Capital Punishment

Independent UN human rights experts on Tuesday expressed grave concern over the Iranian Supreme Court's decision to uphold the death sentence of Pakhshan Azizi, a Kurdish...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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