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(HRW) – The victory of Ebrahim Raeesi, Iran’s judiciary chief, on June 19, 2021, in a presidential election that was neither free nor fair raises serious concerns about human rights and accountability in the country, Human Rights Watch said today. Raeesi has had a long career in the country’s judiciary and served on a four-member committee that ordered the execution of thousands of political …

CHRI —As Ebrahim Raisi ascends to the presidency in Iran, after a sham election in which almost all other candidates were disqualified, the international community should closely monitor the human rights situation in the country given the seating of a man who is guilty of crimes against humanity. “This was not an election, it was a selection,” said Hadi Ghaemi, …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – Aram Fathi, a Kurdish writer, civil and human rights activist was arrested by security forces at his parent’s home in Marivan. The security forces were violent and did not have an arrest warrant. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, Aram Fathi was arrested at his parent’s house and has been incommunicado with no …

RFL/RE – Negotiators are set to resume talks on reviving the Iran nuclear deal amid reports of disagreements on several key issues. The June 20 talks are part of the latest round of negotiations involving Iran and six world powers that have been going on in Vienna since April. Iran’s top negotiator, Abbas Aqaqchi, said the sides had moved closer …

RFL/RE – Hard-line cleric Ebrahim Raisi has been declared the presumptive winner of Iran’s June 18 presidential vote, which was marred by the disqualification of prominent moderates that paved the way for Raisi’s path to presidency. Concerns have been raised that Raisi’s rise to power could bring more social and political restrictions for Iranians, who already face strict limitations on their lives, …