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Rise in executions deeply troubling – UN Human Rights Chief 

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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday said he was deeply troubled by the marked increase in executions in Iran last...

The Hidden Horrors of Adelabad Prison: A Human Rights Crisis in Iran

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Adelabad Prison, located in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, is notorious for its long-standing violations of human rights. This grim institution houses political,...

Death Sentence for Kurdish Activist Pakhshan Azizi Upheld; IHRNGO Calls for a Strong Global Response

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Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); January 8, 2025: The Supreme Court of the Islamic Republic of Iran has upheld the execution sentence for Pakhshan Azizi, a...

Imminent Risk of Execution of Kurdish Woman Activist After Grossly Unfair Trial

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Death Sentence Upheld Despite Torture, Evidence of Innocence of Charges January 9, 2025 — The first woman political prisoner in 14 years in Iran is...

UN calls for halt to all executions in Iran as numbers surge

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U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk expressed alarm Tuesday at the sharp increase in executions in Iran and called on the Islamic Republic to...

Iran reportedly executed at least 901 people in 2024, UN says

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At least 901 people were reportedly executed in Iran last year, including about 40 in a single week in December, according to the UN...

Iran executes record number of women in 2024, rights group reports

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t least 31 women were executed in Iran in 2024, according to the Oslo-based rights group Iran Human Rights (IHR), marking the highest annual...

Political Prisoner Faces Death Sentence for Helping Injured Protesters in Iran

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Rezgar Beigzadeh Babamiri, a Kurdish political prisoner arrested during the Woman, Life, Freedom protests in Iran, now faces severe charges that could lead to...

Iran Protests and Strikes Continue Across the Country Amid Worsening Economic Conditions

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On Sunday, January 5, 2025, widespread protests erupted across multiple cities in Iran, as retirees, steelworkers, and contract workers voiced their grievances over economic hardship,...

Sydney Hosts Conference on Iran’s Dire Human Rights Situation

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By late December 2024, a significant conference addressing the deteriorating human rights situation in Iran was held in Sydney, Australia, organized by the Edmund...

Nationwide Protests in Iran on December 31, 2024: A Unified Call for Justice and Rights

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Protest gatherings by various segments of the Iranian population were held on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, coinciding with political prisoners’ protests in 28 prisons...

Silence No Longer an Option on Iran’s Alarming Executions Spike

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