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UN resolution slams Iran rights record, urges revocation of hijab laws

he UN General Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution criticizing the Islamic Republic for its human rights record especially over women's rights, expressing special...

Flurry of New Death Sentences

Minorities and Political Prisoners Facing Execution after Rampant Due Process Violations

The prison sentence of human rights defender Ahmadreza Haeri increased arbitrarily

On 12 November 2024, human rights defender Ahmadreza Haeri announced that Branch 36 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court had increased the human rights defender’s...

Canada reportedly foils Iranian plot to kill former justice minister Irwin Cotler

Tehran alleged to have targeted retired politician, 84, who is also human rights activist and critic of Iran

German lawmakers sponsor four Iranian protesters on death row

our German parliamentarians have taken on political sponsorships for four Iranian protesters who were recently sentenced to death over their alleged involvement in the...

The silenced suffering of Iran’s youth and the deafening silence of the West – opinion

As six young Iranians now await execution in what is chillingly known as the “Ekbatan Case,” the Iranian regime once again reveals its brutal commitment to suppressing dissent. Their...

Kianoosh Sanjari: Iran’s prisons ‘disturbed my soul’

Kianoosh Sanjari, an Iranian journalist and activist, died by suicide this week after demanding the release of prisoners. In a 2022 interview, he told DW about how solitary confinement had affected his life.

Iranians Memorialize 1,500 Martyrs Murdered in 2019

Calling for accountability in the murder of as many as 1,500 martyrs killed during the Bloody November 2019-2020 nationwide civil protests in Iran, precipitated...

Iran hangs 711 in 2024 as calls grow to halt executions

t least 711 people have been executed in Iran since January, prompting female political prisoners at Evin prison in Tehran to call on authorities...

Iranian Kurdish Teacher Held for Two Months, Condition Unknown

An Iranian Kurdish teacher has been detained by security forces for nearly two months, with his current condition remaining unknown. Rezgar Roshani was arrested on...

Iranian anti-regime activist who died by suicide buried in Tehran

Iranian activist Kianoosh Sanjari, who died by suicide this week in protest at political imprisonments by the regime, was buried Friday in the capital...

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