriter whose regime-critical lyrics catapulted him to fame on social media over the past year is now hitting international headlines, with his fans increasing day by day. Few young Iranians by now have not heard at least one of his fiery tracks – albeit for the worst of reasons. …

Iran-HRM – An Iranian reporter who first reported the murder of a child bride by her cleric husband was detained for 11 days. Sina Ghalandari was arrested and detained by the order of district prosecutor and after the victim’s family filed a complaint against him. The state-run Hamdeli daily reported on Monday that Sina Qalandari, a local journalist in Lorestan …

CHRI – The torture and inhuman mistreatment of detainees and prisoners in Iran are among the most serious violations of human rights in the country’s prisons. In many cases, prisoners or detainees have died from injuries inflicted upon them in custody and yet the government has never acknowledged responsibility on a systemic level, allowing the perpetrators to go unpunished. The …

Iran Human Rights – Abed Khodaverdi and Arshad Jodat who were sentenced to death on drug-related charges, have been executed in Zanjan Central Prison. At least 74 prisoners, including a woman, have been executed on drug-related charges in Iranian prisons in 2021. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were executed on drug-related charges in Zanjan Central …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Informed sources have told Iran Human Rights that Shahin Naseri who was a witness to Navid Afkari’s torture, has died under suspicious circumstances in solitary confinement in the Greater Tehran Penitentiary. His brother has confirmed his death but has not been contacted by officials. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, Shahin Naseri who …