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Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi released from prison months after court overturned death sentence

Persecution
The rapper was sentenced to death in April on the capital offence of “corruption on earth”

Zala Tomašič: United for Women’s Rights and Freedom in Iran

Women's Rights
The EU and member states have the resources and must show the political will to support the women and girls of Iran in their fight for a better future

Details of Iran’s new hijab law raise widespread concerns

Women's Rights
he details of Iran's new hijab law, unveiled by the government on Saturday, including stricter measures and the potential rise of vigilantism, have deeply...

Six Political Prisoners Sentenced to Execution for PMOI Membership in Iran

Capital Punishment
The Iranian regime’s judiciary has sentenced six political prisoners—Abolhassan Montazer, Pouya Ghobadi, Vahid Bani-Amrian, Babak Alipour, Ali Akbar Daneshvarkar, and Mohammad Taghavi—to execution following...

Iranian Regime Sentences Two Grieving Mothers of Aban to Prison for Advocacy

Human Rights
The Iranian regime has sentenced two bereaved mothers, Mahboubeh Ramezani and Rahimeh Yousefzadeh, each to 1.5 years in prison. These women, known as “Mothers...

Survivors of Iran’s protest crackdown demand justice from UN

Human Rights
urvivors of the Iranian government’s repression of the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom movement have voiced a plea for truth, justice, and accountability to members...

Global Intellectuals Demand Freedom for Maryam Akbari Monfared

Human Rights
In a compelling statement published by Le Monde, a collective of 32 prominent intellectuals, human rights activists, women’s rights advocates, and political figures have called for the...

Iranian Authorities Allegedly Sexually Assaulted Journalist

Human Rights
Iranian Authorities Should Release Imprisoned Vida Rabbani Immediately

The New “Hijab and Chastity” Law in Iran: A Tool for Suppression and Control

Women's Rights
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the Speaker of the Iranian regime’s Majlis (parliament), announced the upcoming enactment of the new “Hijab and Chastity” bill. According to...

U.N. Resolution Highlights Religious Freedom Violations in Iran

Human Rights
A United Nations General Assembly committee has adopted a resolution expressing “serious concern” over the “ongoing severe limitations and increasing restrictions on the right...

Woman Human Rights defender Serveh Pourmohammadi sentenced to five years in prison

Human Rights
On 26 November 2024, woman human rights defender Serveh Pourmohammadi was sentenced to five years in prison on the charge of “forming a group...

Rights groups call for annulment of death sentences for Verisheh Moradi, Pakhshan Azizi

Capital Punishment
The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) and 17 other human rights organisations have issued a joint statement condemning the death sentences handed down to...

UN Calls for Accountability for Iran’s Crimes against Humanity During Woman, Life, Freedom Crackdown

Human Rights
In a statement released today, the International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFMI), established by the UN Human Rights Council in November 2022 to investigate...

A Call for Action Against Executions in Iran

Report
By Hoshang Amiri In a remarkable show of solidarity, 580 mayors in France have issued a collective call to end executions in Iran. Their statement supports the...
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